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WorksheetsColonial Regions Test Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 17mins
What were the two (2) reasons that Georgia was founded
To make money
To help people escape debtors prision
To escape religious persecution
To block attacks from the Spanish in Florida
Which of the following is NOT part of the New England geography and economy
Subsistence Farming
Whaling and Fishing
Trading
Large Plantations
What is an indentured servant?
A slave who only farms rice
A slave who only farms tobacco
A person who employs many servants
A person who has to work to pay for their passage to the colonies
What was the difference between the Jamestown and the Plymouth colony
Jamestown was seeking religious freedom and Plymouth was seeking gold
Jamestown was seeking riches and Plymouth wanted religious freedom
Settlers in Plymouth wanted slavery and Jamestown did not
Both A and B
Which crop was crucial in the success of Jamestown
Indigo
Cotton
Wheat
Tobacco
Why were the middle colonies able to grow cash crops
They used slave labor
They had large families to help
The fertile soil and mild climate
They are on the coast so its easy to trade their crops
Why was subsistence farming necessary in the New England region
They could make more money as skilled laborers
Long winters and poor soil made large scale farming impossible
Long Summers and fertile soil made farming easy
There were no markets to sell their harvested food
Why was Pennsylvania founded and by Who?
William Penn; To provide a safe place for Quakers
William Pitt; To provide a safe place for Puritans
William Penn; To profit from the large plantations
William Pitt; To provide a home for former slaves
Which group was persecuted in England, came to America and then persecuted others for not practicing their beliefs
Puritans
Pilgrims
Quakers
Catholics
What geographic characteristic influenced the Southern colonies the most?
Excellent ports that allowed trading
Access to the ocean that promoted fishing and whaling
Long Summers that promoted farming
Large forests that allowed lumber production
Which colonial region had these characteristics: Large Plantations, cash crops, and slavery?
New England Region
Middle Region
Southern Region
Which colonies make up the New England Region
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Connecticut
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Delaware, Rhode Island
Which colonies make up the Middle Region
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware
New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware
Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, North Carolina
Which colonies make up the Southern Region
Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia
Maryland, New York, South Carolina, Georgia
Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia
Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, Georgia
