Northern Colonies

Which state is not part of the Northern Colonies?

• Georgia
• New Hampshire
• Connecticut
• Rhode Island

Why did European settlers form colonies around the east coast of North America?

• It was the easiest  place to reach when Europeans sailed across the Atlantic.
• Land on the east coast was much better for farming than on the west coast.
• The Europeans liked the Native Americans who lived along the east coast
• There was no empty land for the Europeans to settle around the west coast.

What is the name of the southern most colony?

• South Carolina
• North Carolina
• Georgia
• Maryland

Why did the Pilgrims come to a new land and form a settlement?

• They wanted to be ruled by a king in Great Britain
• They wanted freedom to practice their own religion
• They wanted to start plantations and earn money
• They wanted to learn from the Native Americans

Why do you think Delaware is known as "the first state"?

• The native people in the area named Delaware the first state
• The first settlement was founded in what is now Delaware
• Delaware was the most populated of the Thirteen Colonies
• Delaware was the first state to approve the US Constitution.

Which colony was founded first in New England?

• Rhode Island
• Connecticut
• Massachusetts
• New Hampshire