WorksheetsColonies
Total questions: 76
Worksheet time: 56mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The _____ of the Southern Colonies was based on farming.
a)
economy
b)
colony
c)
merchant
2.
An area of land that is ruled by another country such as Jamestown is called a _____.
a)
indentured servant
b)
slavery
c)
colony
3.
Jack was a shipbuilder living in Massachusetts. He lived in a _______ colony.
a)
New England
b)
Royal
c)
Southern
4.
Which are the Middle Colonies?
a)
Main, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island
b)
Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia
c)
Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey
5.
Why were blacksmiths important as colonial artisans?
a)
they grew wheat and corn
b)
they made horseshoes and other farm tools
c)
the fought with the Native Americans and taught them to shoot
6.
The main responsibilities of colonial women were to:
a)
run plantations and businesses
b)
teach school and prepare lessons
c)
raise children and take care of the home
7.
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.
8.
Which region was known as the "Bread Basket"?
a)
Northeastern Colonies
b)
Mid-Atlantic Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
9.
The South's geographic features include:
a)
hilly mountains and rocky soil
b)
forests and moderate climate
c)
rich soil and humid climate
10.
Rivers provided_____ and ______ for the colonists.
a)
materials for homes and boating
b)
food and transportation
c)
floods and clean air
11.
Which colonial region was settled by Puritans and Pilgrims seeking religious freedom?
a)
New England
b)
Southern
c)
Middle
d)
Backcountry
12.
Which colonial region was settled by people with many different cultural and religious backgrounds?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
Backcountry
13.
Which colonial region contained rocky soil and cold climate?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
Backcountry
14.
Which colonists were farmers and plantation owners who grew cotton and tobacco?
a)
New England
b)
Southern
c)
Middle
d)
Backcountry
15.
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
16.
The people who settled in the New England colonies were looking for religious freedom
a)
True
b)
False
17.
The first permanent English settlement in North America was
a)
Werowocomoco
b)
Yorktown
c)
Richmond
d)
Jamestown
18.
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
19.
What is the major industry of the New England Colonies?
a)
Cash Crops
b)
Metalwork
c)
Slavery
d)
Shipbuilding and Fishing
20.
What was the New England economy shaped by?
a)
Rocky soil, long winters
b)
Fertile Soil, short winters
c)
Forest, mild summers
d)
Mountainous land
21.
The climate and geography of each colonial region was exactly the same.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
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
23.
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
24.
Which colonial region was settled by Puritans and Pilgrims seeking religious freedom?
a)
New England
b)
Southern
c)
Middle
d)
Backcountry
25.
Large farms, called ___________________, were spread throughout the Southern colonies.
a)
Trade centers
b)
Plantations
c)
Settlements
d)
industrial centers
26.
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
27.
Because I was born into _______, I was scared I might be sold and never see my family again.
a)
artisan
b)
slavery
c)
merchant
28.
At my store, colonists could buy items such as tea, spices, and candy. I am a ______.
a)
geography
b)
merchant
c)
artisan
29.
I worked for many years to learn how to make shoes and boots for the colonists. I am an ________.
a)
artisian
b)
georgraphy
c)
slave
30.
There were people in the colonies in North America who had more power in the decisions being made by the government. Which group had the MOST power in the colonial government?
a)
wealthy landowners
b)
slaves
c)
women
31.
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.
32.
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
33.
The South's geographic features include:
a)
hilly mountains and rocky soil
b)
forests and moderate climate
c)
rich soil and humid climate
34.
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
35.
What is the name of the southern most colony?
a)
South Carolina
b)
North Carolina
c)
Georgia
d)
Maryland
36.
William Penn founded which colony?
a)
Massachusetts
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
New York
d)
Nebraska
37.
Where did debtors settle?
a)
Plymouth Colony
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
Georgia
d)
Jamestown
38.
Where did Quakers settle?
a)
Plymouth Colony
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
Georgia
d)
Massachusetts Bay
39.
Which region relied mostly on cash crops to make their money?
a)
New England
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
40.
Which region's jobs focused mainly on the ocean?
a)
New England
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
41.
Which one of the following is NOT a colony?
a)
Delaware
b)
New Hampshire
c)
Florida
d)
Maryland
42.
Letter A is which colony?
a)
Delaware
b)
New Jersey
c)
Rhode Island
d)
New Hampshire
43.
Letter B is which colony?
a)
New Jersey
b)
Rhode Island
c)
Massachusetts
d)
Connecticut
44.
Letter H is which colony?
a)
Delaware
b)
Rhode Island
c)
New Jersey
d)
Pennsylvania
45.
Letter F is which colony?
a)
Maryland
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
New York
d)
Massachusetts
46.
