Worksheets13 Original Colonies
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 38mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which colonial region specialized in fishing, shipbuilding, and naval supplies?
a)
New England
b)
Mid-Atlantic
c)
Southern
d)
All 3!
2.
Which colonial region specialized in livestock, grain and fish?
a)
New England
b)
Mid-Atlantic
c)
Southern
d)
All 3!
3.
Which colonial region specialized in cash crops like tobacco, cotton, indigo and rice?
a)
New England
b)
Mid-Atlantic
c)
Southern
d)
All 3!
4.
Which colonial regions social life was based around plantations and had few cities?
a)
New England
b)
Mid-Atlantic
c)
Southern
d)
All 3!
5.
Which colonial region was known for its varied and diverse lifestyles and diverse religions?
a)
New England
b)
Mid-Atlantic
c)
Southern
d)
All 3!
6.
In which colonial region was Virginia?
a)
New England
b)
Mid-Atlantic
c)
Southern
d)
All 3!
7.
In which colonial region was Rhode Island?
a)
New England
b)
Mid-Atlantic
c)
Southern
d)
All 3!
8.
New York was once known as:
a)
New Amsterdam
b)
New Jeresy
c)
New Island
d)
New Foundland
9.
Thomas Hooker was the founder of :
a)
Georgia
b)
Connecticutt
c)
South Carolina
d)
Maryland
10.
Which religious group founded the first New England Colonies?
a)
Catholics
b)
Presbyterians
c)
Puritans
d)
Quakers
11.
Which war broke out between the New England colonists and the region's Native Americans in 1675?
a)
Tuscarora War
b)
French and Indian War
c)
Powhatan War
d)
King Phillip's War
12.
Why did the English want control of the Dutch colony?
a)
The Dutch didn't follow the Puritan church.
b)
The English wanted to control the entire Atlantic coast of North America.
c)
The Dutch threatened to seize English ships.
d)
The English were worried about the Dutch friendship with the Native America.
13.
For which religious group did William Penn want to provide a refuge when he founded the Pennsylvania Colony?
a)
Catholics
b)
Presbyterians
c)
Puritans
d)
Quakers
14.
Which city in the Middle Colonies became the largest and wealthiest city in all the 13 colonies?
a)
Boston
b)
New York City
c)
Philadelphia
d)
Charles Town
15.
Which cash crop did many planters grow in low, swampy lands in southern North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia?
a)
corn
b)
indigo
c)
rice
d)
tobacco
16.
Which colony was Oglethorpe referring to in this description: "By such a Colony, many families, who would otherwise starve, will be provided for, and made masters of houses and lands."
a)
Maryland
b)
Georgia
c)
North Carolina
d)
Virginia
17.
The southern most colony in the original 13 Colonies was:
a)
South Carolina
b)
Virginia
c)
Maryland
d)
Georgia
18.
Which colonial region had whaling, fishing, and trading?
a)
New England Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
d)
Western Colonies
19.
What region made money from cash crops (tobacco, rice, indigo)?
a)
Middle colonies
b)
New England
c)
Southern colonies
20.
What region was established because they wanted religious freedom?
a)
Middle colonies
b)
New England
c)
Southern colonies
21.
Which region had equality for all different people of all different religions?
a)
Middle colonies
b)
New England
c)
Southern colonies
22.
At which colony did the Pilgrims land?
a)
Maryland
b)
Virginia
c)
Massachusetts
d)
Connecticut
23.
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
24.
Which group is the New England Colonies?
a)
New Hampshire, Virginia, Coneccticut, and Maryland
b)
Old Carolina, Georgia, Delaware, Massachusetts
c)
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
d)
Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire
25.
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
26.
What were cash crops?
a)
Crops grown to make a profit $$$.
b)
Crops everyone needed.
c)
Crops that were easy to harvest.
d)
Crops that grew well in the New England Colonies.
27.
Founded on April 27, 1607, this Virginia colony was the first permanent English settlement and was named after King James 1.
a)
Princeton
b)
Jamestown
c)
Maryland
d)
Plymouth
28.
What became Jamestown's "gold"?
a)
Maize
b)
Tobaccco
c)
Water
d)
Tomatoes
29.
The trade route between Britain, Africa, and North America that brought slaves to the Americas.
a)
The Slave Trade
b)
Triangular Trade
c)
Devil's Den
d)
The Slave Codes
30.
Which of the following is not one of the original 13 colonies?
a)
Maryland
b)
Rhode Island
c)
Kentucky
d)
Georgia
31.
Which of the following is not one of the original 13 colonies?
a)
Alabama
b)
South Carolina
c)
Virginia
d)
Connnecticut
32.
Which of the following is not one of the original 13 colonies?
a)
Pennsylvania
b)
New Jersey
c)
Massachusetts
d)
Maine
33.
Which colony was established first?
a)
North Carolina
b)
West Virginia
c)
Virginia
d)
Georgia
34.
Which of the following was not a reason for wanting to come to the 13 colonies?
a)
Religious Freedom
b)
Economic Opportunity
c)
To start a new life
d)
They liked the weather
35.
Large farms, called ___________________, were spread throughout the Southern colonies.
a)
Trade centers
b)
Plantations
c)
Settlements
d)
industrial centers
36.
Why were the Mid-Atlantic colonies nicknamed "The Bread Basket?"
a)
They grew many types of grain.
b)
Making bread was a great economic opportunity.
c)
They ate bread with every meal.
d)
They imported many types of grain
37.
