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Colonial Foundations

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Farming was most successful in which colonies?
a)
New England and Middle
b)
Middle and Southern
c)
New England and Southern
2.
Lumber and ship building was a successful enterprise in which colonies?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
MIddle and Southern
3.
You adapt to your environment when you:
a)
grow crops that are compatible with the climate and soil there.
b)
vote for a leader of the colony.
c)
take advantage of natural resources located there.
d)
Option 1 and 3
4.
If you lived along the Atlantic coast, you were more likely to have a job in what industry?
a)
Fishing or shipbuilding
b)
Fur or mining
c)
Dressmaking or Theatre
d)
Glass blowing or blacksmithing
5.
Which colonial region was settled by Puritans and Pilgrims seeking religious freedom?
a)
New England
b)
Southern
c)
Middle
d)
Backcountry
6.
Which colonial region contained rocky soil and cold climate?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
Backcountry
7.
Which colonists were farmers and plantation owners who grew cotton and tobacco?
a)
New England
b)
Southern
c)
Middle
d)
Backcountry
8.
Large farms, called ___________________, were spread throughout the Southern colonies.
a)
Trade centers
b)
Plantations
c)
Settlements
d)
industrial centers
9.
Why were the Mid-Atlantic colonies nicknamed "The Bread Basket?"
a)
They grew many types of grain.
b)
Making bread was a great economic opportunity.
c)
They ate bread with every meal.
d)
They imported many types of grain
10.
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
d)
Frenchmen and Mexicans
11.
Which region relied mostly on cash crops to make their money?
a)
New England
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
d)
Backcountry
12.

What do the letters around the snake represent?

a)

The Colonies

b)

The Indians

c)

The King's soldiers

13.

What did the phrase "Join or Die" originally mean during the French and Indian War?

a)

Join together as Colonists and fight against the British, or we'll die.

b)

Join together as British citizens and fight against the French, or we'll die.

14.
During the French and Indian War, the British and French were fighting over control of which area?
a)
Mississippi River Valley
b)
Ohio River Valley
c)
Connecticut River Valley
d)
Pennsylvania River Valley
15.

Who was the French and Indian War fought between?

a)

French vs. British

b)

French vs. Native Americans

c)

British vs. Native Americans

d)

British vs. Dutch

16.

Whose side did Most Native Americans take during the French and Indian War?

a)

British

b)

Europeans

c)

French

d)

Dutch

17.

Why did most Native Americans side with the French

a)

The French were going to let them keep their land

b)

The French were nicer

c)

The French gave them more money

d)

The French were better traders

18.

Why was the French and Indian War fought?

a)

The French, Native Americans, and British did not like each other

b)

The French and British were both trying to claim the disputed land west of the Appalachian Mountains

c)

The French and the British wanted to have more power back in Europe

d)

The Native Americans wanted to fight both the British and the French