Colonial Times

What country owned most of the colonies?

• England

• Italy

• Africa

• Europe

How many original colonies were there?

• 50

• 13

• 10

• 200

An area of land owned by another country is called what?

• territory

• state

• colony

• county

A person who lives in a colony is called what?

• colonist

• patriot

• loyalist

• insane!

Which is NOT a reason why people came over to settle in the colonies?

• religious freedom

• slavery

• land

• curiosity

• money

Who was already living here when the colonists arrived?

• slaves

• Native Americans

• soldiers

• Europeans

The three groups of colonies were:

• New England, Northern and Southern

• New England, Middle and Southern

• Northern, Middle and Western

• Northern, New England and Middle

Who worked on the plantations?

• Europeans

• white farmers

• slaves

• wealthy men

What is a large farm that used forced slaves for labor?

• farm

• plantation

• town square

• mansion

What is one resource that the colonists did NOT use to build houses?

• wood

• trees

• bark

• plastic