NEW
Font size
WorksheetsColonization
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 23mins
Which of the following was NOT one of the first three English colonies?
Jamestown
St. Augustine
Plymouth
Roanoke
Which of the following English colonies was UNSUCCESSFUL?
Roanoke
Plymouth
Jamestown
Which of the following is true about JOHN SMITH?
He developed tobacco, which helped Jamestown to be successful
He motivated the lazy "gentlemen" settlers of Jamestown to work
He was in charge of the colony of Georgia
He was the leader of the pilgrims that sailed over on the Mayflower
Which colony made huge profits by selling the cash crop tobacco?
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Plymouth
Virginia
What was the Mayflower Compact?
A document that set up a plan for how people aboard a ship heading to the New World would govern themselves
A list of rules that a king or queen gave to passengers who traveled to the New World
A list of passengers who sailed on the Mayflower
All of the men in a colony who were allowed to vote
What was the main reason the Puritans started the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
to set up a democratic government
to mine for gold and silver
to build plantations and grow cash crops
to live according to their religious beliefs
What does the word expel mean?
to differ in belief or opinion
to rebel against a government
to force someone to leave a place
to put someone in prison
Which of the following was an important industry of the New England colonies?
manufacturing cloth
shipbuilding
growing sugar
growing tobacco
What does the word refuge mean?
a friend or partner
a safe place
a center of trade
a mix of people
What is a plantation?
Large farms that grew cash crops using slave labor
A signed agreement
A resource that can be used to make a product
A crop that people grow to sell
What is slavery?
a person who agreed to work for another person without
pay for a certain length of time in exchange for passage to
North America
Part ownership of a business
The practice of holding people against their will and forcing them to work without pay
A resource that can be used to make a product
What is a raw material?
A signed agreement
A resource that can be used to make a product
Part ownership of a business
A crop that people grow to sell
What is a compact?
A crop that people grow to sell
A signed agreement
Part ownership of a business
A resource that can be used to make a product
What is a cash crop?
A signed agreement
Part ownership of a business
A resource that can be used to make a product
A crop that people grow to sell
Which colonial region matches the statement below:
Settlement in this region was motivated by the desire for religious freedom more than anything else.
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Which colonial region matches the statement below:
Rice, indigo, and tobacco were the key cash crops for this region. These crops made landowners very wealthy!
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Which colonial region matches the statement below:
This region is known for being the most diverse. It was home to many cultures and religions.
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Which colonial region matches the statement below:
The Mayflower Compact, Salem Witch Trials, the first Thanksgiving, and King Philip’s War all took place here.
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Which colonial region matches the statement below:
Plantations could be found all over this region. Many slaves could be found here, too.
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Which colonial region matches the statement below:
This region was known as the Breadbasket for all of the wheat that it grew and sold.
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Which colonial region matches the statement below:
The soil in this region was rocky and not good for farming. Most people practiced subsistence farming.
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Which colonial region matches the statement below:
You could find a mix of large and small farms here. You could also find many industries, like manufacturing.
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Which colonial region matches the statement below:
This region had mild winters and very hot summers. The growing season was 7 to 8 months long.
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Name this colony!
New Hamshire
Maryland
Georgia
Delaware
Connecticut
Name this colony!
Delaware
Virginia
New York
North Carolina
Rhode Island
Name this colony!
Delaware
Georgia
South Carolina
Pennsylvania
Name this colony!
Massachusetts
New Jersey
New Hampshire
Maryland
Name this colony!
South Carolina
New Jersey
Delaware
Massachusetts
New York
Name that colony!
Pennsylvania
Georgia
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Name that colony!
Rhode Island
Virginia
New Hampshire
Delaware
Name this Colony!
Delaware
Virginia
New York
Rhode Island
Name this colony!
Connecticut
Georgia
Maryland
South Carolina
Name this colony!
North Carolina
Virginia
New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
Name this colony!
New York
Maryland
Massachusetts
North Carolina
Name this colony!
New York
Connecticut
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Name this colony!
Delaware
Virginia
New Jersey
New Hamsphire
