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WorksheetsThe 13 English Coloines
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the main reason that Jamestown started to get slaves
a)
Construstion workers
b)
Tobacco farms workers
c)
Salors
d)
Maids
2.
Why did the Pilgrims come to a new land and form a settlement in 1620?
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
3.
Someone who agreed to work without pay in exchange for paid passage to the New World was called a(n)...
a)
slave
b)
indentured servant
c)
pilgrim
d)
governor
4.
Fishing and ship building were important here.
a)
A.The New England Colonies
b)
B.The Middle Colonies
c)
C.The Southern Colonies
d)
D.All 13 English Colonies
5.
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
6.
The hot, wet climate of the ____________________ colonies was ideal for growing cash crops.
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
7.
The long cold winters in the ____________________ colonies was not ideal for growing cash crops and so they focused on lumbering, fishing & fur trading.
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
8.
Pilgrims’ and Puritans started the colony of ___.
a)
Carolina
b)
Georgia
c)
New York
d)
Massachusetts
9.
The Jamestown settlers found a way to make a profit for their investors by growing and harvesting
a)
maize
b)
cotton
c)
tobacco
d)
wheat
10.
Massachusetts was founded by the Puritans who wanted
a)
to convert the local natives.
b)
make money.
c)
practice their religion in freedom.
d)
find a passage to China.
11.
Georgia was the last colony to be created. It was created for
a)
rich farmers who needed more land.
b)
the Quakers
c)
poor people who owed money and had no way to pay it.
d)
in honor of King George.
12.
Who founded Pennsylvania?
a)
William Penn
b)
Peter Minute
c)
William Tell
d)
Peter Minuit
13.
Connecticut was founded by who?
a)
Captain Hooker
b)
Thomas Hooker
c)
John Winthrop
d)
Lord Berkeley
14.
Which colony was founded by Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson?
a)
Pennslyvania
b)
Conneticut
c)
Delaware
d)
Rhode Island
15.
Which colony was founded with the assistance of John Smith?
a)
Plymouth
b)
Virginia
c)
Mcdonalds
d)
Ply Mouth
16.
Which group are the New England colonies?
a)
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
b)
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
Deleware
New York
New Jersey
Deleware
New York
New Jersey
d)
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Wisconsin
Indiana
Ohio
Wisconsin
17.
Which group are the Middle colonies?
a)
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachuttes
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachuttes
b)
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
New York
New Jersey
d)
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Washington
Arizona
New Mexico
Washington
18.
Which group are the Southern colonies?
a)
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachuttes
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachuttes
b)
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
New York
New Jersey
d)
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Alabama
Georgia
Louisiana
Alabama
19.
Which colonies have large plantations?
a)
Middle
b)
Southern
c)
New England
d)
Northeast
20.
Which colony cut down trees and made lumber to be used in naval stores?
a)
Middle
b)
New England
c)
Western
d)
Southern
21.
Quakers are a key religious group in the Middle colonies
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Which group of colonies lived, worked, and worshipped close together?
a)
Middle
b)
Southern
c)
New England
d)
Eastern
23.
An agreement of rules signed by the Pilgrims on the Mayflower in 1620. Contained ideas of self-government and majority rule.
a)
House of Burgesses
b)
Mayflower Compact
24.
Name the 4 New England Colonies
a)
New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts
b)
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
c)
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Maryland
d)
Texas, California, New Mexico, Nevada
25.
Name the 4 Middle Colonies
a)
New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts
b)
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
c)
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Maryland
d)
Texas, California, New Mexico, Nevada
26.
Name the 5 Southern Colonies
a)
New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts
b)
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
c)
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Maryland
d)
Texas, California, New Mexico, Nevada, Florida
27.
Name the founder of Pennsylvania.
a)
William Penn for religious freedom for Quakers and for trade and profit
William Penn for religious freedom for Quakers and for trade and profit
b)
Peter Minuit for trade and profits
28.
Name the founder of Maryland
a)
George Calvert for religious freedom for Catholics
b)
William Penn for religious freedom for Quakers and for trade and profit
William Penn for religious freedom for Quakers and for trade and profit
c)
John Smith, 1607, trade and profit
29.
What was the Starving Time?
a)
When the colonists of Virginia were starving.
b)
When the colonists of Plymouth were starving.
c)
When the colonists of Rhode Island were starving.
30.
Name the founder of Georgia
a)
James Oglethorpe, debtors
b)
John Smith, Profit
c)
George Calvert, Catholics
31.
What was the first written constitution of the New World?
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
House of Burgesses
32.
The Mayflower Compact governed what colony in 1620?
a)
Plymouth
b)
Jamestown
c)
Maryland
33.
Who said this, "He who shall not work, shall not eat."
a)
John Smith
b)
John Rolfe
34.
Who were the Puritans and what colony did they establish?
a)
A religious group who established Maryland.
b)
A religious group who wanted to purify religion and they established Plymouth, Massachusetts.
A religious group who wanted to purify religion and they established Plymouth, Massachusetts.
35.
Maryland was a safe haven for what religious group?
a)
Puritans
b)
Separtists
c)
Catholics
36.
What was the Virginia House of Burgesses?
a)
It was the first legislative (elected lawmakers) assembly in the New World.
It was the first legislative (elected lawmakers) assembly in the New World.
b)
1st Constitution of the New World
37.
Name the first permanent English settlement in 1607.
a)
Jamestown, VA
b)
Roanoke
c)
Maryland
38.
Give two reasons why colonists settled in North America.
a)
Religious freedom & economic opportunities
b)
Religious freedom and boredom
39.
What crop cultivated by John Rolfe helped save Jamestown (Virginia)?
a)
corn
b)
rice
c)
tobacco
40.
-Why did the Pilgrims (Puritans) leave England and establish the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts?
a)
economic opportunities
b)
religious freedom
41.
Which Colony went to cannibalism during "starving time" of 1609?
a)
Mooresville
b)
Plymouth
c)
Roanoke
d)
Jamestown
42.
The hot, wet climate of the ____________________ colonies was ideal for growing cash crops.
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
43.
The long cold winters in the ____________________ colonies was not ideal for growing cash crops and so they focused on lumbering, fishing & fur trading.
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
44.
What region produced huge amounts of grain during the colonial period?
a)
Middle Colonies
b)
Southern Colonies
c)
New England Colonies
d)
frontier region
45.
In which colonial region was the economy based on fishing, whaling and shipbuilding?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
46.
In which colonial region economy become known as the "Bread Basket" for growing wheat, oats,and barely?
a)
Southern
b)
Middle
c)
New England
47.
In which colonial region were there small farms because of rocky soil and short growing seasons due to a harsh climate in winter?
a)
Southern
b)
Middle
c)
New England
48.
In which colonial region were cash crops such as rice, indigo and tobacco grown and sold for cash?
a)
Southern
b)
Middle
c)
New England
49.
Which three cash-corps are important to the Southern Economy?
a)
Corn, Rice, Indigo
b)
Cotton, Rice, Corn
c)
Tobacco, Cotton, Rice
d)
Tobacco, Rice, Indigo
50.
True or False
The Southern colonies three major cash-corps are: Tobacco, rice, indigo
The Southern colonies three major cash-corps are: Tobacco, rice, indigo
a)
True
b)
False
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