13 Colonies Review

Which of the following did all New England colonies have in common? 

•  abundance of cash crops 
• large slave population 
• ship building and commerce in cities 
• providing political rights for women 

The Mayflower Compact contributed to creating a foundation for 

• the Constitution 
• Democracy 
• Mercantilism 
• Religious Freedom 

The colony of Jamestown is known for 

• economic success based on tobacco 
• religious freedom for Puritans 
• the Salem Witch Trials 
• lack of slaves 

The 2 main reasons settlers came to the 13 colonies were for 

• climate and animals 
• slavery and geography 
• religious freedom and trade 
• political freedom and industry 

The Great Awakening caused some colonists to 

• return to England 
• emphasize science and reasoning 
• devote themselves to religious beliefs 
• accuse people of being witches in Salem, Massachusetts 

The main industries of the middle colonies were 

• trade and shipbuilding 
• tobacco and rice 
• lumber and agriculture 
• large plantations with cotton 

The main cash crops of the southern colonies were 

• fish and lumber 
• corn and wheat 
• tobacco and rice 
• cotton only 

The main industries of the New England colonies were 

• farms and plantations 
• sugar and corn 
• trade and shipbuilding 
• lumber and agriculture 

The northern colonies had far fewer slaves than the southern colonies because 

• northerners did not agree with slavery 
• its economy did not rely heavily on agriculture 
• religious beliefs shaped the northern economy 
• the south threatened to invade the north to eliminate slavery 

The Puritan religion was much more common in the _____ than in the _____. 

• Southern colonies, Middle colonies 
• New England colonies, Middle colonies
• Middle colonies, Southern colonies 
• Middle colonies, New England colonies