Colonies Quiz

What colony did William Penn help found as a place for ALL people?

• New Jersey

• New York

• Delaware

• Pennsylvania

A plant that is sold for a profit is a

• cash crop

• subsistence farming

• corn field

• benefit crop

Which is NOT a reason people came to America?

• to start a war

• religious freedom

• start a new life

• to make money and get rich

Large farms, called ___________________, were spread throughout the Southern colonies.

• Trade centers
• Plantations
• Settlements
• industrial centers

Which set of colonies thrived off of shipbuilding, lumbering & fishing? 

• Southern 
• Middle 
• New England 

What region produced huge amounts of grain during  the colonial period?

• Middle  Colonies
• Southern Colonies
• New England Colonies
• frontier region

What was one result of colonial settlement on Native American populations?

• Native American Indian populations continued to increase
• The African Slave Trade ended
• Native Americans formed an alliance with the Spanish
• Many Native American Indians died from diseases

Why was Georgia formed or established?

• As a place for Catholics to practice their religion

• Industrial settlement for crafts people

• A creative centers for artists

• Second chance for debtors/poor people

Roger Williams clashed with Massachusetts Puritans because he

• Wanted Native lands to farm on

• Converted to Roman Catholicism

• He felt there should be a separation between church and state

• Wanted slaves of his own to work on the land

The Middle Colonies were

• Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode Island

• Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina & Georgia

• New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania