Exploration and Colonization

Match each religious group to the area of the colonies where they settled.

• Massachusetts (New England Colonies)

• Catholics

• Pennsylvania (Middle Colonies)

• Puritans

• Maryland (Southern Colonies)

• Quakers

What ocean did the colonists cross from Great Britain to the Americas?

• Pacific

• Indian

• Atlantic

Which colonial region had the longest growing season and was good for cash crops?

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

What is the name for a document that lists the laws of a place and explains how the government is set up?

• Proclamation

• Declaration

• Constitution

• Contract

What was the name of the first representative legislature in the colonies?

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• Parliament

• Virginia House of Burgesses

• Mayflower Compact

In which colonial region did people hold town hall meetings to make decisions about their communities?

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

Which of these is a true statement?

• The cold Southern climate made it good for farming.

• The bad soil made the Middle Colonies bad for growing grain.

• Large plantations were not possible in the South due to the rocky soil.

• Large forests in New England made shipbuilding an important industry.

Which colonial region was settled mainly for religious reasons by Puritans who had been persecuted in Europe?

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

Which colonial region was diverse and had colonists from all over Europe?

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

Which colonial region had the largest number of enslaved people?

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies