13 Colonies

What was Virginia´s cash crop?

• corn

• tobacco

• sugar

• cotton

Which is NOT one of the Southern Colonies?

• Maryland

• Virginia

• Delaware

• South Carolina

Which is NOT one of the Middle Colonies?

• New York

• Connecticut

• New Jersey

• Delaware

Which region was known as the breadbasket?

• The New England Colonies

• The Middle Colonies

• The Southern Colonies

What was the first successful English settlement in America?

• New Netherlands

• New Spain

• Plymouth

• Jamestown

What was the Mayflower Compact?

• A ship

• The first colonial constitution

• The first successful English settlement

• The most successful Southern Plantation

New York and New Jersey were originally...

• Dutch

• English

• Spanish

• French

All of the following were voting qualifications EXCEPT

• Male

• White

• Puritan

• Land Owner

Why did most people come to the New England colonies?

• They wanted the freedom to practice their religion the way they wanted.
• They wanted to make money by working in factories.
• They were taken from their home countries and forced to work there as slaves.
• They were looking for a more diverse place to live.

In the Southern colonies, what was the economy mostly based on?

• Shipbuilding
• producing iron and textiles in factories
• whaling and fishing
• producing cash crops on large farms