The Thirteen Colonies

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

• It was the easiest  place to reach when Europeans sailed across the Atlantic.
• Land on the east coast was much better for farming than on the west coast.
• The Europeans liked the Native Americans who lived along the east coast
• There was no empty land for the Europeans to settle around the west coast.

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 colony was founded first in New England?

• Rhode Island
• Connecticut
• Massachusetts
• New Hampshire

This first permanent English colony was founded in 1607

• Jamestown
• Massachusetts 
• Plymouth 
• Georgia

Why was tobacco so important to the residents of Jamestown?

• They enjoyed playing cards and it was culturally acceptable to smoke while playing cards.

• Jamestown residents traded the tobacco for corn with the local Native American tribes.

• King George demanded tobacco in exchange for naval protection as the colonists travelled back and forth on the Atlantic.

• Tobacco was a very popular and profitable item in Europe.

The Mayflower Compacts was...

• a pledge of religious obedience to the Catholic Church

• an agreement to obey their own rules in the colony; self governance

• a peace treaty between the Native Americans and New England colonies

• a South Carolina agreement to only trade tobacco with other American colonists

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

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

American colonies were divided into ______ regions.

• 50

• 3

• 5

• 7