13 Colonies/ Colonial Regions and Map Skills Practice

Which colonial region was settled by Puritans and Pilgrims seeking religious freedom?

• New England
• Southern
• Middle
• Backcountry

Which colonial region contained rocky soil and cold climate?

• New England
• Middle
• Southern
• Backcountry

Which region relied heavily on cash crops to drive their economy?

• New England

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• Backcountry

The first permanent English settlement in North America was

• Werowocomoco
• Yorktown
• Richmond
• Jamestown

What is the major industry of the New England Colonies?

• Cash Crops

• Metalwork and Carpentry

• Food Crops

• Shipbuilding and Fishing

The main reason most of the early settlers came to the colonies of Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island was to

• Obtain better jobs

• Seek religious freedom

• Search for gold

• Help win the war against the French

1. set-up the government of the new Plymouth Colony.

2. Direct Democracy for men only.

3. People met at town meetings to discuss issues and vote on solutions. (Established the tradition of town hall meetings.)

4. Resulted in majority rule.

• Mayflower Compact

• Virginia House of Burgesses

• 1st Continental Congress

• English Bill of Rights

Colonial region that focused primarily on shipping and manufacturing

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

Colonial region

1. focused on cash crops like cotton and tobacco

2. enslaved people were the main source of labor on plantations

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

Colonial region that was the most diverse culturally and in economic activities

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies