13 Colonies Quiz

There are very few plantations in the New England Colonies because the _________ was too cold to _________ for most of the year.

• The climate was too cold to farm for most of the year.

• There was not enough people willing to work on farms.

• There were too few ports to ship products to other places.

• The soil was too poor.

What was the main reason for the founding of the early colonies in New England?

• to hold prisoners

• to make money

• for religious reasons

• to create plantations

What was the main reason for the founding of the early Southern colonies?

• for religious reasons

• to build ships

• to make money

• to open factories

English settlers in the Southern colonies created plantations and began growing cash crops. They were able to make a lot of profit because

• They paid a lot of money for the seeds they planted.

• they sold their crops to the nearby factories.

• They had slaves and indentured servants to do all the work.

• The American Indians bought their crops.

Which area was known as the "Breadbasket" colony?

• Southern

• Middle

• New England

• Eastern

What was main reason Southern colonies used slave workers more than the other colonies?

• The Southern Colonies were closer to the slave ports along the coast.

• The southern colonies grew large fields of crops, so they needed lots of workers.

• the southern colonies had many factories.

• southern colonies needed slaves to help open new businesses.

How did the New England farms differ from the farms in the Southern colonies?

• New england farms were small and had few, if any slaves.

• new england farms were large plantations owned by free men.

• New england farms were owned by free slaves.

• new england farms were large and were worked on only by slaves.

which job was probably NOT done by a woman in colonial america?

• drying fruits and veggies

• making tools for hunting

• using animal fat to make soap and candles

• sewing to make her own dresses.

which job was probably done by an artisan?

• harvesting crops to sell food for the community

• planting seeds for a large land owner.

• chopping down trees

• a blacksmith who made farming and cooking tools.

indentured servants in colonial america were

• slaves who trained to make farming tools

• men who traveled from england to work on farms for a few years to pay for their passage.

• young men who trained with silversmiths.

• young women who traveled from england to teach people to sew.