Worksheets13 Colonies Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following did all New England colonies have in common?
a)
abundance of cash crops
b)
large slave population
c)
ship building and commerce in cities
d)
providing political rights for women
2.
The Mayflower Compact contributed to creating a foundation for
a)
the Constitution
b)
Democracy
c)
Mercantilism
d)
Religious Freedom
3.
The colony of Jamestown is known for
a)
economic success based on tobacco
b)
religious freedom for Puritans
c)
the Salem Witch Trials
d)
lack of slaves
4.
The 2 main reasons settlers came to the 13 colonies were for
a)
climate and animals
b)
slavery and geography
c)
religious freedom and trade
d)
political freedom and industry
5.
The Great Awakening caused some colonists to
a)
return to England
b)
emphasize science and reasoning
c)
devote themselves to religious beliefs
d)
accuse people of being witches in Salem, Massachusetts
6.
The main industries of the middle colonies were
a)
trade and shipbuilding
b)
tobacco and rice
c)
lumber and agriculture
d)
large plantations with cotton
7.
The main cash crops of the southern colonies were
a)
fish and lumber
b)
corn and wheat
c)
tobacco and rice
d)
cotton only
8.
The main industries of the New England colonies were
a)
farms and plantations
b)
sugar and corn
c)
trade and shipbuilding
d)
lumber and agriculture
9.
The northern colonies had far fewer slaves than the southern colonies because
a)
northerners did not agree with slavery
b)
its economy did not rely heavily on agriculture
c)
religious beliefs shaped the northern economy
d)
the south threatened to invade the north to eliminate slavery
10.
The Puritan religion was much more common in the _____ than in the _____.
a)
Southern colonies, Middle colonies
b)
New England colonies, Middle colonies
c)
Middle colonies, Southern colonies
d)
Middle colonies, New England colonies
11.
South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia and Maryland all have what in common?
a)
they are New England colonies
b)
they practiced the Quaker and Catholic religions
c)
they were supported economically through agriculture
d)
they are named after Native tribes
12.
Boston, Salem, and Plymouth are all major cities of which colony?
a)
New York
b)
Virginia
c)
Massachusetts
d)
Pennsylvania
13.
The 13th colony, or the one to be founded last in 1732, was called _____ after the King of England.
a)
New York
b)
Delaware
c)
Maryland
d)
Georgia
14.
Charleston was the major port city in
a)
North Carolina
b)
South Carolina
c)
New Jersey
d)
New Hampshire
15.
Which 2 groups populated most of the colonies in addition to people from England?
a)
Italians and Germans
b)
Spanish and French
c)
African and Irish
d)
German and Scots-Irish
16.
Women in the 13 colonies lacked
a)
the right to vote
b)
the right to own property
c)
the right to hold public office
d)
all of the above
17.
Which of the following is related to the Enlightenment?
a)
Ben Franklin
b)
Reason and Logic
c)
Science and Philosophy
d)
All of the above
18.
Which region(s) saw the most economic growth?
a)
Southern colonies
b)
Middle colonies
c)
New England and Middle colonies
d)
New England and Southern Colonies
19.
Which of the following caused people in the colonies to question authority and embrace the rights of the individual?
a)
Enlightenment
b)
Great Awakening
c)
Pietism
d)
All of the above
20.
The most influential cities in the North were
a)
Boston, NY and Charleston
b)
Baltimore, Boston and Philadelphia
c)
Philadelphia, New York and Boston
d)
Richmond, Washington D.C. and Chicago
21.
The Stono Rebellion in South Carolina emphasized how
a)
the issue of slavery divided society
b)
slaves were willing to fight for their freedom
c)
slavery was much more common in the south
d)
all of the above
22.
What do Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams have in common?
a)
Both came to the colonies on the Mayflower
b)
Both were accused of being witches in Salem
c)
Both were part of the Stono Rebellion
d)
Both were dissenters of the Massachusetts Bay colony
23.
Between 1690 and 1750, the number of slaves in the Southern colonies rose from about 13,000 to around
a)
50,000
b)
100,000
c)
150,000
d)
200,000
24.
The group that held the most power in Southern society was the
a)
plantation owners
b)
slaves
c)
women
d)
indentured servants
25.
Life expectancy was far higher in the _____ colonies than in any other region.
a)
Southern
b)
Middle
c)
New England
d)
all were the same
26.
Smaller, independent farms that crops grew on for personal consumption existed in the _____.
a)
Northern colonies
b)
Southern colonies
27.
The economic policy designed to maximize the trade of a nation and especially to maximize the accumulation of gold and silver for the mother country is known as
a)
the middle passage
b)
triangular trade
c)
salutary neglect
d)
mercantilism
28.
Which of the following ideas meant that England was not enforcing strict rules on the colonies and therefore the colonies felt they could govern themselves?
a)
triangular trade
b)
salutary neglect
c)
mercantilism
d)
trade agreements
29.
Resources from the colonies were shipped to England and in return England shipped _____ to the colonies.
a)
rum and sugar
b)
slaves
c)
manufactured goods
d)
guns
30.
The Middle Passage was the transportation of _____ across the Atlantic Ocean.
a)
slaves
b)
manufactured goods
c)
lumber and tobacco
d)
none of the above
31.
Tobacco company advertisement focused on
a)
the concept of wealth
b)
slavery
c)
shipment and trade of tobacco
d)
all of the above
32.
Slaves were different from indentured servants because
a)
slaves were eventually freed
b)
indentured servants only worked in the North
c)
indentured servants were eventually freed
d)
slaves had legal rights
33.
Dutch colonists resided in areas such as
a)
North Carolina
b)
Virginia
c)
New York
d)
Delaware
34.
Which region had the greatest overall population growth?
a)
New England colonies
b)
Middle colonies
c)
Southern colonies
35.
Southern colonists home-schooled their children whereas people in the Middle colonies had _______ set up. In most colonies, _____ did not receive a formal education.
a)
universities, boys
b)
private or religious schools, girls
c)
town meetings, girls
d)
grammar schools, boys
36.
The founding of New England colonies was based on ______, whereas the founding of the Middle and Southern colonies was based on ______.
a)
economic growth, religious freedom
b)
religious freedom, economic growth
c)
religious freedom, political concerns
d)
trade and commerce, agriculture
37.
Which of the following groups faced inequality in the colonies?
a)
women and slaves
b)
indentured servants and plantation owners
c)
New England colonists and Puritans
d)
Quakers and Catholics
38.
The Middle colonies included
a)
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware
b)
New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island
c)
New York, Virginia, Maryland and Georgia
d)
New Jersey, New Hampshire, Delaware, Maryland
39.
Providence was the major city of which colony?
a)
New Hampshire
b)
New York
c)
Connecticut
d)
Rhode Island
40.
The colony of NJ was named after
a)
the Isle of Jersey in England
b)
the Duke of Jersey in England
c)
the King of England
d)
the Native tribe of Jersey
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