13 Colonies

Who was the founder of Georgia?

• John Smith
• Thomas Hooker
• James Winthrop
• James Oglethorpe

Someone who agreed to work without pay in exchange for paid passage to the New World was called a(n)...

• slave
• indentured servant
• pilgrim
• governor

What were the colonies of Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire referred to as?

• 13 Colonies
• New England Colonies
• Middle Colonies
• Southern Colonies

"land ruled by another country"

• colony
• tributary
• charter
• Los Angeles 

"a system of government in which people make their own laws"

• voting
• monarchy 
• self-government
• raising your hand

Fishing and ship building were important here.

• A.The New England Colonies
• B.The Middle Colonies
• C.The Southern Colonies
• D.All 13 English Colonies

The hot, wet climate of the ____________________ colonies was ideal for growing cash crops.

• New England
• Middle
• Southern
• Marsh

The long cold winters in the ____________________ colonies was not ideal for growing cash crops and so they focused on lumbering, fishing & fur trading.

• New England
• Middle 
• Southern
• Winter

What region produced huge amounts of grain during  the colonial period?

• Middle  Colonies
• Southern Colonies
• New England Colonies
• frontier region

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