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13 English Colonies Test Practice

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

William Penn was a citizen in this region.

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

2.

This region had rivers and streams that could not be navigated, but fast enough to produce power on a water mill.

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

3.

This region was known for wheat farming.

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

4.

Tobacco was grown in this region as a cash crop.

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

5.

Ship building was a main industry in this region.

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

6.

This region needed slaves for the plantations.

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

7.

This region had the longest growing season.

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

8.

How did William Penn get land in the New World?

a)

Penn bought it himself.

b)

The Quakers raised money.

c)

Penn's father loaned him the money.

d)

King Charles II gave i to him.

9.

What was the most important building in a colonial New England town?

a)

mill

b)

meeting house

c)

blacksmith building

d)

hotel

10.

Who are the indentured servants?

a)

another name for slaves

b)

people who work for the governor

c)

people who work to pay off their voyage

d)

people who like to explore

11.

What was the first settlement in Virginia in 1607 called?

a)

Roanoke

b)

Plymouth

c)

Jamestown

d)

Quaker

12.

Who was the leader of Jamestown?

a)

John Smith

b)

John White

c)

Walter Raleigh

d)

William Penn

13.

What was the one way Jamestown survived?

a)

Bought squash

b)

fought disease

c)

whales

d)

learned to hunt from Native Americans

14.

What settlement was established in Massachusetts in 1620?

a)

Jamestown

b)

Plymouth

c)

Roanoke

d)

Maryland

15.

Why was the Mayflower Compact made?

a)

To have laws in the settlement

b)

for religion

c)

trade with Native Americans

16.

Why did Pilgrims risk their lives to come to America?

a)

protection

b)

start a new farm

c)

food

d)

religious freedom

e)

All the above

17.

What colony was called the Lost Colony?

a)

Jamestown

b)

Plymouth

c)

Roanoke

d)

Cape Cod

18.

Why did the first group that settled in Roanoke return to England?

a)

too hot

b)

Native attacks

c)

disease

d)

starvation

19.

Who did Raleigh send with the second group of settlers?

a)

John Smith

b)

Pocahontas

c)

John White

d)

Walter Raleigh

20.

Why did it take John White so long to return to Roanoke with new supplies?

a)

England was at war with Spain

b)

His boat sank

c)

Natives captured him

d)

sickness

21.

What happened when John White finally returned to Roanoke?

a)

They made a colony

b)

They fought Native Americans

c)

They built more houses

d)

There was no one there.