Middle and Southern Colonies
Authored by Samantha Hartley
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3rd - 5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which statement about the Southern colonies is true?
It had very cold winters and rocky soil that prevented the planting of many crops.
It had the warmest climate, the longest growing season, and excellent soil that were good for growing cash crops
It lacked rivers and streams that hurt crops and trade
It had long winters which was good for trapping animals for their fur
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What colonial area was known as the "Breadbasket Colonies"?
Southern Colonies
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
People in the American colonies had to grow or make most of the products they used. There were also people who were blacksmiths, gunsmiths, or silversmiths. These people were known as_________
indentured servants
artisans
farmers
large landowners
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What group of people ran business and did most of the trading between the colonies and Europe?
merchants
large landowners
slaves
indentured servants
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why were blacksmiths important as colonial craftsmen?
They made horseshoes, nails, and other farm tools that were made with metal.
They fought with the Native Americans and taught them how to shoot.
They grew wheat and corn in the New England Colonies.
They carved canoes so the colonists could travel by river.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did colonists grow tobacco in Virginia?
Tobacco was a plant that grew well in the sandy soil.
John Rolfe wanted people to start smoking.
Growing tobacco discouraged growth in Virginia.
Nothing else would grow in that region, so they planted tobacco.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which colonial region grew MOSTLY tobacco, rice, cotton, and indigo?
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
New England Colonies
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