13 Colonies 8th Grade GA

Georgia was the last colony to be created. It was  created for

• rich farmers who needed more land.
• the Quakers
• poor people who owed money and had no way to pay it.
• in honor of King George.

North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia were once all one colony.

• True
• False

Carolina was created as a buffer against 

• the Spanish colony of Florida.
• the Dutch in New York.
• the native tribes.
• none of the above.

Delaware was first settled by

• the English
• the Dutch
• the Swedes
• Swedes, Finns, and Dutch

The Dutch settled in the area now known as New York because

• they wanted to trade with the native people.
• they didn't want England, Spain, and France to have all of North America.
• Henry Hudson brought back reports of fertile land.
• all of the above.

New York became New York in 1664. What was it called before that?

• New York
• Hudson
• New Netherland
• New Amsterdam

Pennsylvania was named after William Penn because

• King Charles II gave him the land in to pay off a debt.
• Penn discovered the land.
• Penn wanted the colony to be named after him.
• Penn came from Transylvania and it sounded close.

Roger Williams founded Rhode island because

• King James gave him land.
• he was too religious for the Puritans.
• he gave up being a Puritan.
• he was thrown out of Massachusetts for disagreeing with the leaders.

Massachusetts was founded by the Puritans who wanted

• to convert the local natives.
• make money.
• practice their religion in freedom.
• find a passage to China.

The main mission of the Virginia colony was to 

• find gold.
• find a passage to China.
• send wood back to England.
• all of the above.