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

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.

Which of the following best describes how slaves were treated in the Southern colonies?

• They were treated well and given free education.
• They were beaten and treated very badly.
• They were paid to do skilled jobs and housework.
• They were paid to do work in factories.

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

• ports
• factories
• plantations
• meetinghouses

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

• New England
• Middle
• Southern

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 crop grew well in the Middle colonies because of the climate?

• wheat
• cotton
• tobacco
• fish

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

• Maryland
• Virginia 
• Delaware
• Georgia

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

• the New England colonies
• the Middle colonies
• the Southern colonies