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Colonial Regions

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
1. set-up the government of the new Plymouth Colony. 
2. Direct Democracy for men only. 
3. People met at town meetings to discuss issues and vote on solutions. (Established the tradition of town hall meetings.
4. Resulted in majority rule.
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Virginia House of Burgesses
c)
1st Continental Congress
d)
English Bill of Rights
2.
1. First successful English settlement in the New World, 
2. 1607. Set up as a joint-stock company
3. Virginia House of Burgesses
a)
Jamestown
b)
Plymouth
c)
Pilgrim
d)
Massachusetts
3.
Colonial region that focused on shipping and manufacturing
a)
New England Colonies (New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island)
b)
Middle Colonies (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland)
c)
Southern Colonies (Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia)
4.
Colonial region 
1. focused on cash crops like cotton and tobacco
2. slavery became much more important in the southern colonies than any other colonial region.
a)
New England Colonies (New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island)
b)
Middle Colonies (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland)
c)
Southern Colonies (Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia)
5.
Colonial region focused on food crops such as wheat
a)
New England Colonies (New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island)
b)
Middle Colonies (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland)
c)
Southern Colonies (Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia)
6.
Economic theory which said that a nation should export more than they import, and should create colonies for natural resources.
a)
Mercantilism
b)
Triangle Trade
c)
Navigation Acts
d)
Free Enterprise
7.
They came to Pennsylvania for religious freedom
a)
Quakers
b)
Catholics
c)
Puritans
d)
Separatists
8.
This group of colonies had the most diversity.
a)
New England
b)
Middle 
c)
Puritans
d)
Separatists
9.
This group of colonies had many different churches and offered more religious tolerance.
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
10.
New England farmers practiced which type of farming?
a)
Cash crop
b)
Rotational
c)
Plowing
d)
Subsistence
11.
Which of these best describes the environment of the New England colonies?
a)
Long, hot summers and mild winters
b)
Harsh winters and rocky, hilly land
c)
Broad coastal plains and fertile soil
d)
Broad rivers, swamps and wet lands
12.
Which English law influenced colonial government?
a)
English Bill of Rights
b)
French Revolution
c)
Justinian's Code
d)
Divine Right of Kings 
13.
The Middle Passage refers to 
a)
The ocean crossing of the slaves
b)
The route taken to reach New York 
c)
A step in climbing the social ladder
d)
A system of trade between the colonies 
14.
Which religious group founded Plymouth Colony and the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
a)
Puritans
b)
Church of England
c)
Catholics
d)
Quakers
15.
William Penn intended his colony to be a haven for Quakers.  What doe haven mean?
a)
farm land
b)
church
c)
place of safety
d)
seaport
16.
Georgia was founded as a refuge for what group of people?
a)
Quakers
b)
debtors
c)
Puritans
d)
Catholics
17.
What is the goal of Mercantilism?
a)
To make the individual rich
b)
To establish colonies in the New World
c)
To make the Mother Country rich
d)
To gain access to raw materials and new markets
18.
The Northern Region's economy included shipbuilding because of the availability of what major resource?
a)
Rivers
b)
Iron Ore
c)
Lumber
d)
Tar
19.

Which colonial region has a climate that can best be described as rainy winters and hot, humid summers.

a)

New England

b)

Southern

c)

Middle

20.

Which colonies have large plantations?

a)

Middle

b)

Southern

c)

New England

d)

Northeast

21.

What region produced huge amounts of grain during the colonial period?

a)

Middle Colonies

b)

Southern Colonies

c)

New England Colonies

d)

frontier region

22.

The long cold winters in the ____________________ colonies was not ideal for growing cash crops and so they focused on lumbering, fishing & fur trading.

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

Winter

23.

What is an indentured servant?

a)

Someone who agrees to work for several years for passage to the New World.

b)

Someone who is bought and cannot obtain freedom.

24.

Which colony was originally founded by the Dutch?

a)

New Jersey

b)

New York

c)

Delaware

d)

Pennsylvania

25.

Geography of the New England Colonies

a)

Rocky, Forests, hilly, poor soil, long winters, limited farming

b)

Fertile soil, flat land, swift rivers, wide valleys, warmer

c)

Rich fertile soil, broad coastal plains, tidewater, backcournty

26.

Geography of the Middle Colonies

a)

Rocky, forests, hilly, poor soil, long winters, limited farming

b)

Rich fertile soil, broad coastal plains, tidewater, backcountry

c)

Fertile soil, flat land, swift rivers, wide valleys, warmer

27.

Geography of the Southern Colonies

a)

Rich fertile soil, broad coastal plains, tidewater, backcountry

b)

Fertile soil, flat land, swift rivers, wide valleys, warmer

c)

Rocky, forests, hilly poor soil, long winters, limited farming

28.

Jobs of the New England colonies

a)

small farms, merchants, craftsmen, boatbuilding, whaling, lumber, fish

b)

Farming grains, livestock, cash crops, mining, trading

c)

plantations with tobacco, rice, slavery

d)

Patriot Football

29.

Economic activity of the Middle Colonies

a)

Farming grains, livestock, cash crops, mining, trading

b)

Plantations with tobacco, rice slavery

c)

Small farms, merchants, craftsman, boatbuilding, whaling, lumber, fish

30.

Religion: Puritans

a)

Middle Colonies

b)

New England Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

d)

Bible Belt Colonies

31.

Religion: Quakers, Catholics, Jews, Protestants

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

d)

Quaker Oats Colonies

32.

Religion: Church of England, Catholics

a)

Middle Colonies

b)

New England Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

33.

Education in the New England Colonies

a)

Schooling for boys and girls, advanced school for boys, Harvard 1636

b)

Fewer schools than NE, Princeton

c)

Planters' sons taught at home by tutors, College of William and Mary

34.

Government:: Town meetings, vote, self-government

a)

Middle Colonies

b)

New England Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

35.

Government:: Mixture of town meetings and country government

a)

Middle Colonies

b)

Southern Colonies

c)

New England Colonies

36.

Government: Sheriffs and justice of the peace, appointed by governor

a)

Southern Colonies

b)

New England Colonies

c)

Middle Colonies

37.

Which colonies have large plantations?

a)

Middle

b)

Southern

c)

New England

d)

Northeast

38.

"Bread Basket"

a)

New England

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

39.

Cash crops: Tobacco, Indigo and Rice

a)

New England

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

40.

Shipbuilding/Trading

a)

New England

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

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