Colonial America Retest

If Sara left England to join the New England colony. What would be her reason for going to the New England Colony

• She wanted to go to a new school.

• She wanted to practice religious freedom.

• She wanted to find the Northwest Passage.

• She wanted to be an explorer like Christopher Columbus.

What is an example of an Artisan?

• Expert trained in hunting for furs

• Expert trained in farming

• Expert trained is being a blacksmith

• Expert trained in fishing

What are two natural resources for the New England Colonies?

• lumber and cotton

• lumber and whale blubber

• whale blubber and wheat

• wheat and indigo

What was the main economy for the Mid-Atlantic Colonies?

• farms growing trees for the lumber of ships

• farms growing crops of grains to sell

• fishing off the ports

• farms growing cotton and indigo

Why were the Middle Colonies diverse?

• They forced people to live there.

• Only the Puritans lived there.

• They had many different religions.

• They only had one religion.

What did indentured servants and slaves have in common?

• they participated in government decisions

• they earned a lot of money

• they chose to come to America

• they provided labor in the colonies

Which of the following colonial regions had poor, rocky soil and short growing seasons?

• the Southern Colonies

• the Mid-Atlantic Colonies

• the Eastern Colonies

• the New England Colonies

Which colonies made money from their cash crops

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

• Spanish

I chose to come to the colonies, but I did not realize it would be so difficult. I still have two more years until I have worked to pay off the cost of my trip that a wealthy landowner paid. Who am I?

• Slave

• Large Landowner

• Indentured Servant

• Woman

In which colonies did they grow tobacco, indigo, rice, and cotton?

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

• Spanish