Colonial Regions

What was the major religious group of the New England colonies?

• Quakers

• Church of England

• Puritans

The Middle Passage refers to

• The ocean crossing of the slaves

• The route taken to reach New York

• A step in climbing the social ladder

• A system of trade between the colonies

Which colony could settlers go to in order to escape their debts?

• Georgia

• North Carolina

• South Carolina

Economic activity of the Middle Colonies

• Farming grains, livestock, cash crops, mining, trading

• Plantations with tobacco, rice slavery

• Small farms, merchants, craftsman, boatbuilding, whaling, lumber, fish

When was Jamestown established?

• 1617

• 1607

• 1620

• 1967

Jamestown was established where, for what reason?

• New England, for economic opportunities

• Southern Colonies, for economic opportunities

• New England, for religious freedom

• Southern Colonies, for religious freedom

What did the Pilgrims write as America's first experiment in self-government?

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

Pennsylvania was started for

• Puritans

• Quakers

• Pilgrims

• Jehovah's Witness

What do you call crops grown for trade?

• Subsistence Farming

• Cash Crops

• Staple Crops

• Second Harvest

How did the colonists at Jamestown survive hard times?

• Native American assistance

• Reliance on Agriculture

• Monkeys

• Salted meats brought from Europe