English Colonies Quiz

How did the Southern Colonies primarily make money?

• Staple Crops

• Trade

• Fishing

• Cash Crops

Which one of these was not an English Colony?

• Pennsylvania

• Maryland

• Virginia

• Ohio

How many English Colonies were there?

• 10

• 20

• 12

• 13

Which English Colonies had the most slavery?

• Middle

• Southern

• New England (Northern)

How did Roger William's colony of Providence differ from the Puritan colony of Massachusetts?

• Enslaved people were made free
• Only religious men were allowed to vote
• American Indians were considered enemies
• People of different religious beliefs were welcomed

Which of these colonies offered the most freedom for the people who lived there?

• Georgia
• Virginia
• Pennslvania
• Massachusetts

Which of these features made the Southern colonies unique?

• self-government
• religious freedom
• general assemblies
• tobacco plantations

James Oglethorpe intended that the Georgia colony be settled by:

• English debtors
• indentured servants
• religious Separatists
• wealthy business people

WHich of these colonies were motivated by making profit?

• Virginia
• Connecticut
• Pennsylvania
• Massachusetts

Which of these best descirbes the environment of New England colonies?

• long, hot summers and mild winters
• harsh winters and rocky, hilly land
• broad coastal plains and fertile soil
• broad rivers, swamps, and wetlands