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13 Colonies Test

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

New Netherlands was sold to the English and was renamed ___________________.

a)

New Jersey

b)

New Orleans

c)

St.Augustine

d)

New York

2.

Cities like Detroit, Louisiana, and Quebec are all cities established by the ________________.

a)

Spanish

b)

French

c)

English

d)

Dutch

3.

The Spanish also established Florida and created the oldest city in North America, known as____________________________.

a)

New York

b)

Jamestown

c)

Plymouth

d)

St.Augustine

4.

The _________________ land closer to the center of North America.

a)

Spanish

b)

French

c)

English

d)

Dutch

5.

The _________________ colonized the eastern coast of North America.

a)

French

b)

English

c)

Spanish

d)

Dutch

6.

The ____________________ colonized southwestern North America.

a)

Spanish

b)

English

c)

French

d)

Dutch

7.

Jamestown was established in ________.

a)

1585

b)

1607

c)

1620

d)

1854

8.

Plymouth was establish in _________.

a)

1620

b)

1609

c)

1607

d)

1621

9.

The reason people settled in Jamestown was mainly for ___________.

a)

Religious freedom

b)

Wealth & gold

c)

Land

d)

Convert the Natives

10.

The reason people settled in Plymouth was mainly for___________.

a)

Gold & wealth

b)

land

c)

convert the natives

d)

religious freedom

11.

Settlers in Jamestown struggled with___________________

a)

Starvation (little food)

b)

Native attacks

c)

Not doing much work (lazy)

d)

All of these

12.

Settlers in Plymouth struggled with _________________.

a)

Cold

b)

Starvation

c)

Little food

d)

All of these

13.

In Plymouth settlers "gave thanks" to the natives by celebrating the first __________________ holiday.

a)

New Years

b)

Christmas

c)

Fourth of July

d)

Thanksgiving

14.

The settlers who settled Plymouth were also known as __________________.

a)

Conquistadors

b)

The Dutch

c)

Pilgrims

d)

Quakers

15.

An area that is ruled by another country.

a)

colony

b)

representative government

c)

persecuted

d)

plantation

16.

Large farms.

a)

colony

b)

planatation

c)

persecuted

d)

representative government

17.

This means treated badly or unfairly, usually because of politics, religion, or race.

a)

plantation

b)

colony

c)

representative government

d)

persecuted

18.

The people in government who make decisions for the people who elect them.

a)

colony

b)

representative government

c)

persecuted

d)

plantation

19.

What are two unique things about the New England colonies (2 points)

a)

The Puritans

b)

The Quakers

c)

Large cities

d)

Largest city is Boston

20.

What are two unique things about the Middle Colonies? (2 points)

a)

New York

b)

The Pilgrims

c)

The Quakers

d)

Plantations

21.

What are 2 unique things about the Southern Colonies?

a)

The Quakers

b)

Plantations

c)

Slaves

d)

The city of Philadelphia