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WorksheetsColonial America
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which region had the following:
- County political system
- Cash crops
- Piedmont
- Humid climate
- County political system
- Cash crops
- Piedmont
- Humid climate
a)
Southern
b)
Midwestern
c)
New England
d)
Mid-Atlantic
2.
Which region's political and civic life centered around church?
a)
England
b)
New England
c)
Middle
d)
Southern
3.
What was the first permanent English settlement?
a)
Quebec
b)
Roanoke Island
c)
Plymouth
d)
Jamestown
4.
Which colony was established by the Puritans?
a)
Georgia
b)
Plymouth
c)
Pennsylvannia
d)
Massachusetts Bay
5.
Quakers settled --
a)
Massachusetts Bay
b)
Pennsylvannia
c)
Plymouth
d)
Jamestown
6.
New England was known for its .....
a)
grain and raw materials
b)
large farms
c)
plantations
d)
fishing and shipping industries
7.
Middle Atlantic's political and civic life centered around....
a)
England
b)
church
c)
plantations
d)
market towns
8.
Some people worked in the colonies for a period of time to earn their freedom. These people were not slaves. Who were they?
a)
women
b)
indentured servants
c)
farmers
d)
children
9.
Which early settlement failed and disappeared?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Quebec
c)
Roanoke Island
d)
Plymouth
10.
What was the economy of the Southern Colonies centered around?
a)
ship building
b)
large plantations and cash crops
c)
shipping of raw materials
d)
manufacturing
11.
Georgia was settled by people who had been in
a)
religious isolation
b)
debtor's prisons
c)
factories
d)
the back country
12.
Which region contains the following characteristics:
- Livestock and grains
- Moderate climate
- Market towns
- Appalachian Mountains
- Livestock and grains
- Moderate climate
- Market towns
- Appalachian Mountains
a)
Mid-Western
b)
New England
c)
Mid-Atlantic
d)
Southern
13.
The Middle Atlantic's geographical climate is known for its...
a)
jagged coastlines
b)
coastland lowlands and humid subtropical climate
c)
Piedmont farming community
d)
rich farmlands and moderate climate
14.
Which region is know for the following characteristics:
- Boston Harbor
- Shipbuilding
-Town meetings
- Village and church were the center of life
- Boston Harbor
- Shipbuilding
-Town meetings
- Village and church were the center of life
a)
New England
b)
Mid-Atlantic
c)
Southern
d)
Mid-Western
15.
Which colony was settled by the Puritans?
a)
Massachusetts Bay
b)
Pennsylvannia
c)
Georgia
d)
Plymouth
16.
If you were a farmer who wanted to raise cattle or wheat, where would you most likely have chosen to live during colonial times?
a)
Mid-Atlantic
b)
Southern
c)
New England
d)
Mid-Western
17.
Jamestown was settled in --
a)
1507
b)
1602
c)
1597
d)
1607
18.
"I live in a village where the church is the center of our life. We have town meetings and attend lots of worship services."
Where does this speaker live?
Where does this speaker live?
a)
Southern
b)
Midwestern
c)
New England
d)
Mid-Atlantic
19.
New England is known for its....
a)
rich farmlands
b)
rocky soil and jagged coastlines
c)
wide deep rivers
d)
coastal lowlands and piedmont
20.
Which are is known for its large plantations?
a)
purple
b)
red
c)
green
21.
Which region contains Roanoke Island?
a)
purple
b)
red
c)
green
22.
Which region would have this sign displayed?
a)
Piedmont
b)
Mid-Atlantic
c)
Southern
d)
New England
23.
This specialization is found in which region?
a)
Western
b)
Southern
c)
Mid-Atlantic
d)
New England
24.
Which is a characteristic that all of the colonial regions share?
a)
humid climate
b)
Boston Harbor
c)
Appalachian Mountains
d)
rocky soil
25.
Which region specialized in shipbuilding and fishing?
a)
purple
b)
red
c)
green
26.
Which statement do WOMEN, FREE AFRICAN AMERICANS, and ENSLAVED AFRICAN AMERICANS have in common?
a)
Had more economic freedom than other people
b)
were homemakers
c)
had full equal rights
d)
could not vote
27.
