13 Colonies Quiz

How many colonies did England establish on the east coast during the 1600 and 1700s?

• 10

• 13

• 9

• 16

What were the 3 sections that made up the 13 colonies? Select all that apply.

• New Eastern colonies

• New England colonies

• Southern colonies

• Middle colonies

The New England Colonies were New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.

• True

• False

In the New England colonies, how were the poor treated?

• they usually had poor farming land and their homes were on the edge of the village.

• they usually had the best homes and land

• they lived in the middle of town

• they lived closer to the meeting house

Select the Middle Colonies

• New York

• Massachusetts

• Pennsylvania

• Delaware

• New Jersey

What was New York called before it became New York?

• New Amsterdam

• New Tokyo

• New Maine

• New Massachusetts

What were the purposes for the middle colonies? Select the correct 2 answers.

• religious freedom

• economical opportunities

• power from land ownership

• wealth from various resources

What were the Southern Colonies? Select all that apply.

• Maryland

• Virginia

• North and South Carolina

• Georgia

• Tennessee

Who founded the Carolinas?

• George Washington

• The Lord Proprietors

• James Oglethorpe

• King George I

How did John Smith make Jamestown a successful colony?

• he gave them land to grow crops on

• he made a policy that said, if you don't work, you don't eat

• he made a policy if you didn't go to church, you would lose your religious freedom

• he paid them more then any other colony