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Colonization

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is NOT a reason Colonies were founded?

a)

religious freedom

b)

to start a new life

c)

to make money (profit)

d)

to open an arcade

2.

Which of these are NOT a reason the colonies were founded?

a)

To get land

b)

To start the first zoo

c)

To start a farm or business

d)

To make money

3.

Which of these describe New England's economy?

a)

manufactured goods

b)

fishing and whaling

c)

shipbuilding

d)

trade

e)

cattle

4.

Which of these describe the Southern colonies' Economy?

a)

Farming on large plantations

b)

Cash crops including rice, indigo, tobacco, and cotton

c)

Sold to England and other colonies

d)

Textiles

5.

Which of these describe Mid-Atlantic Economy?

a)

farming and livestock

b)

trading and merchants

c)

shipped goods on wide rivers

d)

lumber

e)

whaling

6.

How did the people of New England feel about religion?

a)

Little tolerance for religions other than their own

b)

believed in religious freedom for all

c)

free to worship as they choose

7.

How did the people of Mid-Atlantic feel about religion?

a)

Little tolerance for religions other than their own

b)

believed in religious freedom for all

c)

free to worship as they choose

8.

How did the people of Southern colonies feel about religion?

a)

Little tolerance for religions other than their own

b)

believed in religious freedom for all

c)

free to worship as they choose

9.

These people were wealthy white men owning plantations in the South. They made laws, and were the only people allowed to vote.

a)

Large Landowners

b)

Indentured servants

c)

Women

d)

Girls

10.

These people wanted to travel to America but did not have the means. They worked 3 to 7 years without pay for the person who paid their passage.

a)

Large Landowners

b)

Indentured servants

c)

Women

d)

Girls

11.

These people wanted worked in the home cooking and cleaning. They sometimes helped in the fields. They had no political rights and were not allowed to vote.

a)

Large Landowners

b)

Indentured servants

c)

Women

d)

Girls

12.

These people learned homemaking skills at home from their mother. They had few opportunities to get an education.

a)

Large Landowners

b)

Indentured servants

c)

Women

d)

Girls

13.

Which of these are ways the European explorers and native Americans helped each other?

a)

Shared Farming Techniques

b)

Shared goods

c)

Shared diseases

d)

Stole and harmed

14.

The Puritans came to the New World in search of___________.

a)

A route to the New World

b)

Lumber

c)

Religious Freedom

d)

Gold and other riches

15.

Why was it difficult to grow crops in the New England region?

a)

It was very cold in the New England region.

b)

The winters there were long

c)

The soil was poor

d)

All of the above

16.

In what region did the Quakers mainly live?

a)

Mid-Atlantic

b)

New England

c)

Southern

d)

All the above

17.

What were the 3 main cash crops grown in the Southern Colonies?

a)

Tobacco, indigo, and squash

b)

indigo, cotton, and pumpkins

c)

squash, beans, and corn

d)

tobacco, indigo, and cotton

18.

Who did most of the hard labor on the Southern Plantations?

a)

plantation owners

b)

slaves

c)

indentured servants

d)

Both B and C

19.

Life in the Southern Colonies mainly focused on

a)

Building cities

b)

farming and raising crops

c)

exploring land in South America

d)

Traveling across the Atlantic Ocean

20.

The Southern Colonies became known as the Bread Basket Colonies

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Many skilled craftsman and artisans lived in the Mid-Atlantic Colonies

a)

True

b)

false

22.

what is a colony

a)

a territory settled by people from another country and controlled by that country

b)

an extra supply of something

c)

a person who buys and sells goods

23.

what is "import"

a)

an extra supply of something

b)

a person who buys and sells goods

c)

bringing goods into a country from another location

24.

What is "export"

a)

an extra supply of something

b)

a person who buys or sells goods

c)

sending goods to another location in order to sell them

25.

what is an "apprentice"

a)

someone who is learning a trade by working with someone who is skilled in that field

b)

a person who buys and sells goods

c)

an extra supply of something

26.

what is a "merchant"

a)

an extra supply of someting

b)

a person who buys and sells goods

27.

Which group of colonies had an economy that depended heavily on the lumber industry to build ships?

a)

Southern Colonies

b)

New England Colonies

c)

Mid-Atlantic Colonies

d)

Middle Colonies

28.

Why were the Mid-Atlantic Colonies known as the "breadbasket" colonies?

a)

they made a lot of bread

b)

they had fertile soil and could grow wheat

c)

they were skilled at making baskets

d)

they grew a lot of corn

29.

