Colonial America - The New England, Middle, and Southern Colonie

Slavery continued in the United States for more than __________ years.

• 20

• 1600

• 200

• 100

Most of the work on a large plantation was done by ___________.

• European Settlers

• African Slaves

• Native Americans

• All of the above

The first slaves arrived in ______ in the year ______.

• Massachusetts, 1619

• North Carolina, 1660

• Virginia, 1619

• South Carolina,, 1660

All of the following were raised on plantations for export, except ______________.

• Apples

• Cotton

• Tobacco

• Indigo

Plantations were begun on large pieces of land belonging to ____________.

• big companies

• wealthy (rich) aristrocrats

• both of the above

• neither of the above

Settlers moved to the Southern Colonies seeking (looking for) _____________.

• a cool climate

• high mountains

• religious freedom

• wealth

The original colonies are often divided into _______ groups.

• twelve (12)

• three (3)

• five (5)

• none of the above

What is a colony?

• a place that has certain things in common with other places near it

• a place where people can't practice their religion freely

• a place that is settled by people outside their home country and is ruled by that home country

• a place where people don't have to follow the laws of their home country

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

• The New England colonies

• Middle colonies

• Southern colonies

• Hawaiian colonies

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

• Maryland

• Virginia

• Delaware

• Georgia