colonies

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

Which of the following is an example of a primary source?

• a photograph of reenactors at Jamestown
• The Pocahontas Disney movie
• Marco Polo's book about his travels to China
• a biography of Johannes Gutenberg

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

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

The practice of holding people against their will and making them work without pay is ___. 

• math class
• slavery
• hostage
• journal share

Describe the soil in the Middle Colonies.

• rocky
• fertile
• muddy

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 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

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

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

Why was Plymouth founded?

• To escape religious persecution. 
• To take land from Native Americans.
• To look for gold.
• To plant crops. 

Why was Jamestown founded?

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