Colonies 2020

People came over to the New England colonies in search of ______.

• a route to the New World

• religious freedom

• lumber

• gold and other riches

The main religious groups found in the New England colonies were ______.

• Quakers

• Baptists

• Catholics

• Puritans and Pilgrims

Since the climate was so cold in New England there was a short growing season for crops. This led to the people creating the main industries of__________ and __________ instead of farming.

• fishing and farming

• farming and basket weaving

• shipbuilding and making shoes

• fishing and shipbuilding

Education was important in the New England colonies. Children were often taught_________.

• to sew and cook but not to read

• religion, reading, and writing in a one-room school house

• to read by the men in the settlement

• hunting, fishing, and to read maps

While some people came to the Mid-Atlantic colonies for religious freedom most came for _________.

• freedom from government

• the ability to learn from the American Indians

• freedom from the church

• economic reasons

The main religious group in the Mid- Atlantic colonies was the ________ but several other religions were welcomed as well.

• Quakers

• Puritans

• Catholic

• Baptists

Because the climate was warmer and the soil was rich, the main industry in the Mid-Atlantic was ________.

• fishing

• whaling

• sewing

• farming

In the Mid-Atlantic colonies, children were taught religion, reading, and writing in a one-room school house but most were also taught to be a/an ____________ in order to learn a trade.

• priest

• soldier

• apprentice

• government leader

Most people chose to found settlements in the Southern colonies __________.

• for religious reasons

• for economic reasons

• to get away from the king of England

• to learn more from the American Indians

Which statement is true about the religious groups living in the Southern colonies?

• Only Puritans and Pilgrims could live there.

• Only Quakers could live there.

• A few Catholics settled in Maryland, but the rest of the colonies were a mixture of different religions.

• People in the Southern colonies were against all religion.