13 Colonies Quiz

Which colony was the most strict on religion?

• Southern

• Middle

• Northern

• New England

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This is a large farm where cash crops are grown by free workers or slaves.

• plantation

• market

• ranch

• subsistence farming

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Which of these colonies was NOT in NEW ENGLAND?

• New Hampshire

• Massachusetts

• Rhode Island

• Maine

Which of these colonies was NOT in MIDDLE COLONIES?

• New York

• New Jersey

• Delaware

• North Carolina

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Which of these colonies is NOT apart of the SOUTHERN COLONIES?

• Pennsylvania

• Maryland

• Virgina

• Georgia

This colony was founded by the Puritans who were escaping religious persecution.

• Rhode Island

• Maryland

• Massechusets

• Conneticut

Which colonies were known as the most diverse in population?

• Northern

• Middle

• Southern

• New England

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Plantations specialized in producing

• cash crops

• corn

• dairy products

• wood furnishings

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Describe the soil in the New England colonies

• Fertile soil good for cash crops

• Rocky, dry soil bad for farming

• Good soil that wasn't as good as the middle colonies, but better than the southern colonies

• Soil changed constantly with the seasons

Describe the economic activities of the New England Colonies

• small farms (wheat, oats, & grain) lumber & shipbuilding

• sailors, fishermen, merchants, traders

• large plantations (cotton, tobacco, & indigo); slave labor

• hunters and gatherers that lived off the land moving