Colonies Review

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

• to help spread Christianity to American Indians

• to help poor settlers from Europe start a new life

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

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

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

• The area had rich soil for farming.

• Colonists wanted religious freedom.

• Colonists wanted to spread democracy.

• The area had a sunny and warm climate.

Which colonies were MOST tolerant of people practicing different religions?

• the Mid-Atlantic Colonies

• the New England Colonies

• the Southern Colonies

• the Spanish Colonies

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

• by farming

• by fishing

• by logging

• by mining

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?

• Southern Colonies

• Mid-Atlantic Colonies

• New England Colonies

• Northwestern Colonies

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 had to travel to the southern colonies for the winter.

• Colonists traded goods 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.

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

• the New England Colonies

• the Mid-Atlantic Colonies

• the Southern Colonies

• the Eastern Colonies

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

• grow cash crops

• mine gold and silver

• build large sailing ships

• make a living by whaling

• New England

• Southern

• Plains

• Arctoc

• Mid-Atlantic Colonies

• New England Colonies

• Northwestern Colonies

• Southwestern Colonies