Social Studies Real Quiz Colonies

How did forests help the New England Colonies?

• They provided lumber to build ships and homes.

• They provided leaves to eat salads.

• They provided shade for hot summers.

What were farms like in the New England Colonies?

• large plantations that were run by slaves.

• large, community farms

• small, family owned farms.

Which region had slaves and indentured servants working on large plantations?

• Southern Colonies

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

Which region did NOT allow religious freedom?

• southern colonies

• Middle colonies

• New England Colonies

Which region allowed the most religious freedom?

• Southern Colonies

• New England colonies

• Middle colonies

Who did most of the farm work in the southern colonies?

• fisherman and teachers

• women and children

• slaves and indentured servants.

• slaves and children

What is the difference between slaves and indentured servants?

• Slaves could earn their freedom.

• Indentured servants were brought to the colonies against their will.

• Slaves were paid to work.

• Indentured servants could earn their freedom.

What is an artisan?

• someone who makes products by hand

• a fisherman

• a teacher

• someone who paints

What could the southern colonies do that other regions could not?

• grow cash crops

• whale hunting

• cook food.

Women in the colonies would have been expected to know how to..?

• Read a book

• Solve a math problem

• make clothes and cook

• Read a map