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Colonial America Part 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which early colony was nicknamed "Lost Colony"?

a)

Plymouth Colony

b)

Roanoke Island

c)

Six Flags America

d)

Pennsylvania

2.

Which of these colonies were created because of religious persecution?

a)

Plymouth Colony

b)

Roanoke Island

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Jamestown Settlement

3.

Which of these colonies was not an economic venture

a)

Jamestown Settlement

b)

Roanoke Island

c)

Massachusetts Bay Colony

d)

Georgia

4.

Which colony was the first permanent and successful colony of the New World?

a)

Roanoke Island

b)

Jamestown

c)

Georgia

d)

Massachusetts

5.

Who led the expedition to Roanoke Island?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

William Penn

c)

John Smith

d)

Sir Walter Raleigh

6.

What is not one of the reasons that people moved to the New World and might have established colonies?

a)

They were in debt

b)

Religious persecution

c)

They wanted to make a fort for some strange reason.

d)

It's an economic venture

7.

Which colonies aren't made because of religious persecution?

a)

Jamestown

b)

Roanoke

c)

Georgia

8.

What is an indentured servant?

a)

Someone who works for a ticket to New York

b)

Someone who works in exchange for travel

c)

A person who is forced to work for nothing

d)

The person who likes to eat weird things

9.

Why would a debtor sail to the New World?

a)

So they can stop being bothered about what they think.

b)

So they can run away from the police in England

c)

So they can work for absolutely nothing in return

d)

To become financially free

10.

What is persecution in general?

a)

Talking to someone with different religious beliefs

b)

People punishing other people because they are different

c)

Mistreating someone and claiming ownership of them

d)

An attempt at conquering a place

11.

What is diversity?

a)

Different things in one specific place

b)

The latest fashion trend

c)

The reason why John Smith was so famous

d)

Biodiversity

12.

Which type of resource is a manufactured good?

a)

Human resource

b)

Capitol resource

c)

Natural resource

d)

Indentured resource

13.

What is a colony?

a)

A place that is controlled by another place

b)

A thing made by a ship full of people

c)

Several dozen flying cats

d)

A fearsome city that is impenetrable from the outside

14.

Name the 6 early colonies of the New World.

a)

Plymouth, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Jamestown, and Roanoke.

b)

The Redskins, The Dallas Cowboys, The Eagles, The Patriots, Vikings, and The Steelers.

c)

New York, Rhode Island, Virginia, England, Asia, and Mexico.

d)

Plymouth, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Jamestown, Roanoke, and Georgia.

15.

How many colonies are there in the New England Colony region?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

6

16.

Which colonies are in the New England Colony region?

a)

New Hampshire

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Rhode Island

d)

New York

17.

How many colonies are there in the Middle Colonies region?

a)

7

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

18.

Select the colonies that are in the Middle Colonies region

a)

Maryland

b)

Virginia

c)

New Jersey

d)

Georgia

19.

How many colonies are there in the Southern Colonies region?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

5

20.

Which colonies are not in the Southern Colonies region?

a)

Maryland

b)

Virginia

c)

Connecticut

d)

North Carolina

e)

New York