13 Colonies Quiz Review

This is granted by the head of government and will give permission to settlers to establish colonies.

• Magna Carta
• Constitution
• Charter
• Declaration of Independence

John Rolfe was responsible for experimenting with the crop that ultimately saved Jamestown. It was:

• Indigo
• Cotton
• Tobacco
• Rice

What do the Catholics, the Pilgrims, and the Puritans all have in common?

• They all supported the Church of England
• They were all persecuted for their beliefs
• They all settled in Massachusetts
• They were all affected by the Act of Toleration

Which region was nicknamed the Bread Basket Colonies because they mainly grew wheat?

• Northern
• Middle
• Southern
• Northwest

Which region included the colonies of Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia?

• Northern
• Middle
• Southern
• Northwest

Which region had an economy based off agriculture and grew mainly cash crops like Tobacco, Indigo, and Rice?

• Northern
• Middle
• Southern
• Northwest

Roger Williams was strongly in favor of which of the following principles of U.S. government?

• representative democracy
• the right to bear arms
• the right to a trial by jury
• separation of church and state

Which body, located in Jamestown, Virginia, was the first elected assembly to govern in a British colony?

• Mayflower Compact
• U.S. House of Representatives
• Constitutional Congress
• House of Burgessess

Which region is described in the following:
-breadbasket colonies
-encouraged true religious freedom and tolerance
-welcomed a great mix of people

• southern colonies
• middle colonies
• new england colonies

Why was Jamestown founded?

• For religious freedom
• The intention of planting crops.
• They hoped to find gold.
• To trade goods with Native Americans.