Colonial America Quiz

The Puritans came over to the New World in search of?

• A route to the New World

• Lumber

• Religious freedom

• Gold and other riches

Why was it difficult to grow crops in the New England region?

• It was very cold in the New England region.

• The winters there were long.

• The soil was poor.

• All of the above

What did the New England colonists become well known for?

• Their unusual farming methods

• As expert shipbuilders

• For their large slave population

• For migrating to warm colonies during the winters

In what region did the Quakers mainly live?

• Mid-Atlantic Colonies

• New England Colonies

• The Southern Colonies

• In all of the regions

Farmers started using __________________ to dig up their fields during the colonial times.

• A plow
• a hornbook

• a tractor

• a shovel

Market towns were often built near a river or other waterway. Why?

• It took a long time to build a bridge over the water.

• To transport their crops and goods to the market easily.

• To give them protection from England.

• To get away quickly from invaders.

What is a cash crop?

• Crops that are grown for money and not for personal use.

• Crops that are grown during the winter.

• Crops that are grown to be given away to the poor.

• Only crops grown in a hot and humid climate.

What were the three main cash crops in the Southern Colonies?

• Tobacco, indigo, and squash

• Indigo, cotton, and pumpkins

• Squash, beans, and corn

• Tobacco, indigo, and cotton

Who did most of the hard labor on the Southern Plantations?

• The plantation owners worked in the fields

• Slaves were forced to work in the fields from sunup to sundown

• Indentured servants worked to repay for their passage to the New World

• Both slaves and indentured servants worked in the fields

Life in the Southern Colonies mainly focused on ________________.

• Building cities

• Farming and raising crops

• Exploring land in South America

• Traveling across the Atlantic Ocean to new lands