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WorksheetsColonial America
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which group are the New England colonies?
a)
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
b)
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
Deleware
New York
New Jersey
Deleware
New York
New Jersey
d)
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Wisconsin
Indiana
Ohio
Wisconsin
2.
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
3.
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
4.
Which colonies have large plantations?
a)
Middle
b)
Southern
c)
New England
d)
Northeast
5.
What are the "breadbasket colonies"?
a)
Southern
b)
Middle
c)
New England
d)
Eastern
6.
William Penn founded which colony?
a)
Massachusetts
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
New York
d)
Nebraska
7.
Puritans were significant to the Middle colonies.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Roger Williams founded which colony?
a)
Massachusetts
b)
Connecticut
c)
Rhode Island
d)
New Hampshire
9.
King Charles II founded which colony(s)?
a)
The Carolinas
b)
The Dakotas
c)
New Jersey and
New York
New York
d)
New Mexico and
New Hampshire
New Hampshire
10.
Quakers are a key religious group in the Middle colonies
a)
True
b)
False
11.
John Smith founded which colony?
a)
Massachusetts
b)
Virginia
c)
North Carolina
d)
South Carolina
12.
Fishing and ship building were important here.
a)
A.The New England Colonies
b)
B.The Middle Colonies
c)
C.The Southern Colonies
d)
D.All 13 English Colonies
13.
Which settlement was the first permanent English settlement?
a)
Plymouth, Massachusetts
b)
Roanoke Island
c)
Jamestown, Va
d)
Fort Augustine, Fl
14.
Someone who agreed to work without pay in exchange for paid passage to the New World was called a(n)...
a)
slave
b)
indentured servant
c)
pilgrim
d)
governor
15.
Who were the Pilgrims?
a)
Explorers who were sent by the King and Queen of England to find a water route to Asia.
b)
They were Puritans who traveled from England to the New World in 1620 in order to have freedom.
c)
English church leaders who traveled to spread christianity.
16.
Which statement is TRUE about the colonial regions?
a)
Pennsylvania and New York are Southern colonies
b)
Massachusetts and Rhode Island are Mid-Atlantic colonies
c)
Virginia and North Carolina are Southern colonies
d)
South Carolina and Georgia are New England colonies
17.
The Pilgrims landed in North America in the beginning of winter. Why was this a challenge for them?
a)
It was hard for them to find shelter.
b)
Finding food was a challenge.
c)
They were already weak, and it was very cold
d)
All of the above.
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