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13 Colonies

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which region do we live in?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

All of the above

2.

The Middle Colonies grew a lot of wheat so their nickname was the ________________ _______________.

a)

Bread Colonies

b)

Bread Basket

c)

Wheat Belt

d)

Middle Colonies

3.

The New England Colonies had worse soil and weather than than the Southern Colonies.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

New England had bad soil and weather, so they made their money from shipping and ______________.

a)

fishing

b)

plantations

c)

slavery

d)

bread

5.

The Southern Colonies had very large farms that needed lots of workers. These workers were known as _____________.

a)

servants

b)

indentured servants

c)

slaves

d)

hired hands

6.

Charleston was the largest city in the ______________ Colonies.

a)

New England

b)

Southern

c)

Middle

d)

All of the Above

7.

What was the largest city in the Thirteen Colonies?

a)

Pittsburgh

b)

Philadelphia

c)

New York City

d)

Charleston

8.

Which ocean did the colonists cross to get from England to the New World?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Arctic

d)

Indian

9.

Puritans were very ____________.

a)

strict

b)

easy going

c)

popular in England

10.

In what year did Columbus set sail?

a)

1492

b)

1992

c)

1892

d)

1607

11.

The Jamestown Fort was in the shape of a __________.

a)

octagon

b)

triangle

c)

square

d)

circle