Colonization Test

What were two main reasons people left England to settle in the colonies?

• glory and God

• economics and glory

• glory and religious freedom

• economics and religious freedom

Which colonial region is labeled C on the map?

• Western colonies

• Southern colonies

• Mid-Atlantic colonies

• New England colonies

What were the Pilgrims and the Puritans who settled in the New England Colonies searching for?

• somewhere they could practice their religion freely

• somewhere they could grow crops to sell in England

• somewhere they could meet and learn from American Indians

• somewhere they could mine for metals such as silver and gold

Which colonial region is labeled A on the map?

• Western colonies

• Southern colonies

• Mid-Atlantic colonies

• New England colonies

Which colonies were MOST tolerant of people practicing different religions?

• The Spanish Colonies

• The Southern Colonies

• The Mid-Atlantic Colonies

• The New England Colonies

Which colonial region is labeled B on the map?

• Western colonies

• Southern colonies

• Mid-Atlantic colonies

• New England colonies

What allowed people in the New England colonies to make money by building large ships?

• The forests covered the colonies, and the colonists built ships using wood from the forest.

• The colonies grew cash crops, and colonists used the money to build large ships.

• Gold was discovered, and colonists built large ships to transport the valuable resource.

• The colonies had a lot of iron ore, and colonists built ships using iron from their mine.

Which of the following BEST completes the table?

• Mid-Atlantic colonies

• New England colonies

• Southern colonies

• Western colonies

What did the founders of the Southern Colonies believe that the region’s geography and climate would allow them to do?

• grow cash crops

• mine gold and silver

• build large sailing ships

• make a living by whaling

Who does this text MOST LIKELY describe in the colonies?

• a farmer

• a woman

• a child

• a large landowner