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The Thirteen Colonies

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The thirteen colonies were ruled by what country?
a)
England
b)
Portland
c)
Ireland
d)
Cuba
2.

Why did many colonists come to America?

a)

They sought religious freedom.

b)

They were seeking gold and money.

c)

They wanted a better life.

d)

All of the above.

3.
Which colony was the smallest of the 13 colonies?
a)
New Jersey
b)
New Hampshire
c)
Rhode Island
d)
Massachusetts
4.
This settlement was started in Massachusetts for religious freedom.
a)
Plymouth
b)
Jamestown
c)
New York
d)
Roanoke
5.
Which colony was furthest south among the 13 colonies?
a)
Massachusetts
b)
New Jersey
c)
New Hampshire
d)
Georgia
6.
This settlement was started in Virginia in the hopes of finding gold and other riches.
a)
Plymouth
b)
Jamestown
c)
North Carolina
d)
Connecticut
7.
What product was a valuable cash crop for plantation owners in the southern region?
a)
corn
b)
wheat
c)
tobacco
d)
lettuce
8.
Which colony was furthest north?
a)
Georgia
b)
Massachusetts
c)
Virginia
d)
Connecticut
9.

Which colonial region used farming as a way to create food?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

All of the above

10.

In which colonial region was Virginia?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

Western

11.

In which colonial region was Rhode Island?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

Western

12.

Which colonial regions social life was based around plantations and had few cities?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

Western

13.

Which colonial regions civic life took place in town meetings?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

Western

14.

Which colonial region had a hilly terrain with rocky soil and a jagged coastline?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

Western

15.

Which colonial region specialized in fishing, shipbuilding, and naval supplies?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

Western

16.

Which colonial region specialized in livestock, grain and fish?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

Western

17.
What was an important natural resource of the New England colonies?
a)
Fish/Seafood
b)
Bears
c)
Buffalo
d)
Sand
18.
Which country ruled the 13 colonies?
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
England
d)
Portugal
19.
What is a crop people grow to sell?
a)
Plantation
b)
Cash Crop
c)
Money Tree
d)
Colony
20.
What is a person who agrees to work for no pay for a certain period of time?
a)
Women
b)
Slave
c)
Gentlemen
d)
Indentured Servant
21.
What is a large farm?
a)
Megafarm
b)
Field
c)
Plantation
d)
Meadow
22.

Which religious group was prominent (most populous) in the New England Colonies?

a)

Quakers

b)

Puritans

c)

Catholics

d)

Pilgrims

23.
What did the Middle Colonies grow that made them the "breadbasket colonies"?
a)
Wheat
b)
Grains
c)
Rye
d)
All of the above
24.
What is holding people against their will and making them work without pay?
a)
Slavery
b)
Indentured Servant
25.
New Jersey belonged to the _________ colonies.
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
26.

Who sailed on the Mayflower?

a)

Puritans

b)

Pilgrims

c)

Quakers

d)

Catholics

27.
What is the name of the southern most colony?
a)
South Carolina
b)
North Carolina
c)
Georgia
d)
Maryland
28.
How many colonies were originally part of what became America?
a)
11
b)
50
c)
13
d)
1
29.

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

30.
Which settlement was the first permanent English settlement?
a)
Plymouth, Massachusetts
b)
Roanoke Island
c)
Jamestown, Va
d)
Fort Augustine, Fl
31.

Which colonies are these?

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Middle

d)

New England

32.
Which group of colonies had many plantations?
a)
Southern
b)
Middle
c)
New England
d)
All
33.

Virginia is in what colonial region?

a)

New England

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

Southern

34.
Name the Middle Colonies. 
a)
New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Massachusetts
b)
New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania
c)
New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York
35.
An event in colonial history when a group of Virginians, including indentured servants, burned Jamestown down in response to higher taxes, voting restrictions and lack of protection against Native American attacks
a)
Bacon's Rebellion
b)
The Whiskey Rebellion
c)
The Berkeley Rebellion
d)
Jamestown Rebellion
36.
A group of colonists led by William Penn who established Pennsylvania 
a)
Quakers
b)
Utopians
c)
Puritans
d)
English Prisoners
37.
Written by male passengers of the Plymouth Colony, this was the first documented government of the Puritans, who settled in New England
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Plymouth Compact
c)
House of Burgesses
d)
The Constitution
38.
This religious group left England and created the Massachusetts Bay colony in the 1630’s
a)
Puritans
b)
Cavaliers
c)
Quakers
d)
Catholics
39.
This was the first representative body of government in the New World
a)
Houses of Burgesses
b)
Jamestown Union
c)
Mayflower Compact
d)
Articles of Confederation
40.
The Mayflower planned on landing in ________ but ended up landing in _________.
a)
Massachusetts; Virginia
b)
Virginia; Massachusetts
c)
New Jersey; Rhode Island
d)
Rhode Island; New Jersey
41.
What is a land ruled by another country?
a)
Colony
b)
State
c)
Continent
d)
City
42.
What is the rule that states when more than half of a group makes decisions for the whole group?
a)
King's Rule
b)
Voting Rule
c)
Majority Rule
d)
People's Rule
43.

