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Worksheets13 colonies b
Total questions: 87
Worksheet time: 48mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of the southern most colony?
a)
South Carolina
b)
North Carolina
c)
Georgia
d)
Maryland
2.
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
3.
Which settlement was the first permanent English settlement?
a)
Plymouth, Massachusetts
b)
Roanoke Island
c)
Jamestown, Va
d)
Fort Augustine, Fl
4.
Which colonial region specialized in fishing, shipbuilding, and naval supplies?
a)
New England
b)
Mid-Atlantic
c)
Southern
d)
All 3!
5.
What was an important natural resource of the New England colonies?
a)
Fish/Seafood
b)
Bears
c)
Buffalo
d)
Sand
6.
Which country ruled the 13 colonies?
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
England
d)
Portugal
7.
What is a large farm?
a)
Megafarm
b)
Field
c)
Plantation
d)
Meadow
8.
Which religious group was prominent (most popular) in the New England Colonies?
a)
Quakers
b)
Puritans
c)
Catholics
d)
Pilgrims
9.
What is holding people against their will and making them work without pay?
a)
Slavery
b)
Indentured Servant
10.
Who sailed on the mayflower?
a)
Puritans
b)
Pilgrims
c)
Quakers
d)
Catholics
11.
Which colonies are these?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Middle
d)
New England
12.
When was the first colony settled?
a)
1607
b)
1733
c)
1594
d)
1632
13.
What was an important natural resource of the New England colonies?
a)
Fish/Seafood
b)
Bears
c)
Buffalo
d)
Sand
14.
Which group of colonies had many plantations?
a)
Southern
b)
Middle
c)
New England
d)
All
15.
What is a land ruled by another country?
a)
Colony
b)
State
c)
Continent
d)
City
16.
People settled in New England
a)
came for freedom of religion
b)
came to escape from prison
c)
came because they were wealthy
d)
came from countries other than Britain
17.
The settlements in Virginia made a profit on what cash crop
a)
corn
b)
rice
c)
tobacco
d)
barley
18.
What was the first successful and permanent English settlement in North America?
a)
Roanoke
b)
Jamestown
c)
Charleston
d)
Plymouth
19.
Why did slavery grow in the Southern Colonies?
a)
Not enough productive farmland
b)
A need for cheap labor
c)
Reduced cotton production
d)
Flood of indentured servants into the South
20.
Why did the English settle in the 13 colonies?
a)
To escape the harsh treatment toward women
b)
To be free from taxation without representation
c)
To obtain the right to vote
d)
To obtain religious freedom and a better life
21.
What region produced huge amounts of grain during the colonial period?
a)
Middle Colonies
b)
Southern Colonies
c)
New England Colonies
d)
Ocean
22.
Virginia is in what area
a)
New England
b)
Mid-Atlantic
c)
Southern
23.
Connecticut is in what area
a)
New England
b)
Mid-Atlantic
c)
Southern
24.
Maryland is in what area
a)
New England
b)
Mid-Atlantic
c)
Southern
25.
Name the Middle Colonies.
a)
New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Massachusetts
b)
New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania
c)
New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York
26.
Name the New England Colonies.
a)
New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Connecticut
b)
Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Delaware
c)
Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire
27.
Which group of colonies was known as the "Breadbasket Colonies"?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
28.
Which region is New York in?
a)
Middle
b)
New England
c)
Southern
d)
I don't know
29.
Which one of these states is located in the Southern region of the 13 colonies?
a)
Georgia
b)
Rhode Island
c)
New Jersey
d)
Delaware
30.
How many colonies were originally part of what became America?
a)
11
b)
50
c)
13
d)
1
31.
A democracy gets its power from the
a)
people
b)
poeple
c)
President
d)
Senate
32.
Who was the founder of the Carolinas?
a)
Swedish Colonists
b)
European Colonists
c)
People from Ireland
d)
Group of Eight Nobles
33.
