SS Unit 6A Review

Which of the following colonial regions was known as the breadbasket of the colonies?

• The New England Colonies

• The Mid-Atlantic Colonies

• The Eastern Colonies

• The Southern Colonies

What did the founders of the Southern Colonies believe that the region’s geography and climate would allow them to do?

• Make a living by whaling

• Grow cash crops

• Mine gold and silver

• Build large sailing ships

How did the cold climate of the New England colonies affect the people who lived in those colonies?

• Colonists owned large plantations to grow food for the winter

• Colonists traded good they produced for the food they needed for the winter

• Colonists used numerous enslaved people to keep the cost of growing crops very low for the winter.

• Colonists had to travel to the southern colonies for winter.

Use the information to answer the following question.

At dinner tonight, the family will eat grilled whale that was cooked by my father. He has been away for days trying to harpoon this big fish. Now, he has brought us some to eat. Yummy!

                                -Johnny Smith, 9-year-old colonist

In which colonial region does Johnny MOST LIKELY live?

• New England Colonies

• Northwestern Colonies

• Mid-Atlantic Colonies

• Southern Colonies

 Which colonies were MOST tolerant of people practicing and following different religions?

• The Southern Colonies

• The Mid-Atlantic Colonies

• The New England Colonies

• The Spanish Colonies

 How did MOST settlers hope to make money in the Southern Colonies?

• By mining

• By fishing

• By farming

• By Logging

What was a major reason for the founding of the New England Colonies?

• Colonists wanted to spread democracy

• The area had rich soil for farming

• Colonists wanted religious freedom

• The area had sunny and warm climate

Use the information to answer the following question.

Which of the following BEST completes the table?

• Northwestern Colonies

• Mid-Atlantic Colonies

• New England Colonies

• Southwestern Colonies

What was one reason that the Mid-Atlantic Colonies were founded?

• To help poor settlers from Europe start a new life 

• Because the region’s land was not claimed by American Indians

• Because the region’s geography made it good for trade

• To help spread Christianity to American indians 

Use the image to answer the following question.

What colonial region is MOST LIKELY shown here?

• Arctic

• Plains

• Southern

• New England