Colonial America Quiz

Colonial America Quiz

Assessment

Passage

History

7th Grade

Easy

Created by

Christine Wandell

Used 7+ times

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12 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the role of the meetinghouse in New England towns?

A place for trade

A place for churchgoing men to make laws

A place for entertainment

A place for education

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following colonies is part of the New England Colonies?

New York

New Jersey

Rhode Island

Maryland

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What industries did the Middle Colonies develop?

Mining and fishing

Ironworking and forestry

Textile and shipbuilding

Agriculture and pottery

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a common perception about land in America compared to Europe?

Expensive and scarce

Cheap and available

Fertile and abundant

Rocky and barren

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was one way slaves could earn money in the Middle Colonies?

By working as teachers

By working as longshoremen or shipbuilders

By working as merchants

By working as artists

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Due to long winters and poor soil these colonies could not raise cash crops. These colonies were dependent on trades such as shipbuilding, fishing, fur trading, and whaling.

New England Colonies

Middle Colonies

Southern Colonies

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In which region did the number of slaves outnumber slave owners?

New England

Middle

Northern

Southern

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