Lesson 7 Practice Test

Front

The New England colonies supported many _____, or groups of business that provide certain goods or services.

Back

industries

Front

A body of lawmakers is called a(n) ______.

Back

assembly

Front

A _____ was a large farm in the Southern Colonies where indentured servants and enslaved people did most of the work.

Back

plantation

Front

King Charles II decided to _____, or give, land in North America to William Penn.

Back

grant

Front

The way people use their resources to meet their needs and wants is called a(n) _____.

Back

economy

Front

The economies of the colonial regions differed because they had different resources.

Back

resources

Front

Massachusetts Bay was founded to protect ___.

Back

Puritans

Front

Why were the Quakers mistreated in England?

Back

They practiced a different religion from most English people.

Front

Which of these was a disadvantage of Maryland as a place to colonize? Crops did not grow well. Forest trees were scarce. Mosquitoes spread disease. People did not stay long.

Back

Mosquitoes spread disease.

Front

Which colony did NOT have a democratic government? Options: New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maryland

Back

New York