13 colonies

Why did most people come to the New England colonies?

• They wanted the freedom to practice their religion the way they wanted.
• They wanted to make money by working in factories.
• They were taken from their home countries and forced to work there as slaves.
• They were looking for a more diverse place to live.

The ______ colonies included people from the most diverse group of European countries.

• New England
• Middle
• Southern

In the Southern colonies, what was the economy mostly based on?

• Shipbuilding
• producing iron and textiles in factories
• whaling and fishing
• producing cash crops on large farms

Which crop grew well in the Middle colonies because of the climate?

• wheat
• cotton
• tobacco
• fish

Which of the following was NOT part of the Southern colonies?

• Maryland
• Virginia 
• Delaware
• Georgia

What is a colony?

• A place that has certain traits in common with other places near it
• a place where people can't practice their religion freely
• a place that's settled by people inside their home country but does not follow the rules of that home country
• a  place that's settled by people outside their home country and belongs to or is ruled by that home country

Which colony region had many factories that supplied paper, textiles, and iron?

• the New England colonies
• the Middle colonies
• the Southern colonies

What is the name of the southern most colony?

• South Carolina
• North Carolina
• Georgia
• Maryland

William Penn founded which colony?

• Massachusetts
• Pennsylvania
• New York
• Nebraska

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What is the major industry of the New England Colonies?

• Cash Crops
• Metalwork
• Slavery
• Shipbuilding and Fishing