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Colonial America

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which region was surrounded by dense forests?

a)

New England

b)

Mid-Atlantic Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

d)

Spanish Colonies

2.

New England's economy was supported by what?

a)

Making bread

b)

Farming

c)

Whaling and Fishing

d)

Cash crops

3.

In what colonies did the children go to school to learn a trade?

a)

New England

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

Southern

d)

Spanish

4.

Where did the majority of slaves live?

a)

New England

b)

Mid-Atlanic

c)

Southern

d)

Spanish

5.

In which colonies did children have tutors come to their home for schooling?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

Spanish

6.

Which colonies made money from their cash crops

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

Spanish

7.

What was the main reason that people came to the Southern colonies?

a)

Religious Freedom

b)

Profit (to make money)

c)

To own slaves

d)

For more land

8.

All children in the colonies went to school

a)

True

b)

False

9.

I chose to come to the colonies, but I did not realize it would be so difficult. I still have two more years until I have worked to pay off the cost of my trip that a wealthy landowner paid. Who am I?

a)

Slave

b)

Large Landowner

c)

Indentured Servant

d)

Woman

10.

Which colonies had harsh winters which made farming difficult?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

Spanish

11.

What did children in the middle colonies learn?

a)

Math and Reading

b)

Religion

c)

Grammar

d)

A trade

12.

In which colony did most artisans live?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

Spanish

13.

In which colonies did they grow tobacco, indigo, rice, and cotton?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

Spanish

14.

In which region did Puritans live?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

Spanish

15.

Which two regions had rich soil, good for growing crops?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

Spanish