13 Colonies Quiz Practice

What is a settlement?

• A place where people go to trade goods

• A place or region newly settled; a small village

• A large urban area with a dense population

• A territory governed by a foreign power

What does the term 'colony' refer to?

• A group of people with the same interests or ethnic origin

• A place where animals live and breed

• A distant territory belonging to or under the control of a nation

• A historical site that has been preserved for tourism

Who is a colonist?

• A person who studies ancient civilizations

• A person who lives in a colony

• A person who finances the establishment of a colony

• A person who trades with colonies

What was New Amsterdam?

• A French settlement in Canada

• A British colony in the Caribbean

• A Dutch settlement that became New York City

• An English colony in Virginia

What did New Netherland include?

• Parts of present-day New York, New Jersey, and Delaware

• Areas that are now part of California and Texas

• Territories in present-day Florida and Louisiana

• Regions that are now known as Maine and Vermont

Who was Peter Stuyvesant?

• The first governor of the Plymouth Colony

• A Dutch explorer who discovered the Hudson River

• The governor of New Netherland when Great Britain took over

• The founder of the New England Colonies

Which colonies were part of the New England Colonies?

• New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware

• Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

• Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island

• California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado

What were the Middle Colonies known for?

• Their production of cotton and tobacco

• Their rich deposits of gold and silver

• Being known as the bread colonies due to the grains grown there

• Their role as the center of the American Revolution

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware are known as the

• Southern Colonies

• United States Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• New Netherland

Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia were known as the:

• 13 colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• New Amsterdam Colonies