2020 Thirteen Colonies Review

Who is the founder of Pennsylvania?

• John Winthrop
• Sylvester Slovania
• James Olgethorpe
• William Penn

The main reason most of the early settlers came to the colonies of Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island was to

• Obtain better jobs
• Seek religious freedom
• Search for gold
•  Help win the war against the Native Americans

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CCSS.RI.5.5

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What was the New England economy shaped by?

• Rocky soil, long winters
• Fertile Soil, short winters
• Forest, mild summers
• Mountainous land

The success of large plantations in the Southern Colonies was dependent on?

• Native Americans

• Debtors

• Enslaved people

• Pacifists

Why was Georgia formed or established?

• As a place for Catholics to practice their religion
• Industrial settlement for crafts people
•  A creative centers for artists
• Second chance or safe haven for debtors/poor people

Why did slavery grow faster in the Southern colonies?

• European diseases killed many Native Americans

• The dependence on framing in the Southern Colonies

• The dependence of timber for shipbuilding

• The arrival of Native Americans to the coast

Which colonial region was settled by Puritans and Pilgrims seeking religious freedom?

• New England
• Southern
• Middle
• Backcountry

Large farms, called ___________________, were spread throughout the Southern colonies.

• Trade centers
• Plantations
• Settlements
• industrial centers

Why were the Middle Colonies nicknamed "The Bread Basket?"

• They grew many types of grain (wheat and corn)

• Making bread was a great economic opportunity.

• They ate bread with every meal.

• They imported many types of grain

Which region relied mostly on cash crops to make their money?

• New England
• Middle Colonies
• Southern Colonies
• Backcountry