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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the MAIN REASON for the founding of the original colonies?

Economic Opportunities

Religious Reasons

Political Freedom

Military Expansion

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The founders of the Mid-Atlantic Colonies thought that these two activities might bring money into the colonies:

Ship building

Agriculture

Mining

Textile production

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Choose the one that best describes how the large landowners and the American Indians got along.

Indians were forced off the land and landowners build plantations

Large landowners and American Indians formed strong alliances

American Indians were given land by large landowners

Large landowners respected the rights of American Indians

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

 What assisted the Southern Colonies in being successful with agriculture?

Rich Soil

Harsh Climate

Rocky Terrain

Short Growing Seasons

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these was NOT a chore that colonial American women did?

Making Tools

Cooking

Sewing

Cleaning

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

People who lived in this region could not grow cash crops. The climate and soil were not ideal. They needed shipping and manufacturing to earn money. Which region is described?

New England (coast, timber, lumber, shipbuilding)

Southern Colonies (tobacco, rice, plantations)

Middle Colonies (grain, diverse agriculture)

Great Plains (wheat, cattle ranching)

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Pete lived in the Southern Colonies, and his family passed down their property (as will Pete). He has indentured servants who work my fields. He then sells his crops to England. 


Pete is a

Large Landowner

Indentured Servant

Small Farmer

Tenant Farmer

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