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Third Grade - British Colonial America 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
• religious freedom 
• to make money
• to start a new life
Which is the best title for the list?
a)
Reasons for Starting a New Government
b)
Reasons for Starting a New Government
c)
Reasons for Moving to Germany
d)
Reasons for Starting New Colonies
2.

Why did colonists leave England and come to British Colonial America?

a)

They could not practice their religion freely

b)

Didn't like the food

c)

England was too noisy

d)

Not enough farm land

3.
One of the ways that New England colonies got their economy to grow was by
a)
fishing
b)
farming
c)
slave trade
4.

What is a colony?

a)

A large farm used to grow crops

b)

a place where ants live

c)

an area owned by a group of people

d)

people living in a new territory or land owned by another country

5.

Colonial region was known as the "Breadbasket Colonies", because it had fertile soil for growing crops such as wheat?

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Southern Colonies

c)

Middle or Mid-Atlantic Colonies

6.
Which was NOT a reason that colonists moved to British Colonial America?
a)
religious freedom
b)
to become friends with the Native Americans
c)
for a better life
d)
trade
7.

At my store, colonists could buy items such as tea, spices, and candy. I am a ______.

a)

geography

b)

merchant

c)

artisan

8.
An area of land that is ruled by another country such as Jamestown is called a _____.
a)
indentured servant
b)
slavery
c)
colony
9.
Jack was a shipbuilder living in Massachusetts.  He lived in a _______ colony.
a)
New England
b)
Royal
c)
Southern 
10.

Which are the Mid-Atlantic or Middle Colonies?

a)

Main, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island

b)

Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia

c)

Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey

11.
What was the number of original colonies in America?
a)
12
b)
8
c)
13
d)
10
12.

All of the following were regions of the colonies except:

a)

Southern Colonies

b)

Western Colonies

c)

New England Colonies

d)

Mid-Atlantic (or Middle) Colonies

13.

The English colonies in North America were divided into three areas: New England, Mid-Atlantic (Middle), and Southern. Which of the following lists would BEST fit the New England colonies?

a)

A. tobacco, rice, mild winters

b)

B. Quakers, Philadelphia, seaport

c)

C. Catholics, Virginia, plantations

d)

D. cold winters, Puritans, shipbuilding

14.
 How did most people in the Middle Colonies make their living? 
a)
 A. mining 
b)
B.  farming
c)
 C.  trapping animals for fur 
d)
D. shipbuilding
15.
Which colonial area was known as the "Breadbasket Colonies" because its soil and climate were ideal for growing wheat?
a)
A. New England 
b)
B. Middle 
c)
C. Southern 
d)
D. Western frontier
16.

Choose ALL that are parts if the Mid-Atlantic (Middle) Colonies.

a)

Georgia

b)

New Jersey

c)

Virginia

d)

Delaware

e)

North Carolina

17.

Part of the New England Colonies. Choose all that apply

a)

Massachusetts

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Rhode Island

d)

Maryland

e)

Connecticut

18.

You could find a mix of large and small farms here. You could also find many industries, like manufacturing.

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Mid-Atlantic (Middle) Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

19.

What do you call "the process in which goods and services are produced, sold, and bought in a country?"

a)

economy

b)

climate

c)

colonies

d)

religion

20.

Religion is _________________________.

a)

an organized system of beliefs, ceremonies, and rules used to worship a god or a higher being

b)

the typical condition of weather in a place

c)

an area controlled by or belongs to another country

d)

a place or region newly settled by newcomers