Thirteen Colonies

Why did European settlers form colonies around the east coast of North America?

• They were seeking independence from Great Britain.

• They were looking for gold.

• The Europeans liked the Native Americans who lived along the east coast

What is the name of the southern most colony (state) that was founded in 1732?

• South Carolina

• North Carolina

• Georgia

• Maryland

What were the colonies of Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire referred to as?

• 13 Colonies
• New England Colonies
• Middle Colonies
• Southern Colonies

Which settlement was the first permanent English settlement founded in 1607?

• Plymouth, Massachusetts

• Roanoke Island

• Jamestown, Virginia

• Fort Augustine, Florida

Which group of colonies are considered the Middle colonies?

• New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland

• North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia

• New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Deleware

• Massachusetts, New York, New Hampshire, New Jersey

What is a cash crop?

• Crops that are grown for money and not for personal use.

• Crops that are grown during the winter.

• Crops that are grown to be given away to the poor.

• Only crops grown in a hot and humid climate.

Why was it difficult to grow crops in the New England region?

• It was very cold

• The winters there were long

• The soil was poor

• All of the above

The settlers came over to the New World in search of ?

• to befriend the Indians

• lumber and gold

• religious freedom and to make money

• to build skyscrapers

The New England colonists depended on fishing and fur trading.

• True

• False

The 13 colonies were founded in the _________'s and ________'s.

• 1600 - 1700

• 1700 - 1800

• 1500 - 1600