13 Colonies Notes Quizizz

Which colony is NOT in the New England region?

• Massachusetts

• Connecticut

• Vermont

• Rhode Island

What was the geography like in the New England region?

• long growing seasons

• rocky soil and thick forests

• lush, fertile soil

• hilly with grassy valleys

What was the climate like in the New England region?

• long growing seasons

• mild winters

• hot and humid

• long, harsh winters

What type of economy did the New England region NOT have?

• farming

• shipbuilding

• fishing

• fur trapping

Reason for founding the New England region.

• economic opportunity

• religious freedom

• fur trapping

• farming land

What groups founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

• Pilgrims and Puritans

• Dutch

• Catholics

• Swedish

What did the colonists and Native Americans fight over the most?

• disease

• land ownership

• politics

• King George

Cold winters, subsistence farming, Puritans, Pilgrims, fishing, and rocky soil all describe which region?

• New England Region

• Middle Region

• Southern Region

• No region

Because the Middle Colonies produced so much grain, they became known as the

• "Breadbasket" colonies

• "High-Yielding" colonies

• "Prolific Pennsylvanians"

• "Fruitful Friends"

Which religious group came to Pennsylvania to escape persecution from the King of England?

• Quakers

• Catholics

• Puritans

• Baptists