13 Colonies Quiz

1. What do Rhode Island and New Hampshire have in common?

• They are both Middle Colonies
• They were both settled before 1620
• They were both Puritan colonies
• They were settled by people who left Massachusetts Bay

2. Which colony grew to the be the largest and most influential settlement in New England?

• Plymouth
• Jamestown
• Charleston
• Massachusetts Bay

3. What was it called when thousands of people left England and moved to the colonies in the 1600's?

• The Great Migration
• The Great Awakening
• The Movement of Faith
• King Philip's War

4. What type of colony was a gift that a King gave to his friends, allies, or military leaders as a reward?

• Royal Colony
• Proprietary Colony
• Charter Colony
• A Joint Stock Colony

5. The first written constitution in the colonies was called "The Fundamental Orders of ______________".

• Connecticut
• Burgesses
• Massachusetts
• Rhode Island

6. Tobacco, rice, and indigo were cash crops grown ____________.

• In the Middle Colonies
• In the New England Colonies
• In the Southern Colonies
• Everywhere in the colonies

7. Where was the first permanent settlement in America?

• Roanoke
• Jamestown
• Plymouth
• Massachusetts Bay

8. Which colonies had rocky coastlines, cold winters, and used their abundant lumber for building ships?

• Charter Colonies
• The Middle Colonies
• The New England Colonies
• North and South Carolina

9. Struggles between social classes and fights with natives led to ________________.

• The Great Migration
• King Philip's War
• The formation of the Connecticut Colony
• Bacon's Rebellion

10. A group of people who left England to improve the Anglican Church. They were very strict and driven by religious rules.

• Separatists
• Pilgrims
• Puritans
• Gentry