13 Colonies Quiz

Which colonial region was settled by Puritans and Pilgrims seeking religious freedom?

• New England
• Southern
• Middle
• Backcountry

Which colonial region contained rocky soil and cold climate?

• New England
• Middle
• Southern
• Backcountry

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

• New England
• Southern
• Middle
• Backcountry

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

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

The people who settled in the New England colonies were looking for religious freedom

• True
• False

The trade system developed by the colonies between Europe, the West Indies and Africa was called...

• Salutary or Benign Neglect
• Mercantilism 
• Triangular Trade
• Navigation Acts

In general, why were MOST of the New England colonies founded?

• make money
• better soil
• economic opportunity
• religious freedoms

What was the Mayflower Compact?

• a charter granted by the King.

• a government for the Plymouth colony.

• A group of merchants.

The religion that was founded by William Penn was knows as __________.

• Protestant
• Baptist
• Catholic
• Quaker

What colony did William Penn help found?

• New Jersey
• New York
• Delaware
• Pennsylvania