13 Colonies Regions

Because of fertile land and a long growing season, plantations in the thirteen colonies developed in

• the upper Mississippi River valley

• The New England Colonies

• The Middle Colonies

• The South Colonies

The British benefited from their mercantilist relationship with the American colonies primarily by

• supporting the growth of colonial industries

• prohibiting colonists from fishing and fur trading

• taking large amounts of gold and silver from the southern colonies

• buying raw materials from the colonies and selling them finished products

Which geographic feature contributed the most to the development of commerce throughout colonial America?

• mountains

• grasslands

• natural harbors

• interior lakes

The Mayflower Compact, New England town meetings, and the Virginia House of Burgesses are examples of ?

• early colonial efforts in self-government

• colonial protests against British taxation

• governments imposed by Parliament

• attempts to limit democracy

The primary reason for the establishment of the Middle Colonies was ?

• to escape political turmoil

• economic opportunities

• religious freedom

• opportunity for adventure

Which region of the 13 colonies is known as the Breadbasket colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• New England Colonies

• Florida

In which region is the economy based on fishing and shipbuilding?

• Southern Colonies

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Western Colonies

Which settlement was a success because of the cash crop Tobacco ?

• Plymouth

• Roanoke

• Jamestown

• Charleston

In which region of the 13 colonies would you find pigs, Indigo, Rice and Tobacco?

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• Western Colonies

In which of the 13 colonies would you be a Catholic ?

• Massachusetts

• New Hampshire

• Connecticut

• Maryland