Colonial America Review

Which region is nicknamed the "Breadbasket"?

• The Southern Colonies

• The Northern Colonies

• The Mid-Atlantic Colonies

How did most people in the Southern Colonies make money?

• by hunting

• by fishing

• by baking bread

• by farming & selling cash crops

Why were large farms so popular in the Southern Colonies?

• The southern colonies had rocky soil.

• The weather was too rainy.

• The cold weather helps cash crops.

• The southern colonies had rich soil to grow cash crops.

Which word best describes farms in the New England Colonies?

• self-sufficient

• large

• there were no farms

Which colonial region was NOT tolerant?

• The Southern Colonies

• The New England Colonies

• The Mid-Atlantic Colonies

Which colonial region was the MOST tolerant?

• The New England Colonies

• The Arctic Colonies

• The Mid-Atlantic Colonies

Which colonial region had religion as the center of school?

• The Southern Colonies

• The Mid-Atlantic Colonies

• The New England Colonies

Which choice best describes an indentured servant?

• someone who was forced to work in the colonies

• someone who owned a large farm

• someone who needed money to travel and is working to pay off their debt

• someone who needed money, but is hiding out

Which colonial region had harbors and rivers that were good for trade?

• the Arctic Colonies

• the Mid-Atlantic Colonies

• the Southern Colonies