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WorksheetsCOLONIAL AMERICA
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
Which two original colonies were established for economic reasons?
Jamestown and Roanoke Island
Jamestown and St. Augustine
Roanoke Island and Plymouth
Plymouth and Quebec
Which colony did the Puritans establish?
Georgia
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Plymouth
Pennsylvania
What did John White find upon his return to the Roanoke colony?
The colonists had relocated their colony to Plymouth Rock in Massachusetts.
The colonists had died of starvation and disease in the colony.
The colonists were missing with no evidence pointing to their whereabouts.
The colonists had thrived by befriending local American Indian tribes.
Which colony is depicted in the image?
Massachusetts Bay
Jamestown
Roanoke Colony
Plymouth Rock
Which area was settled by people who had been in debtors’ prisons in England?
Georgia
Jamestown
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Roanoke Island
The first permanent English settlement in the United States was —
Quebec
Roanoke Island
Plymouth
Jamestown
Which country created the Virginia Company and sent settlers to the New World as part of an economic experiment?
England
France
Spain
Portugal
Pennsylvania was settled by —
Pilgrims
Puritans
Quakers
Debtors
Which early colony failed and is often referred to as the Lost Colony?
Jamestown Colony
Quebec Colony
Roanoke Colony
Plymouth Colony
Which colony was settled by the Puritans?
Georgia
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Plymouth
Pennsylvania
Which colony was settled by the Quakers?
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Georgia
Jamestown
Pennsylvania
Roanoke Island was established as —
a trading post
a place for slave trade
a farming center
an economic venture
Which colony was nicknamed the Lost Colony?
Plymouth
Jamestown
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Roanoke Island
Complete the graphic.
Southern Region
Mid-Atlantic Region
New England Region
Midwestern Region
New England’s political and civic life centered around —
town meetings
plantations
market towns
England
The Middle Atlantic’s political and civic life centered around —
market towns
England
church
plantations
The Southern colonies' economy was centered around —
ship building
shipping of raw materials
large plantations and cash crops
manufacturing
Which was a Southern colony?
New York
South Carolina
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
This quote from the plaque at the front of the Greenfield, NH Meeting House tells of the ongoing influence of what New England political and social event?
Plantation Meetings
County Assemblies
Town Meetings
Market Towns
The Middle Atlantic’s geographical climate is known for its —
coastland lowlands and humid subtropical climate
Piedmont farming community
jagged coastlines
rich farmlands and moderate climate
Complete the graphic
Mid-Western Region
Mid-Atlantic Region
Southern Region
New England Region
Southern cultural activities centered around —
plantations
England
cities
market towns
Which of the following does NOT depict the interaction of the people with the New England environment?
Village and church as center of life
Town meetings
Plantations
Skilled craftsmen, shopkeepers
Complete the graphic.
Southern Region
Mid-Atlantic Region
New England Region
Mid-Western Region
Which colonial region in the United States specialized in building the product pictured above?
Midwest
New England
Mid-Atlantic
South
If you were a farmer that wanted to raise cattle and wheat, where would you most likely have chosen to live during colonial days?
New England
Either the New England or Mid-Atlantic
South
Mid-Atlantic
Some individuals in colonial life were not slaves but were also not paid. They worked for a period of time in order to earn the freedom to pursue their own livelihoods.
These people were called —
women
indentured servants
slaves
farmers
Which group of colonists worked mainly in the home and had little chance of being educated even though they were mostly responsible for educating their children?
Slaves
Women
Men
Southerners
Compared to indentured servants, enslaved African Americans —
agreed to work without pay
agreed to come to the colonies
were owned as property for life without any rights
were free at the end of their contracts
Most slaves that came to the United States were captured in —
Latin America
Africa
Europe
Asia
If you were a large landowner in colonial days, you would most likely —
be male, live in the New England area, and be able to vote
be female, be educated, and live in a village or city
work as a craftsman in town, not be able to vote, and not be educated
be male, live in the South, have a rich social life, and rely on either slaves or indentured servants to run your farm
Which social group worked as craftsmen, on plantations or in towns, throughout the colonies?
Landowners
Slaves
Artisans
Farmers
What allowed the plantation owner in the illustration to sell the slave girl?
She was considered property.
She had disobeyed him.
She was not married.
She was not a good worker.
Who bought and sold goods to the colonists?
Merchants
Royal Governors
Large Landowners
Farmers
Who appointed colonial governors in the Thirteen Colonies?
The landowners
The king
The colonial legislature
The colonists
Great Britain began to impose taxes on the colonists after the —
Mexican-American War
Spanish-American War
Civil War
French and Indian War
According to the Navigation Acts, which country's ships did colonists have to use to transport goods to Europe?
France
Portugal
Great Britain
Germany
Importing and exporting goods was important to the colonies for survival and prosperity. Why did this issue become a problem for the colonists?
The colonists were not able to provide Great Britain with the items it needed.
The colonists felt that Great Britain was not helping them defend their colonies.
Great Britain was trying to control trade with taxes and did not let the colonies have representation in Parliament.
They did not want to trade with Great Britain.
What did the colonists trade with Great Britain for goods?
Raw materials
Gold
Ships
Slaves
Who was in charge of making sure the laws imposed by Great Britain were followed by the colonists?
Mayor
Army
Legislature
Governor
Which statement best summarizes the political relationship between the colonies and Great Britain?
Which statement best summarizes the political relationship between the colonies and Great Britain?
Great Britain gave colonies the independence needed to govern themselves.
The colonial governors had authority and could over turn the king's decision.
Great Britain wanted to lead decision-making in the colonies.
Which obstacle faced by early explorers is illustrated in this woodcut map from 1545?
Illnesses suffered
Poor maps and navigational tools
Lack of food needed for survival
Inadequate supplies
Francisco Coronado claimed the Southwest United States for —
Spain
France
England
Portugal
Which of the following was NOT an area of conflict between the First Americans and the settlers?
Competition for Trade
Disease
Land
Transportation
Which of the following was NOT a cultural interaction with the English and First Americans?
Established settlements
Traded
The English conquered and enslaved the First Americans
Learned farming techniques
