13 colony quiz

James Oglethorpe started a colony of because he wanted a place for debtors to work off their debt and as a buffer zone between the English and Spanish.  What region was Oglethrope's colony located?

• New England
• Middle Colonies
• Southern colonies

William Penn wanted a safe place for Quakers to worship.  What region did the Quakers move to?

• New England
• Middle Colonies
• Southern Colonies

The colony Thomas Hooker founded was located in which region?

• New England
• Middle Colonies
• Southern Colonies

Anne Hutchinson was an outspoken women when it came to her religious beliefs.  She was forces to flee her home and went to which region?

• New England
• Middle Colonies
• Souther Colonies

Roger Williams disagreed with the religious teachings in his colony, so he fled to which region?

• New England
• Middle Colonies
• Southern Colonies

This region's economy depended on plantations and cash crops like tobacco and rice.  

• New England
• Middle Colonies
• Southern Colonies

Slaves were not needed much for agriculture in this region.  They were used in other industries.  

• New England
• Middle Colonies
• Southern Colonies

Because plantations were so spread out, religion was not enforces strictly in this region. 

• New England
• Middle Colonies
• Southern Colonies

In this region, colonists were often spread out and isolated.  

• New Enlgnad
• Middle Colonies
• Southern Colonies

The quakers were a key religious group in this region.  Religious toleration was the rule.  

• New England
• Middle Colonies
• Souther Colonies