Third Grade - British Colonial America 2

• religious freedom 
• to make money
• to start a new life
Which is the best title for the list?

• Reasons for Starting a New Government
• Reasons for Starting a New Government
• Reasons for Moving to Germany
• Reasons for Starting New Colonies

Why did colonists leave England and come to British Colonial America?

• They could not practice their religion freely

• Didn't like the food

• England was too noisy

• Not enough farm land

One of the ways that New England colonies got their economy to grow was by

• fishing
• farming
• slave trade

What is a colony?

• A large farm used to grow crops

• a place where ants live

• an area owned by a group of people

• people living in a new territory or land owned by another country

Colonial region was known as the "Breadbasket Colonies", because it had fertile soil for growing crops such as wheat?

• New England Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• Middle or Mid-Atlantic Colonies

Which was NOT a reason that colonists moved to British Colonial America?

• religious freedom
• to become friends with the Native Americans
• for a better life
• trade

At my store, colonists could buy items such as tea, spices, and candy. I am a ______.

• geography

• merchant

• artisan

An area of land that is ruled by another country such as Jamestown is called a _____.

• indentured servant
• slavery
• colony

Jack was a shipbuilder living in Massachusetts.  He lived in a _______ colony.

• New England
• Royal
• Southern 

Which are the Mid-Atlantic or Middle Colonies?

• Main, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island

• Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia

• Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey