English Colonies Quiz

Which of these best describes the environment of the New England colonies?

• A. long, hot summers and mild winters

• B. harsh winters and rocky, hilly land

• C. broad coastal plains and fertile soil

• D. broad rivers, swamps, and wetlands

Which of these features made the Southern colonies unique?

• A. self-government

• B. religious freedom

• C. general assemblies

• D. tobacco plantations

Why did people in the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies adapt different ways of life?

• A. People with specific skills settled in each area.

• B. The regions had different geographies and resources.

• C. The people all had different reasons for colonizing North America.

• D. The leaders of the colonies decided how the people would earn a living.

James Oglethorpe intended that the Georgia colony be colonized by

• A. English debtors.

• B. indentured servants.

• C. religious Separatists.

• D. wealthy businesspeople.

Which of these describes an indentured servant?

• A. Someone that pays their debt to a farmer by working for them without pay.

• B. Someone that pays rent on their farm with a portion of their crops.

• C. Someone that makes and sells candles to wealthy landowners.

• D. Someone that was sold to a landowner and forced to work as a cook.

What was the first permanent English settlement established in 1607?

• A. Roanoke

• B. St. Augustine

• C. Jamestown

• D. Plymouth

Which of these statements is true of Maryland?

• A. The Calvert family hoped to get rich off the slave trade there

• B. Created as a colony for Catholics only

• C. A colony that would attract both Protestants & Catholics

• D. All people were guaranteed religious freedom

What are examples of cash crops?

• A. Wheat, Corn & Barley

• B. Rice, Citrus Fruit & Fish

• C. Grain, Tobacco, Wheat

• D. Rice, Indigo, Tobacco

This is the method by which England gained a profit from it's colonies, mainly by using the natural resources provided by the colony, and controlling who the colonies could trade with.

• A. Mercantilism

• B. Capitalism

• C. Colonialism

• D. Industrialization

A country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country.

• A. Kingdom

• B. Charter

• C. Territory

• D. Colony