WorksheetsThirteen Colonies
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why did European settlers form colonies around the east coast of North America?
a)
It was the easiest place to reach when Europeans sailed across the Atlantic.
b)
Land on the east coast was much better for farming than on the west coast.
c)
The Europeans liked the Native Americans who lived along the east coast
d)
There was no empty land for the Europeans to settle around the west coast.
2.
What is the name of the southern most colony?
a)
South Carolina
b)
North Carolina
c)
Georgia
d)
Maryland
3.
Why did the Pilgrims come to a new land and form a settlement?
a)
They wanted to be ruled by a king in Great Britain
b)
They wanted freedom to practice their own religion
c)
They wanted to start plantations and earn money
d)
They wanted to learn from the Native Americans
4.
Why do you think Delaware is known as "the first state"?
a)
The native people in the area named Delaware the first state
b)
The first settlement was founded in what is now Delaware
c)
Delaware was the most populated of the Thirteen Colonies
d)
Delaware was the first state to approve the US Constitution.
5.
Why was the US Constitution written?
a)
Rules and laws were needed for the new country
b)
A king was needed to rule the new government
c)
An agreement with the native people was needed
d)
A peace treaty with Great Britain was needed
6.
What were the colonies of Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire referred to as?
a)
13 Colonies
b)
New England Colonies
c)
Middle Colonies
d)
Southern Colonies
7.
Which colony was founded first in New England?
a)
Rhode Island
b)
Connecticut
c)
Massachusetts
d)
New Hampshire
8.
Who was a puritan that was kicked out and founded their own colony?
a)
Anne Hutchinson
b)
Roger Williams
c)
Ben Roethlisberger
d)
John Rolfe
9.
Who was in trouble and fled to R.I. because they questioned the wisdom of the Puritan Ministers?
a)
Anne Hutchinson
b)
Roger Williams
c)
John Smith
d)
Pocohontas
10.
Which settlement was the first permanent English settlement?
a)
Plymouth, Massachusetts
b)
Roanoke Island
c)
Jamestown, Va
d)
Fort Augustine, Fl
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