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Maldonado Thirteen Colonies & Colonial Regions

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which colonial region was settled by Puritans and Pilgrims seeking religious freedom?

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Southern Colonies

c)

Middle Colonies

2.

Which colonial region was known for having rocky soil, cold climate and short growing seasons?

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

3.

Why were the Middle 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

4.

William Penn founded a religiously tolerant colony for Quaker Protestants in this region:

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

5.

This region produced many cash crops such as tobacco, indigo, cotton, and rice.

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

6.

The settlers in this region made a living by whale-hunting and shipbuilding.

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

7.

Which region included Lord Baltimore's colony for persecuted Catholics?

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

8.

Which was the colony established by James Oglethorpe for debtors and prisoners?

a)

Massachuussetts

b)

New Hampshire

c)

Georgia

9.

This region had the warmest climate, plantations, and had soil good for farming cash crops.

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

10.

This region had the most diverse population: included Dutch, Germans, Swiss and English colonists.

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

11.

This colony included the important port city of Boston.

a)

New York

b)

Massachussetts

c)

Rhode Island

12.

This is the region where the pilgrims settled and established the Plymouth Colony.

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

13.

This is the Southern colony colony where the Acts of Toleration were written.

a)

Maryland

b)

Georgia

c)

Jamestown

d)

Plymouth

14.

Which colony included the port city of Philadelphia?

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Massachussets

c)

Delaware

d)

Connecticut

15.

Which colony is shown above?

a)

Massachusetts (MA)

b)

Delaware (DE)

c)

Rhode Island (RI)

d)

Connecticut (CT)

16.

Which colony is shown above?

a)

Massachusetts (MA)

b)

New Hampshire (NH)

c)

Rhode Island (RI)

d)

Connecticut (CT)

17.

Which colony is shown above?

a)

Massachusetts (MA)

b)

New Hampshire (NH)

c)

Rhode Island (RI)

d)

Connecticut (CT)

18.

Which colony is shown above?

a)

Massachusetts (MA)

b)

New Hampshire (NH)

c)

Rhode Island (RI)

d)

Connecticut (CT)

19.

Which colony is shown above?

a)

New York (NY)

b)

New Jersey (NJ)

c)

Pennsylvania (PA)

d)

Delaware (DE)

20.

Which colony is shown above?

a)

New York (NY)

b)

New Jersey (NJ)

c)

Pennsylvania (PA)

d)

Delaware (DE)

21.

Which colony is shown above?

a)

New York (NY)

b)

New Jersey (NJ)

c)

Pennsylvania (PA)

d)

Delaware (DE)

22.

Which colony is shown above?

a)

New York (NY)

b)

New Jersey (NJ)

c)

Pennsylvania (PA)

d)

Delaware (DE)

23.

Which colony is shown above?

a)

Maryland (MD)

b)

Virginia (VA)

c)

N + S Carolina (NC and SC)

d)

Georgia (GA)

24.

Which colony is shown above?

a)

Maryland (MD)

b)

Virginia (VA)

c)

N + S Carolina (NC and SC)

d)

Georgia (GA)

25.

Which colony is shown above?

a)

Maryland (MD)

b)

Virginia (VA)

c)

N + S Carolina (NC and SC)

d)

Georgia (GA)

26.

Which colony is shown above?

a)

Maryland (MD)

b)

Virginia (VA)

c)

N + S Carolina (NC and SC)

d)

Georgia (GA)

27.

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Connecticut are part of the which region?

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

28.

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware are part of the which region?

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

29.

Maryland, Virginia, N+S Carolina and Georgia are part of the which region?

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

30.

Who founded the Massachusetts Bay colony to be a "perfect christian society"? Known as strict and intolerant.

a)

Thomas Hooker

b)

John Winthrop

c)

James Oglethorpe

d)

Roger Williams

31.

All of the following colonies were founded by ministers who disagreed with John Winthrop EXCEPT:

a)

Conneticut

b)

Rhode Island

c)

New Hampshire

d)

Delaware

32.

Which of the following colonies was started as a safe place for Quaker protestants?

a)

Delaware

b)

Massachusetts

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

New Hampshire

33.

This region heavily depended on slaves & indentured servants. Included important city of Charleston, South Carolina.

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

34.

Which is the river shown on the map?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Missouri River

c)

Appalachian River

d)

Rocky River

35.

Which river is shown on this map?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

American River

c)

Hudson River

d)

Missouri River

36.

Identify the mountain range shown here:

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Hudson Mountains

d)

Himalayan Mountains

37.

Identify the mountain ranges shown here:

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Hudson Mountains

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Missouri Mountains

38.

Which location is shown on the map?

a)

Missouri River Valley

b)

Ohio River Valley

c)

Mississippi River Valley

d)

California River Valley