Who was the founder of Georgia?
a)
James Oglethorpe
b)
John Smith
c)
James Patterson
d)
Leandro Lopez
34.
Who was the founder of Maryland?
a)
Lord Baltimore
b)
John Berkley
c)
Larry Carteret
d)
Richard Castle
35.
What is the reason Virginia was founded for?
a)
Economic Opportunities
b)
Political Freedom
c)
Religious Freedom
d)
Free Land
36.
What is the reason Maryland was founded for?
a)
Religious and Political Freedom
b)
Free Land
c)
Economic Opportunities
d)
Diseases
37.
What is the reason the Carolinas were founded for?
a)
Economic Opportunities
b)
Political Freedom
c)
Religious Freedom
d)
Money
38.
What is the reason Georgia was founded for?
a)
Economic Opportunities
b)
Political Freedom
c)
Religious Freedom
d)
Money
39.
What is another reason Georgia was founded for?
a)
A Defensive Buffer
b)
Power
c)
Free Land
d)
Diseases
40.
Maryland was founded for Political and Religious freedom for who?
a)
Catholics
b)
Puritans
c)
Pilgrims
d)
Debtors
41.
Georgia was founded for Economic Opportunities for who?
a)
Debtors
b)
Soldiers
c)
Native Americans
d)
Europeans
42.
Why was agriculture such a focus of the economy of the South?
a)
Because the long growing season and warm, damp climate of the South made growing crops important.
b)
Because of the short growing season and rocky soil of the South made growing crops important.
43.
the time of year when it is warm enough for plants to grow is called the...
a)
fall line
b)
growing season
c)
industry
44.
What was the Middle Passage?
a)
the voyage from Africa to the West Indies; the voyage carried slaves
b)
the place where rivers come together
45.
A person who owned and controlled all the land in a colony was called the _________.
a)
dissenter
b)
refuge
c)
proprietor
46.
Weaving cloth, preserving fruit and vegetables, cooking food, making soup and candle, and helping with planting and harvesting.
The daily chores listed above are daily chores of a colonial boy or girl?
The daily chores listed above are daily chores of a colonial boy or girl?
a)
boy
b)
girl
47.
Why was Virginia's government so important to our countries history?
a)
It was the first elected legislature in the colonies
b)
the people did not elect their government, but the King appointed the leaders
48.
Which continent was NOT part of the Triangular Trade Route?
a)
North America
b)
Europe
c)
Asia
d)
Africa
49.
Which region had thin, rocky soil, forests, and lots of harbors?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
50.
Which region had a long growing season, fertile soil, and grew lots of grains?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
51.
Which region had a long growing season, fertile soil for growing tobacco, and lots of rivers?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
52.
Bringing in wood, caring for farm animals, gathering berries and vegetables, planting fields and crops, and building and repairing buildings.
The daily chores listed above are daily chores of a colonial boy or girl?
The daily chores listed above are daily chores of a colonial boy or girl?
a)
boy
b)
girl
53.
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Connecticut belong to which colonial region?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
54.
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware belong to which colonial region?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
55.
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia belong to which colonial region?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
56.
What product was a valuable cash crop for plantation owners in the southern region?
a)
corn
b)
wheat
c)
tobacco
d)
lettuce
57.
Why did the colonists come to America?
a)
They sought religious freedom.
b)
They were seeking gold and money.
c)
They wanted a better life.
d)
All of the above.
58.
People settled in New England
a)
came for freedom of religion
b)
came to escape from debtors prison
c)
came because they were wealthy
d)
came from countries other than Britain
59.
The settlements in Virginia made a profit on what cash crop
a)
corn
b)
rice
c)
tobacco
d)
barley
60.
What was the first successful and permanent English settlement in North America?
a)
Roanoke
b)
Jamestown
c)
Charleston
d)
Plymouth
61.
Where did slaves work during the colonial period?
a)
factories
b)
trading ships
c)
portcities
d)
southern plantations
62.
