US History Chapter 3 - Colonial America

What was the name of the ship that the pilgrims came to America in?

• The Tulip
• The Sunflower
• The Pinta
• The Mayflower

Why did people leave England?

• Disagreed with religious teachings
• Didn't like the food
• England was too noisy
• Not enough farm land

Jamestown was named after which king?

• Charles
• Frank
• John
• James

Debtors from English prisons settled in ______ where they hoped for a new life of economic freedom.

• Jamestown
• Georgia
• Roanoke Island
• Pennsylvania

Which colonists were farmers and plantation owners who grew cotton and tobacco?

• Southern
• New England
• Mid-Atlantic
• Interior Lowland

Most of the work on large, southern plantations was done by ___________ and ___________.

• Native Americans and slaves
• women and children
• slaves and indentured servants

Soil in the New England colonies was perfect for farming.

• True
• False

Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia belong to which  colonial region?

• Southern Colonies
• Middle Colonies
• New England Colonies

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut belong to which colonial region

• Southern colonies

• New England colonies

• Middle Colonies

New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware belong to which colonial region?

• Southern colonies
• Middle colonies
• New England colonies