Most of the work on large, southern plantations was done by ___________ and ___________
a)
Native Americans and slaves
b)
women and children
c)
slaves and indentured servants
d)
Frenchmen and Mexicans
38.
Why was slavery LESS important in the Middle Colonies and the New England Colonies than in the Southern Colonies?
a)
They were far behind the South in business and industry.
b)
They did not rely heavily on cash crops.
c)
Slavery was important in all of the colonial regions.
39.
People who lived in the New England colonies most likely had which of the following jobs?
a)
Farmin
b)
Raising livestock
c)
Ship building and fishing
40.
I have been working for many years to pay off my trip to North America. After I work off my debt, I am free. I am an _______.
a)
indentured servant
b)
slave
c)
merchant
41.
Label letter A on the Map
a)
New Hampshire
b)
Rhode Island
c)
Maine (Claimed by Massachusetts)
d)
Connecticut
42.
Who was the leader of Rhode Island?
a)
John Mason
b)
William Bradford
c)
Roger Smith
d)
Roger Williams
43.
What colony is B on the map?
a)
New England
b)
Maine
c)
New Hampshire
d)
Massachusetts
44.
What colony is letter C
a)
South Carolina
b)
Carolina
c)
North Carolina
d)
Georgia
45.
What colony is letter E
a)
South Carolina
b)
Carolina
c)
North Carolina
d)
Georgia
46.
What colony is letter A
a)
South Carolina
b)
Maryland
c)
North Carolina
d)
Georgia
47.
Who was Virginia's leader?
a)
John Mason
b)
John Adams
c)
John Smith
d)
George Washington
48.
Why was Maryland created?
a)
Trade
b)
Better Land
c)
Religious Freedom
d)
Better Farms
49.
Name the colony located on letter E
a)
Delaware
b)
New York
c)
New Jersey
d)
Pennsylvania
50.
Who is Pennsylvania named after?
a)
Peter Penn
b)
Lord Penn
c)
William Penn
d)
Sam Penn
51.
Why was Pennsylvania founded?
a)
Trade
b)
Better Land
c)
Better Farms
d)
Religious Freedom
52.
What colony was founded by Lord Baltimore in 1634?
a)
New Jersey
b)
Maryland
c)
South Carolina
d)
Georgia
53.
This lady held meetings in her house that were viewed as sedition by the leaders. She was expelled and later joined Roger Williams to start the colony of Rhode Island.
a)
Sacagawea
b)
Pochahontas
c)
Mrs. Chambers
d)
Anne Hutchinson
54.
Millions of enslaved Africans were placed on ships and forced to travel to the West Indies.
a)
Middle Decks
b)
Middle Passage
c)
Middle Cruise
d)
Middle Journey
55.
He led a group of Puritans to settle the Massachusetts Bay Colony. They named their settlement Boston.
a)
John Winthrop
b)
Roger Williams
c)
John Bradford
d)
John Smith
56.
The first group of people to settle in Maryland was ___________________
a)
Debtors
b)
Puritans
c)
Catholics
d)
Quakers
57.
What city was William Penn's colony settled? Also known as the "City of Brotherly Love".
a)
Boston
b)
Philadelphia
c)
Savannah
d)
New York
58.
_________________ was the first settlement in Georgia.
a)
Boston
b)
Philadelphia
c)
Savannah
d)
New York
59.
Which religious group did not tolerate anyone who disagreed with their beliefs?
a)
Quakers
b)
Catholics
c)
Puritans
d)
Debtors
60.
The Pilgrims left England because
a)
They wanted to reform the Church of England
b)
The King asked them to start a new church
c)
They wanted to make money
d)
They wanted to separate from the Church of England
61.
What were the settlers of Jamestown hoping to find?
a)
Religious freedom
b)
Gold
c)
Relatives
d)
A Spanish Settlement
62.
Which was a difficulty the settlers of Jamestown Colony faced?
a)
Native Americans helped by providing food
b)
The settlers went to live with Native Americans
c)
The settlers starved to death
d)
All of the above theories
63.
Which Europeans were the first to create a colony in what is now New York State?
a)
Spanish
b)
English
c)
Dutch
d)
French
64.
Why was Massachusetts founded?
a)
To have more job opportunities.
b)
Quakers wanted to found a community based on their religious beliefs.
c)
To escape debtor's prison.
d)
Puritans wanted to create a community based on their religious beliefs.
65.
The hot, wet climate of the ____________________ colonies was ideal for growing cash crops.
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
Marsh
66.
What is an indentured servant?
a)
Someone who agrees to work for several years for passage to the New World.
b)
Someone who is bought and cannot obtain freedom.
67.
Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson were both banished from which colony?
a)
Connecticut
b)
Rhode Island
c)
Massachusetts
d)
Virginia
68.
Which of the following is NOT a crop found in the Southern Colonies
a)
Tobacco
b)
cotton
c)
rice
d)
grain
69.
Who could participate in the government of Massachusetts?
a)
everyone
b)
men who were members of the Puritan church
c)
only women
d)
a governor appointed by the British King
70.
What did the original settlers of the 13 colonies have in common?
a)
They were all looking for great farmland
b)
They were all seeking religious freedom
c)
They were all seeking economic opportunity
d)
They were all in search of a better life
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