Quiz on the Thirteen Original Colonies

The thirteen original colonies are near the

• Atlantic Coast of North America

• Pacific Coast of North America

• Mississippi River

• The Hudson River

Which of the following states was NOT one of the thirteen original colonies?

• Virginia

• West Virginia

• Massachusetts

• Connecticut

Jamestown was a settlement in which colony?

• Massachusetts

• Delaware

• Virginia

• Pennsylvania

The New York colony was originally called

• New London

• New Amsterdam

• New Netherlands

• New France

Some of the colonies were established

• For religious freedom

• As money-making ventures

• Both a. and b. above

• None of the above

The thirteen colonies all eventually came under the control of

• Great Britain

• Netherlands

• France

• Spain