Review STAAR TEST part 1

Front

Which colonial region was settled by Puritans and Pilgrims seeking religious freedom? Options: New England, Southern, Middle, Backcountry

Back

New England

Front

Which colonial region was settled by people with many different cultural and religious backgrounds? Options: New England, Middle, Southern, Backcountry

Back

Middle

Front

Which colonial region contained rocky soil and cold climate? Options: New England, Middle, Southern, Backcountry

Back

New England

Front

Which colonists were farmers and plantation owners who grew cotton and tobacco? Options: New England, Southern, Middle, Backcountry

Back

Southern

Front

Large farms, called ___________________, were spread throughout the Southern colonies.

Back

Plantations

Front

Why were the Middle colonies nicknamed "The Bread Basket?"

Back

They grew many types of grain.

Front

Most of the work on large, southern plantations was done by ___________ and ___________

Back

slaves and indentured servants

Front

Why was slavery LESS important in the Middle Colonies and the New England Colonies?

Back

They did not rely heavily on cash crops.

Front

Which region relied mostly on cash crops to make their money? Options: New England, Middle Colonies, Southern Colonies, Backcountry

Back

Southern Colonies

Front

The first permanent English settlement in North America was

Back

Jamestown