Social Studies-Colonial Regions

The name given to the government and people of Great Britain; includes England, Scotland and Wales.

• British

• Dutch

• Puritans

• Catholics

Massachusetts was founded to protect with of the following people?

• MIS students

• Puritans

• Quakers

• debtors

Three large areas into which the 13 British colonies were divided.

• tobacco plantations

• colonial regions

• farms and forests

• religious regions

Different from each other.

• separate

• not belonging

• diverse

• changed

Why were the Quakers mistreated in England?

• They frequently received special favors from the king.

• They taught others to speak up against unfair kings.

• Their religious beliefs were different from the beliefs of most British people.

• They refused to pay taxes.

Which of the following statements is true about Maryland?

• Taxes were higher there than in other colonies.

• There was no religious freedom.

• Farming was almost impossible in the rocky soil.

• There were many mosquitoes that spread disease.

Government in which the power lies with the people.

• democratic

• ruled by the king

Why was Rhode Island founded?

• as a trade center

• as a place for the poor to settle

• as a place for large tobacco plantations

• for religious freedom

The way in which an area's goods and services are produced, bought and sold.

• indentured servant

• economy

• trade route

• democracy

Why was Georgia founded?

• to provide a place for poor people to avoid being jailed for their debts

• 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