Colonies

People who lived in the New England colonies most likely had which of the following jobs?

• Farming

• Raising livestock

• Ship building and fishing

• Teaching school

Which colonial region was likely the home for livestock owners and grain farmers?

• New England

• Mid-Atlantic

• Southern

I worked for many years to learn how to make shoes and boots for the colonists. I am a(n) ________.

• artisian

• plantation owner

• slave

• indentured servant

Which region's jobs focused mainly on the ocean? 

• New England
• Middle Colonies
• Southern Colonies

What do you call a settlement far away from the country that rules over it?

• Northwest Passage

• Exploration

• Colony

The New England Colonies made most of their money by_____.

• fishing, timber, and ship building

• running small businesses

• growing cash crops

• growing wheat

The Mid-Atlantic Colonies' climate and soil were great for______.

• fishing and timber

• trading fur

• growing cash crops

• growing wheat and other grains

The Southern Colonies made most of their money from ______.

• fishing and timber

• trading fur

• cash crops

• growing wheat

Which colonial region was settled by people with many different cultural and religious backgrounds?

• New England

• Mid-Atlantic

• Southern

Which colonial region contained rocky soil and very cold winters?

• New England

• Mid-Atlantic

• Southern