The English Colonies

Which of these colonies offered the most religious freedom for the people who lived there?

• Connecticut

• Virginia

• Pennslvania

• Massachusetts

Which of these features made the Southern colonies unique?

• self-government
• religious freedom
• general assemblies
• tobacco plantations

Why did people in the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies adapt different ways of life?

• People with specific skills settled in each area.
• The regions had different geographies and resources.
• The people all had different reasons for settling in North America.
• The leaders of the colonies decided how the people would earn a living. 

Which of these best descirbes the environment of New England colonies?

• long, hot summers and mild winters
• harsh winters and rocky, hilly land
• broad coastal plains and fertile soil
• broad rivers, swamps, and wetlands

Which of the three colonial regions was the most dependent on the ocean for its economy?

• New England
• Middle 
• Southern
• All Colonies

One colony was founded on the hope it would serve as a buffer to the Spanish territory. What region was this colony in?

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

• All colonies

What was the main cash crop in Virginia?

• corn
• tobacco
• cotton
• rice

First permanent English settlement in the New World

• Roanoke
• Jamestown
• Plymouth
• Massachusetts Bay

Who were the people who traveled on the Mayflower ship?

• Pilgrims
• Native Americans
• Squanto
• Powhatan

_____ is a piece of land far away from the country that governs it

• country

• city

• colony

• continent