What is the main difference between the migration of Africans and Europeans?
a)
Africans settled in the North, Europeans in the South
b)
The government paid the cost of travel, Europeans paid their own way
c)
Africans were forced to come, Europeans chose to come
d)
Africans were illegal immigrants, Europeans were made citizens
63.
Which document was written by the settlers of the Plymouth Colony?
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Charter of London Company
c)
Magna Carta
d)
Fundamental Orders
64.
Town meetings in New England and the House of Burgesses represent
a)
early social reform
b)
increased British control over the colonies
c)
the beginnings of a representative democracy
d)
beginnings of a strong national government
65.
Which colonial region relied on fish, oysters and whales to make up for the short growing season and rocky soil
a)
Southern
b)
New England
c)
Middle
d)
Western
66.
The British mercantilist relationship with the Americas benefited England by
a)
buying raw materials and selling goods to the colonies
b)
supporting growth of colonial industries
c)
taking large amounts of gold and silver from the colonies
d)
banning fishing and fur trading
67.
Which European nation established Fort Orange and New Amsterdam for fur trading?
a)
The Spanish
b)
The British
c)
The Dutch
d)
The French
68.
Which European country took over New Amsterdam and renamed it New York?
a)
British
b)
French
c)
Spanish
d)
Dutch
69.
Name the European Explorer first sailed up the river that connects New Amsterdam to Ft. Orange.
a)
Samuel D. Champlain
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Henry Hudson
d)
Vasco de Gama
70.
What word means to import good illegally?
a)
Shipping
b)
Transporting
c)
Smuggling
d)
Delivering
71.
The first religion to openly condemn slavery?
a)
Roman Catholic
b)
Anglican Church
c)
Protestant
d)
Quakers
72.
Which country was England the most envious of?
a)
Netherlands
b)
Spain
c)
France
d)
Portugal
73.
Which country built missions and forts along the West Coast?
a)
Mexico
b)
Portugal
c)
Spain
d)
Russia
74.
What was the name of the ship the Pilgrims travel on?
a)
Mayjuniper
b)
Mayflower
c)
Speedwell
d)
Santa Maria
75.
What word means an owner of land?
a)
Proprietor
b)
Investor
c)
Property
d)
Headright
76.
What was the name of the Powhatan Chief's daughter?
a)
Sacajawea
b)
Metacom
c)
Pocahontas
d)
Tacumwah
77.
One of the areas not involved in the Triangular Trade.
a)
New England
b)
East Indies
c)
Africa
d)
West Indies
78.
One of the Native Americans who helped the New England colony survive?
a)
Pocahantas
b)
Metacom
c)
Squanto
d)
Sacajawea
79.
Nickname given to the Middle Colonies.
a)
Grain Country
b)
Bread Maker
c)
Breadbasket
d)
Breadcrumbs
80.
Another word for someone forced to leave a colony.
a)
Banished
b)
Headright
c)
Traitor
d)
Renegade
81.
Mistreatment of another person is called being persecuted.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
82.
What is a crop people grow to sell?
a)
Plantation
b)
Cash Crop
c)
Money Tree
d)
Colony
83.
Which colonial region specialized in livestock, grain and fish?
a)
New England
b)
Mid-Atlantic
c)
Southern
d)
All 3!
84.
Which colonial region specialized in fishing, shipbuilding, and naval supplies?
a)
New England
b)
Mid-Atlantic
c)
Southern
d)
All 3!
85.
Which colonial region had a hilly terrain with rocky soil and a jagged coastline?
a)
New England
b)
Mid-Atlantic
c)
Southern
d)
All 3!
86.
Which colonial regions social life was based around plantations and had few cities?
a)
New England
b)
Mid-Atlantic
c)
Southern
d)
All 3!
87.
In which colonial region was Virginia?
a)
New England
b)
Mid-Atlantic
c)
Southern
d)
All 3!
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