13 English Colonies Test Review 2025

Why did the Puritans come to America?

• For religious freedom.
• Searching for better farmland.
• Looking for gold.

Why did the Jamestown settlers come to America?

• For religious freedom.
• Searching for better farmland.
• Looking for gold, wealth, land.

Which colonial region had rich soil, mild climate, and a long growing season?

• New England
• Middle
• Southern

Which colonial region had rocky soil, rich ocean waters, and harbors for large ships?

• New England
• Middle
• Southern

What is a charter?

• A document that sets a tax on the colonists’ traded goods.
• A document that gives the right to create an English colony in America.

What is the most significant effect of the Columbian Exchange?

• American Indians grew wealthy by trading with colonists.
• American Indians killed many French colonists.
• American Indians died out in large numbers from disease.

Which of the following groups settled in the New England colonies?

• Debtors
• Puritans
• Quakers

Which of the following groups settled in the Southern colonies?

• Debtors
• Puritans
• Quakers

Which of the following groups settled in the Middle colonies?

• Debtors
• Puritans
• Quakers

Which region has a harsh climate?

• New England
• Middle
• Southern