Thirteen Colonies Review

What was the name of the northern region of the Thirteen Colonies?

• Southern Colonies

• New England Colonies

• Mid-Atlantic Colonies

What was the name of the middle region of the Thirteen Colonies?

• Southern Colonies

• New England Colonies

• Mid-Atlantic Colonies

What was the name of the lower region of the Thirteen Colonies?

• Southern Colonies

• New England Colonies

• Mid-Atlantic Colonies

What country ruled over the colonies?

• France

• England

• Germany

• Netherlands

Which of these was NOT a reason for the colonists to come to the new world?

• profit (to make money)

• escape debt (money they owed and couldn't pay back)

• to hunt wild and strange animals

• freedom of religion

The colonies that made up the New England region were Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and ____________.

• Kansas

• Georgia

• New Hampshire

• California

Many Puritans came to the new world because they wanted religious freedom.

• true

• false

The New England colonies used subsistence farming; due to rocky soil and ____________ they couldn't grow very much.

• long growing season

• cold winters

• warm weather

Colonists in the New England region relied on harvesting lumbar, fishing, and ___________ to make a living.

• farming

• hunting

• whaling

The New England states used wood to build and sell __________.

• ships

• fences

• cabinets