In which order were these colonies established?
1. Georgia
2. Roanoke Island
3. Massachusetts Bay Colony
4. Jamestown
1. Georgia
2. Roanoke Island
3. Massachusetts Bay Colony
4. Jamestown
a)
4,1,3,2
b)
2,3,4,1
c)
4,3,1,2
d)
2,4,3,1
28.
Which region has coastal lowlands used to raise livestock and grow grains?
a)
Mid-Atlantic
b)
Southern
c)
New England
29.
Which region is known for hot summers and mild winters on the coastal plain where rice and cotton is grown?
a)
Mid-Atlantic
b)
Southern
c)
New England
30.
Which region is known for its many harbors that were used for fishing and trees that were used for the shipbuilding industry?
a)
Mid-Atlantic
b)
Southern
c)
New England
31.
These people agreed to work without pay in order to pay for their passage to the New World.
a)
Artisans
b)
Women
c)
Indentured Servents
d)
Farmers
32.
They worked as craftsmen in towns and on plantations and lived in small villages and cities.
a)
Farmers
b)
Free African Americans
c)
Large landowners
d)
Artisans
33.
These people had little to no education, did not have the right to vote, and had few job opportunities.
a)
Women
b)
Indentured Servants
c)
Farmers
d)
Large landowners
34.
They were not allowed to vote, but they could own land and freely spend their own money.
a)
Artisans
b)
Free African Americans
c)
Large landowners
d)
Women
35.
These people relied on family for labor and worked the land based on their region.
a)
Women
b)
Indentured servents
c)
Artisans
d)
Farmers
36.
They were educated and may have relied on slave labor.
a)
Large landowners
b)
Artisans
c)
Indentured servants
d)
Free African Americans
37.
Which settlement was NOT found for religious reasons?
a)
Roanoke
b)
Plymouth
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
Massachusetts Bay
38.
Which region's specialization is fishing and ship building?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
39.
Which region's specialization is cash crops?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
40.
Which region's specialization is livestock and grain? (meat and wheat)
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
41.
Which region is organized in counties politically?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
42.
Which regions were founded for religious reasons?
a)
Roanoke, Plymouth, Jamestown
b)
Jamestown, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay
c)
Pennsylvania, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay
d)
Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Pennsylvania
43.
These colonies are part of which region?
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
44.
Which region do these colonies belong to?
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
45.
Which region do these colonies belong to?
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
46.
What products would the Southern Colonies mot likely receive when they traded with the New England Colonies?
a)
Metal hammers, manufactured house items
b)
Timber, cotton
c)
livestock, grain
d)
grain, cotton
47.
Who founded the Jamestown Colony?
a)
William Penn
b)
The Virginia Company of London
c)
James Oglethorpe
d)
The Church of England
48.
"Wanted: Builder of fine ships work in moderate summers in an area with deep harbors, lots of opportunity to participate in civic life through town meetings."
In which region would you see this newspaper ad?
In which region would you see this newspaper ad?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
49.
Southern colonies were mostly located in...
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
Interior Lowlands
c)
Appalachian Highlands
d)
Great Plains
50.
People in the mid-Atlantic colonies were able to make a living by fishing because of...
a)
mild winters
b)
humid climate
c)
wide, deep rivers
d)
jagged coastline
51.
What is Roanoke Island often called?
a)
The Lost Colony
b)
The Lost Island
c)
It doesn't have a nickname
d)
Kroatan
52.
"I own 30 acres. Sometimes I wish I could hire someone to work on my crops. I rely on my family members for labor."
Which person in colonial America would have most likely said this?
Which person in colonial America would have most likely said this?
a)
an Indentured Servant
b)
an artisan
c)
a farmer
d)
a large landowner
53.
Which groups of immigrants were forced to come to the United States?
a)
Irish
b)
Puritans
c)
Slaves
d)
Quakers
54.
Which colony of the United States is most likely illustrated in the photograph?
a)
New England
b)
Mid-Atlantic
c)
Southern
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