13 Colonies Unit Test Review

What colonies made up the New England colonies?

• Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island

• New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware

• Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

• Delaware, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Virginia

What colonies made up the middle colonies?

• Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island

• Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

• New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware

• New Hampshire, Rhode Island, South Carolina, North Carolina

What colonies made up the southern colonies?

• New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware

• Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

• Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island

• Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland

What characteristics describe the New England colonies?

• Fertile soil, plantations, slaves, long growing season

• Fertile soil, grains, moderate growing season

• "Breadbasket", long growing season, cold winters

• Rocky soil, shipbuilding, fishing, cold winters

What characteristics describe the middle colonies?

• Rocky soil, trade, short growing season

• Fertile soil, "breadbasket" moderate growing season, rivers

• Fertile soil, plantations, slaves, long growing season

• Rocky soil, ship building, long growing season

Which characteristics describe the southern colonies?

• Rocky soil, ship building, lumber, short growing season

• Fertile soil, moderate growing season, "breadbasket"

• Rocky soil, "breadbasket", cold winters

• Fertile soil, plantations, slaves, long growing season

What was the name off the first permanent English colony?

• Jamestown

• Roanoke

• Plymouth

• Massachusetts Bay

What was the major reason the original settlers of Plymouth Colony, Maryland, and Pennsylvania came to America?

• to secure freedom from religious persecution

• to search for gold and silver

• to convert Native American Indians to Christianity

• to bring spices to the New World

The Virginia House of Burgesses was important in the development of colonial America because it was the first attempt to

• establish a representative government

• start a plantation system of farming

• protest against mercantilism

• establish religious freedom

What group wanted to reform the Anglican church?

• Puritans

• Pilgrims

• Dutch

• English