How did young colonists learn to make a living?

a)

they went to college

b)

they became apprentices

c)

they went to school

d)

they did chores

30.

Why was it a better choice to farm in the Mid-Atlantic Colonies rather than the New England Colonies?

a)

more fertile and a better climate

b)

they had more people to work the farms

c)

The people of the New England colonies did not know how to farm

d)

They weather was colder

31.
What was the climate like for the people of the New England colonies?
a)
Harsh winters and mild summers
b)
Warm, humid summers and mild winters.
c)
Cold winters and hot summers
32.
Which colonial region was settled by Puritans and Pilgrims seeking religious freedom?
a)
New England
b)
Southern
c)
Mid-Atlantic
33.
Which colonial region was settled by people with many different cultural and religious backgrounds?
a)
New England
b)
Mid-Atlantic
c)
Southern
34.
Which colonists were farmers and plantation owners who grew cotton and tobacco?
a)
New England
b)
Southern
c)
Mid-Atlantic
35.
Which crops were grown by colonists living in the Southern region?
a)
Corn, cotton, tobacco, and indigo
b)
Grains like wheat and rye
c)
Watermelon, apples, and peaches
36.
Large farms, called ___________________, were spread throughout the Southern colonies.
a)
Trade centers
b)
Plantations
c)
Settlements
37.
Most of the work on large, southern plantations was done by ___________ and ___________
a)
Native Americans and slaves
b)
women and children
c)
slaves and indentured servants
38.
The climate and geography of each colonial region was exactly the same.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
The people who settled in the New England colonies were looking for religious freedom
a)
True
b)
False
40.
In the Southern colonies, what was the economy mostly based on?
a)
Shipbuilding
b)
producing iron and textiles in factories
c)
whaling and fishing
d)
producing cash crops on large farms
41.
In the Southern colonies, what was the economy mostly based on?
a)
Shipbuilding
b)
producing iron and textiles in factories
c)
whaling and fishing
d)
producing cash crops on large farms
42.
Which crop grew well in the Middle colonies because of the climate?
a)
wheat
b)
cotton
c)
tobacco
d)
fish
43.
Which of the following was NOT part of the Southern colonies?
a)
Maryland
b)
Virginia 
c)
Delaware
d)
Georgia
44.
Which colony region had many factories that supplied paper, textiles, and iron?
a)
the New England colonies
b)
the Middle colonies
c)
the Southern colonies
45.
The South's geographic features include:
a)
hilly mountains and rocky soil
b)
forests and moderate climate
c)
rich soil and humid climate
46.
I have been working for many years to pay off my trip to North America.  After I work off my debt, I am free.  I am an _______.
a)
indentured servant
b)
slave
c)
merchant
47.
Which group are the Southern colonies?
a)
Connecticut 
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachuttes
b)
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New York
New Jersey
d)
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Alabama
48.
What is the name of the southern most colony?
a)
South Carolina
b)
North Carolina
c)
Georgia
d)
Maryland
49.
What is the major industry of the New England Colonies?
a)
Cash Crops
b)
Metalwork
c)
Slavery
d)
Shipbuilding and Fishing
50.
Letter A is which colony?
a)
Delaware
b)
New Jersey
c)
Rhode Island
d)
New Hampshire
51.
Letter B is which colony?
a)
New Jersey
b)
Rhode Island
c)
Massachusetts
d)
Connecticut
52.
Letter H is which colony?
a)
Delaware
b)
Rhode Island
c)
New Jersey
d)
Pennsylvania
53.
Letter F is which colony?
a)
Maryland
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
New York
d)
Massachusetts
54.
Which are the Middle Colonies?
a)
Main, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island
b)
Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia
c)
Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware and New Jersey
55.
Which were the New England Colonies?
a)
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
b)
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
c)
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
56.
At my store, colonists could buy items such as tea, spices, and candy.  I am a ______.
a)
geography
b)
merchant
c)
artisan
57.
I worked for many years to learn how to make shoes and boots for the colonists.  I am an ________.
a)
artisian
b)
georgraphy
c)
slave
58.
Jack was a shipbuilder living in Massachusetts.  He lived in a _______ colony.
a)
New England
b)
Royal
c)
Southern 
59.
Which are the Middle Colonies?
a)
Main, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island
b)
Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia
c)
Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey
60.
Why were blacksmiths important as colonial artisans?
a)
they grew wheat and corn
b)
they made horseshoes and other farm tools
c)
the fought with the Native Americans and taught them to shoot

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