Colonial America

What is a colony?

• A place that has certain traits in common with other places near it
• a place where people can't practice their religion freely
• a place that's settled by people inside their home country but does not follow the rules of that home country
• a  place that's settled by people outside their home country and belongs to or is ruled by that home country

The ______ colonies included people from the most diverse group of European countries.

• New England
• Middle
• Southern

In New England, men gathered to discuss the issues of the town at

• ports
• factories
• plantations
• meetinghouses

Which of the following best describes the experience of African-American people in the New England colonies?

• All lived free and were treated the same as white people.
• All were enslaved.
• some lived free but were treated differently than white people, and some were enslaved.
• Some lived free and were treated better than white people, and some were enslaved.

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

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

• Maryland
• Virginia 
• Delaware
• Georgia

The Lost Colony of Roanoke: What is not a theory about what happened to the Roanoke settlement?

• The settlers moved to a nearby island called Croatan.

• American Indians attacked and destroyed it.

• The settlers found a way to get back to England.

• The settlers became part of the Croatan tribe.

The lost colony of Roanoake: What word did John White find carved in a tree when he returned after several years?

• Roanoke

• Crowman

• Help

• Croatan

Major industries were shipbuilding, fishing, timber

• New England Colonies
• Middle Colonies
• Southern Colonies
• Backcountry

Plantation economy

• New England Colonies
• Middle Colonies
• Southern Colonies
• Backcountry