13 Colonies Practice

What is the definition of a colony?

• an area where members of the Church of England lived

• an area of a country that is ruled by another country

• a place that is discovered by settlers

• a state

Which colony is a Northern colony?

• South Carolina

• Massachusetts

• Virginia

• Georgia

Which colony is a Middle colony?

• New York

• North Carolina

• New Hampshire

• Georgia

Which colony is a Southern colony?

• New York

• Delaware

• Pennsylvania

• South Carolina

Pilgrims moved to North America from England. They lived in the Northern Colonies. What is a pilgrim?

• someone who wants to stay in the Church of England

• a person who does not care about religion, just wants everyone to be happy

• a person who moves to another country for religious reasons

Puritans and Separatists both lived in the Northern Colonies for religious freedom. What is the difference between the PURITANS and the SEPARATISTS?

• Puritans and Separatists are the same thing

• Puritans wanted to reform/change the church, Separatists wanted to completely leave the Church of England.

• Puritans want to leave the church of England, separatists did not.

How did the people in the Northern Colonies make money?

• fishing, trading, building ships, and exporting lumber

• growing and selling cash crops

• working in factories

Quakers were the people who lived in the Middle Colonies. What were the Quakers?

• people who wanted religious freedom

• slaves that worked for the plantation owners

• people who believed that everyone was created equal, all they wanted was happiness, peace, and no war.

Why were the Middle and Southern colonies able to grow cash crops but the Northern colonies couldn't?

• the climate was too cold and soil was too rocky in the North

• the middle and southern colonies had slaves to grow their crops but the North didn't

• the north did not want to grow crops

The Southern Colonies were so focused on working and making money on their plantations. They did not care much about religion. True or False?

• True

• False