Worksheets13 Colonies Quiz
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 38mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The _____ of the Southern Colonies was based on farming.
a)
economy
b)
colony
c)
merchant
2.
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
3.
Most African Americans who lived in the British Colonies were _______
a)
quakers
b)
slaves
c)
Puritans
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.
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
6.
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.
7.
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
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.
Which colonies have large plantations?
a)
Middle
b)
Southern
c)
New England
d)
Northeast
11.
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
12.
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
13.
What is the name of the southern most colony?
a)
South Carolina
b)
North Carolina
c)
Georgia
d)
Maryland
14.
William Penn founded which colony?
a)
Massachusetts
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
New York
d)
Nebraska
15.
What is the major industry of the New England Colonies?
a)
Cash Crops
b)
Metalwork
c)
Slavery
d)
Shipbuilding and Fishing
16.
Where did debtors settle?
a)
Plymouth Colony
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
Georgia
d)
Jamestown
17.
Where did Quakers settle?
a)
Plymouth Colony
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
Georgia
d)
Massachusetts Bay
18.
Which region relied mostly on cash crops to make their money?
a)
New England
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
19.
Which region's jobs focused mainly on the ocean?
a)
New England
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
20.
This region grew cash crops such as tobacco, cotton, and indigo
a)
New England
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
21.
Which one of the following is NOT a colony?
a)
Delaware
b)
New Hampshire
c)
Florida
d)
Maryland
22.
Letter A is which colony?
a)
Delaware
b)
New Jersey
c)
Rhode Island
d)
New Hampshire
23.
Letter B is which colony?
a)
New Jersey
b)
Rhode Island
c)
Massachusetts
d)
Connecticut
24.
Letter H is which colony?
a)
Delaware
b)
Rhode Island
c)
New Jersey
d)
Pennsylvania
25.
Letter F is which colony?
a)
Maryland
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
New York
d)
Massachusetts
26.
The Triangular Trade involved an exchange of goods between the New England Colonies, Africa, and
a)
The West Indies
b)
West Africa
c)
South America
d)
Mexico
27.
Which of these products did Americans trade away (export) to England?
a)
Manufactured goods
b)
Slaves
c)
Gold
d)
Tobacco
28.
What ocean was used for Triangular Trade?
a)
The Caribbean
b)
The Pacific
c)
The Atlantic
d)
The Indian
29.
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
30.
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
31.
Why did most people come to the New England colonies?
a)
They wanted the freedom to practice their religion the way they wanted.
b)
They wanted to make money by working in factories.
c)
They were taken from their home countries and forced to work there as slaves.
d)
They were looking for a more diverse place to live.
32.
What is a colony?
a)
A place that has certain traits in common with other places near it
b)
a place where people can't practice their religion freely
c)
a place that's settled by people inside their home country but does not follow the rules of that home country
d)
a place that's settled by people outside their home country and belongs to or is ruled by that home country
33.
Which of the following best describes how slaves were treated in the Southern colonies?
a)
They were treated well and given free education.
b)
They were beaten and treated very badly.
c)
They were paid to do skilled jobs and housework.
d)
They were paid to do work in factories.
34.
In New England, men gathered to discuss the issues of the town at
a)
ports
b)
factories
c)
plantations
d)
meetinghouses
35.
Large farms, called ___________________, were spread throughout the Southern colonies.
a)
Trade centers
b)
Plantations
c)
Settlements
36.
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
37.
The first colony founded was Virginia and the last colony founded was Georgia.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
Crop grown for profit.
a)
cash crop
b)
money crop
c)
food money
39.
Who received land in North America because King Charles owed his father money?
a)
Lord Baltimore
b)
Thomas Hooker
c)
William Penn
40.
Which is a reason why people wanted to come to America?
a)
freedom
b)
war
c)
religious freedom
d)
debt
41.
Roger Williams clashed with Massachusetts Puritans because he
a)
Wanted Native lands
b)
Converted to Roman Catholicism
c)
Did not think government should force people to worship in a certain way
d)
Wanted slaves of his own
42.
Which colony was founded by James Oglethorpe to help debtors start a new life?
a)
Maryland
b)
Virginia
c)
Georgia
d)
Massachusetts
43.
Which of the following was the first permanent English settlement of North America?
a)
Plymouth
b)
Roanoke
c)
Youngstown
d)
Jamestown
44.
Which of the following was a form of early self government established in the Colonies?
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Connecticut's Fundamental Orders
c)
Virginia's House of Burgesses
d)
All of the Above
45.
A document that outlined a colony's boundaries and specified how it should be governed.
a)
Constitution
b)
Compact
c)
Will
d)
Charter
46.
An economic system in which colonies provided raw materials for their mother countries industries, and then sold finished goods to other countries and their colonies.
a)
Free Enterprise
b)
Communism
c)
Mercantilism
d)
Socialism
47.
Which religious group believed in equality for all and no slavery?
a)
Puritans
b)
Mormons
c)
Quakers
d)
Smurfs
48.
Plymouth Colony was in what state?
a)
Pennsylvania
b)
Virginia
c)
Massachusetts
d)
New York
49.
What is the goal of Mercantilism?
a)
To make the individual rich
b)
To establish colonies in the New World
c)
To make the Mother Country rich
d)
To gain access to raw materials and new markets
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