The 13 Colonies

What are the three regions of the 13 Colonies?

• Western, Midwestern, and Eastern Colonies

• Southern, Western, and Eastern Colonies

• New England, Midwestern, and Southern Colonies

• New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies

Who founded Pennsylvana?

• John Smith

• William Penn

• Christopher Columbus

• Anne Hutchinson

What colony did James Oglethorpe found in North America with debtors to help protect the Carolinas from the Spanish in Florida?

• Georgia

• West Virginia

• Michigan

• Delaware

What region had thick woods that provided excellent timber for homes and was rich in fish from the coastal waters?

• Southern

• Western

• New England

• Middle

Who was the dissenter that was forced by the Puritans to leave Massachusetts. He founded the colony of Rhode Island?

• George Washington

• Vasco da Gama

• John Smith

• Roger Williams

This region was considered the "breadbasket of the colonies?"

• The Midwest Colonies

• The Middle Colonies

• The Southern Colonies

• The Western Colonies

Which region had rich soil and produced valuable cash crops such as tobacco and rice?

• The Southern Colonies

• The Midwest Colonies

• The New England Colonies

• The Middle Colonies

What colony was renamed New Netherland and New Amsterdam by the English?

• New York and New York City

• Michigan and Okemos

• Jamestown and Virigina

• Savannah and Georgia

Who was the Quaker who founded Pennsylvania?

• Roger Williams

• William Penn

• John Smith

• Hernando Cortez

What was the name of the large section of land north of Virginia, given to a Catholic landowner, for a colony?

• Maryland

• Michigan

• Virginia

• Maine