13 Colonies Test

Which of the following was NOT a European country that colonized North America?

• Great Britain

• Russia

• France

• Spain

What was the name of the first permanent settlement in the Thirteen Colonies?

• Jamestown

• Massachusetts Bay

• Pennsylvania

• Providence

In which colonial region of the Thirteen Colonies did the Pilgrims settle?

• Western

• Middle

• New England

• Southern

Which of the following was NOT a cash crop in the Thirteen Colonies?

• tobacco

• spinach

• cotton

• rice

Which colonist helped to make Pennsylvania a popular Quaker settlement?

• William Penn

• Anne Hutchinson

• John Smith

• Roger Williams

Led by John Winthrop, Puritans made the Massachusetts Bay Colony one of the largest in New England.

• True

• False

The Columbian Exchange transferred food, livestock, ideas, people, and more across the Atlantic Ocean to and from Europe and their American colonies.

• True

• False

Pilgrims, Puritans, and Hindus were major groups who settled the Thirteen Colonies looking for religious freedom.

• True

• False

Slaves were transported from Africa on a route called the Middle Passage to work on Southern plantations.

• True

• False

The "breadbasket" of the Thirteen Colonies were the New England Colonies.

• True

• False