The Regions of the Colonies
Authored by Tom Hodges
Social Studies
5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which region’s economy relied on growing cash crops like tobacco and cotton?
New England
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Answer explanation
The warm weather in the Southern colonies facilitated the production of these cash crops.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which religious group settled in colonial Pennsylvania, was opposed to violence, and was famous for their “plain dress”?
Quakers
Puritans
Pilgrims
Catholics
Answer explanation
The Quakers were a pacifist group that settled in Pennsylvania.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where were the Salem Witch Trials held?
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Answer explanation
Salem Massachusetts
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which British colony was originally a Dutch colony?
Georgia
New York
Massachusetts
South Carolina
Answer explanation
It was originally called "New Amsterdam."
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which British colony was founded as a haven for Catholics under the leadership of Cecilius Calvert?
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Georgia
Maryland
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which British colony was settled by John Winthrop who wrote that the colony should be like a “city upon a hill”?
Virginia
South Carolina
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What group did William Bradford lead?
Pilgrims
Quakers
Virginia Company
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