Colonial America Quiz

Which colonial region in the United States specialized in shipbuilding?

• New England

• South

• Mid-Atlantic

• Midwest

Which social group worked as skilled craftsmen, on plantations or in towns, throughout the colonies?

• Farmers

• Landowners

• Artisans

• Slaves

Read the definition. A person under contract to work for another person for a definite period of time, usually without pay but in exchange for free passage to a new country. Identify the term being defined.

• Indentured Servant

• Sharecropper

• Slave

• Tenant Farmer

If you were a large landowner in colonial days, you would most likely —

• be female, be educated, and live in a village or city

• be male, live in the South, have a rich social life, and rely on either slaves or indentured servants to run your farm

• be male, live in the New England area, and be able to vote

• work as a craftsman in town, not be able to vote, and not be educated

Compared to indentured servants, enslaved African Americans —

• agreed to come to the colonies

• were owned as property for life without any rights

• were free at the end of their contracts

• agreed to work without pay

Compared to slaves, indentured servants—

• earned money for their work

• earned their freedom after fulfilling their contracts

• were not given harsh punishments when they disobeyed

• served their masters for a lifetime

Which group of colonists worked mainly in the home and had little chance of being educated even though they were mostly responsible for educating their children?

• Slaves

• Southerners

• Women

• Indentured servants

What did the colonists trade with Great Britain for goods?

• Gold

• Raw materials

• Ships

• Slaves

Who was in charge of making sure the laws imposed by Great Britain were followed by the colonists?

• Governor

• Legislature

• Mayor

• Army

Which statement best summarizes the political relationship between the colonies and Great Britain?

• The British king appointed colonial governors to maintain overall control of the colonies.

• Colonists were allowed to create their own laws and ignore British laws.

• The colonial governors had authority and could overturn the king's decision.

• Great Britain gave colonies the independence needed to govern themselves.