The 13 Colonies

Massachusetts was founded to protect which of the following people?

• Puritans

• Catholics

• Quakers

• debtors

Why was Rhode Island founded?

• for religious freedom

• as a trade center

• as a place for the poor to settle

• as a place for large tobacco plantations

Which of the following statements is true about Maryland?

• taxes were higher there than in other colonies

• there was no religious freedom

• there were many mosquitoes that spread disease

• farming was almost impossible in the rocky soil

Why was Georgia founded?

• for religious freedom

• to help the original settlers become richer by taxing new settlers

• to become a center for trade with Spanish colonies in South America

• to provide a place for debtors to work and settle their debts

Tobacco and rice were grown on large plantations in which region?

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

Rocky soil, plentiful forests, and easy access to the sea describe which colonial region?

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

Which colonial region had rich soil for raising wheat, cold winters and hot summers?

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

Which of these is NOT a New England colony?

• Massachusetts

• Conneticut

• New York

• Rhode Island

Choose all of the colonies in the Southern Colonial region

• Georgia

• North Carolina

• New Hampshire

• Maryland

• South Carolina

Choose all the colonies from the Middle Colonies

• New York

• Pennslvania

• Connecticut

• New Jersey

• Delaware