NEW
Font size
WorksheetsColonial America
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which country was Christopher Columbus Born in?
Spain
Italy
What was Christopher Columbus original destination?
Africa
Indies
Which of the following groups did not come to
America before Christopher Columbus?
Vikings
English
Which explorer was America named after?
Vespucci
Pizarro
What year did Christopher Columbus reach his destination?
1545
1492
The Jamestown settlement was established in what year?
1562
1607
What was the name of the Native American which helped the colony of Jamestown?
Pocahontas
Powhatan
The main reason colonists settled in the New England colonies was for?
Gold
Religious Freedom
What did the colonist want slaves for?
To protect their land
To have them as workers
How do people in New England colonies make money?
Growing grains, homespun material
Farming, timber, ship building, manufactured goods
Where did England colonize in North America?
Florida
East Coast
How do people in the Southern Colonies make a living?
Trapping and trading furs
Cash Crops like cotton and rice ?
True or False
Many of the Native Americans died of diseases brought by the Europeans.
True
False
James Oglethorpe served as the first leader in Georgia and established a settlement in?
Cape Code
Savannah
What was the name of Colony Project you worked in a group with?
New York
New Hampshire
What were some of the jobs in New Hampshire during the colonial time?
Farming, Timber, Fishing,
Teachers, Firefighters, Doctors
How was the weather in New Hampshire
Sunny and Humid
Harsh Cold
How many colonies did we learn about in the class presentations?
Fifteen
Thirteen
Name three colonies you learned about in the presentations.
New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina
Texas, Florida, California
New Hampshire included one of the two terrains?
Mountains
Desert climate