Who was a Puritan that was kicked out and founded their own colony?

a)

John Smith

b)

Roger Williams

c)

Ben Roethlisberger

d)

John Rolfe

44.
The settlements in Virginia made a profit on what cash crop
a)
corn
b)
rice
c)
tobacco
d)
barley
45.

Town meetings in New England and the House of Burgesses represent

a)

early social reform

b)

increased British control over the colonies

c)

the beginnings of a representative democracy

d)

beginnings of a strong national government

46.

Mercantilism with the Americas benefited England by:

a)

gathering raw materials and selling goods for a profit

b)

supporting growth of colonial industries

c)

taking large amounts of diamonds and gems from the colonies

d)

banning fishing and fur trading

47.
Which European country took over New Amsterdam and renamed it New York?
a)
British
b)
French
c)
Spanish
d)
Dutch
48.

What are exports?

a)

Goods brought into a country

b)

Goods sent out of a country

49.

Which is an example of a primary source?

a)

textbook

b)

scale model of the Titanic

c)

student report on the moon landing

d)

interview

50.

What is an example of a secondary source?

a)

textbook

b)

photograph

c)

interview

d)

artifact

51.

Where did most enslaved Africans work in the southern colonies?

a)

plantations

b)

small farms

c)

homes

52.

The city of Philadelphia matches to which colony?

a)

Georgia

b)

Massachusetts

c)

Pennsylvania

53.
Which group are the Southern colonies?
a)
Connecticut 
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachuttes
b)
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New York
New Jersey
d)
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Alabama
54.

Which colony was formed as a safe haven for English Catholics in the New World?

a)

Maryland

b)

Delaware

c)

Carolina

d)

New Jersey

55.
Why did most wars between the colonists and the Native Americans happen?
a)
the colonists took too much land
b)
didn't speak the same language
c)
took each others toys
d)
called each other names
56.
Why did Roger Williams, Anne Hutchinson, and Thomas Hooker start their own colonies?
a)
they had a lot of money
b)
they were told to by the King
c)
they wanted slavery
d)
they didn't follow the rules and laws of the Puritans
57.
Part of the land for New York was given to two friends of the Duke of York.  What was the new colony callled?
a)
Pennsylvania
b)
New Jersey
c)
Maryland
d)
Delaware
58.
What colony split to become a North and a South?
a)
Maryland
b)
Delaware
c)
Carolina
d)
Georgia
59.
Which colony was supposed to be founded by debtors?
a)
Pennsylvania
b)
Boston
c)
Delaware
d)
Georgia
60.
Which colony was General Oglethorpe the leader of?
a)
Georgia 
b)
New York
c)
New Jersey
d)
Maryland
61.
In the 1700's, how many colonies had legal slavery?
a)
all 13
b)
12
c)
10
d)
7
62.
What was the name of New Netherlands changed to when it was taken over?
a)
New Jersey
b)
Connecticut
c)
New York
d)
Georgia
63.
What products did New England produce?
a)
cotton and rice
b)
cheese and bread
c)
lumber and fish
d)
indigo and tobacco
64.
Which group are the Middle colonies?
a)
Connecticut 
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachuttes
b)
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New York
New Jersey
d)
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Washington
65.
This cash crop saved Jamestown and was a primary export of Southern Colonies during the 17th and 18th centuries.
a)
wheat
b)
corn
c)
cotton
d)
tobacco
66.
Person who owes money
a)
bill collector
b)
debtor
c)
loan shark
67.
Letter F is which colony?
a)
Maryland
b)
Pennsylvania
68.
Letter A is which colony?
a)
Rhode Island
b)
New Hampshire
69.
Letter B is which colony?
a)
Massachusetts
b)
Connecticut
70.
Letter H is which colony?
a)
Delaware
b)
New Jersey
71.
I have been working for many years to pay off my trip to North America.  After I work off my debt, I am free.  However, currently I am an _______.
a)
indentured servant
b)
slave
c)
merchant
d)
student
72.
What ocean is on the east coast?
a)
ATLANTIC
b)
PACIFIC
c)
INDIAN
d)
ARCTIC
73.
A person who owned and controlled all the land in a colony was called the _________.
a)
dissenter
b)
refuge
c)
proprietor
74.
Who gave William Penn land in the colonies?
a)
John Smith
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Roger Williams
d)
King Charles II
75.
Why was William Penn given the land in the colonies?
a)
King Charles II owed money to William Penn's family and gave him the land to repay his debt
b)
King Charles II gave William Penn the land as a prize for a competition William had won
c)
King Charles II felt very generous and decided to give the land to William Penn because they were good friends
76.
Why did the middle colonies become a place where many different people lived?
a)
proprietors believed in strict religious rules
b)
proprietors believed in religious tolerance
c)
Proprietors gave away free land to anyone who wanted it

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