The Colonial Era

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

• New England
• Southern
• Middle
• Backcountry

Which colonial region was settled by people with many different cultural and religious backgrounds?

• New England
• Middle
• Southern
• Backcountry

Which colonial region contained rocky soil and cold climate?

• New England
• Middle
• Southern
• Backcountry

Which colonists were farmers and plantation owners who grew cotton and tobacco?

• New England
• Southern
• Middle
• Backcountry

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

• Trade centers
• Plantations
• Settlements
• industrial centers

Why were the Mid-Atlantic colonies nicknamed "The Bread Basket?"

• They grew many types of grain.
• Making bread was a great economic opportunity.
• They ate bread with every meal.
• They imported many types of grain

Most of the work on large, southern plantations was done by ___________ and ___________

• Native Americans and slaves
• women and children
• slaves and indentured servants
• Frenchmen and Mexicans

The first permanent English settlement in North America was

• New England

• Plymouth

• Roanoke

• Jamestown

This document, signed by the Pilgrims in 1620, helped establish the idea of self-government.

• Virginia House of Burgesses

• Mayflower Compact

• English Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

Which of the following was a major reason for the Atlantic Slave Trade shown on the map?

• The economic needs of southern plantations

• The construction needs of the railroad.

• Increased manufacturing in New England colonies

• Increased western migration.