Why were slaves needed in the Americas?
a)
To trade for rum
b)
To produce cash crops
c)
To trade for weapons from England
d)
None of the above
47.
The majority of slaves that were brought to the American colonies were brought to...
a)
Work on plantations
b)
Work on the railroad
c)
Work building houses
d)
Work building ships
48.
What was Jamestown's cash crop?
a)
Potato
b)
Corn
c)
Tobacco
d)
Gold
49.
Which group came for religious freedom?
a)
French
b)
Spanish
c)
Dutch
d)
Pilgrims
50.
Why was the Mayflower Compact significant?
a)
It allowed the colonists to travel on the Mayflower.
b)
It set up self government for the colony
c)
It allowed the colonist to have freedom of religion
d)
It set up plans to cooperate with the Native Americans
51.
What crops did the settlers in Carolina grow?
a)
corn and beans
b)
tobacco and rice
c)
rice and potatoes
d)
tomatoes and beans
52.
Founded Georgia as a place for protection of debtors
a)
Lord Baltimore
b)
James Oglethorpe
c)
Charles Mason
d)
Nathaniel Bacon
53.
Which statement best describes the use of slavery in the Southern colonies?
a)
The slave population was a large part of the southern population.
b)
Slavery was forbidden in the southern colonies.
c)
Slavery only played a minor role in the south since most people felt slavery went against the Bible.
d)
Slavery was used only in the city of Charles Town because there was no need for slaves on the plantations.
54.
The southern economy was based on what?
a)
Agriculture, Cash crops & making money
b)
Fishing, furniture building, & rum
c)
Harvesting jewels from the Appalachian Mts. & making jewelry
d)
Raising silk worms brought from Asia to make sails for ships
55.
A crop that is sold for a profit is a
a)
cash crop
b)
subsistence crop
c)
corn field
d)
benefit crop
56.
A tropical plant usually grown to be used as a dye.
a)
Indigo
b)
Sugar
c)
Tobacco
d)
Persimmon
57.
A charter is
a)
the practice of people owning other people and forcing them to work
b)
the owner of a plantation
c)
an official document giving a person permission to do something, such as settle in an area
d)
a written plan of government
58.
Which of the following is NOT part of the Middle Colonies?
a)
Pennsylvania
b)
Delaware
c)
Massachusetts
d)
New York
59.
The Middle Colonies were ethnically and religiously diverse
a)
True
b)
False
60.
The geography of the Middle Colonies was made up of _____ and __________.
a)
deserts and sand
b)
hills and flat land
c)
mountains and hills
d)
water and hills
61.
What was a natural resource of the Middle Colonies?
a)
good soil
b)
gold
c)
copper
d)
timber
62.
Which crop grew well in the Middle colonies because of the climate?
a)
wheat
b)
cotton
c)
tobacco
d)
fish
63.
Which of the following was NOT part of the Southern colonies?
a)
Maryland
b)
Virginia
c)
Delaware
d)
Georgia
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.
Why was Maryland founded?
a)
To avoid debtors' prison
b)
To create a safe place for Catholics
c)
To freely practice religion
d)
To have more job opportunities
66.
"a system of government in which people make their own laws"
a)
voting
b)
monarchy
c)
self-government
d)
raising your hand
67.
What is the major industry of the New England Colonies?
a)
Cash Crops
b)
Metalwork
c)
Slavery
d)
Shipbuilding and Fishing
68.
What economic service opened as a result of the fertile soil of the Middle Colonies:
a)
Ship building
b)
Gold production
c)
Grain Mills and cattle farming
d)
Fishing
69.
How many colonies there were?
a)
12
b)
15
c)
9
d)
13
70.
What ocean did the explorers cross to get to the New World?
a)
Pacific
b)
Atlantic
c)
Artic
71.
What happened to the colonists that lived on Roanoke Island?
a)
They starved to death
b)
We don't know. Thy mysteriously disappeared!
c)
They were killed by Indian tribes.
d)
They created successful colony
72.
It is difficult to grow crops in the New England Colonies because____.
a)
the soil is moist and fertile
b)
the soil is dry and sandy
c)
the soil is rocky and thin
d)
the soil is hard and thick
73.
The New England Colonies made most of their money by_____.
a)
fishing, timber, and trading
b)
running small businesses
c)
growing cash crops
d)
growing wheat
74.
The Middle Colonies had a climate and soil great for______.
a)
fishing and timber
b)
trading fur
c)
growing cash crops
d)
growing wheat
75.
The Southern Colonies made most of their money by ______.
a)
fishing and timber
b)
trading fur
c)
cash crops
d)
growing wheat
76.
The introduction of _____helped the colony of Jamestown prosper.
a)
indigo
b)
rice
c)
tobacco
d)
cotton
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