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British Colonization

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the MAIN reason that the Middle, New  England, and Southern colonies were founded?
a)
For economic reasons and chances to make money
b)
In order to practice their religion freely
c)
To build partnerships with  the Native Americans
2.
A person (craftsmen) who is skilled at making something by hand.
a)
proprietor 
b)
artisan
c)
laborer
d)
apprentice
3.
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
4.
The main responsibilities of colonial women were to:
a)
run plantations and businesses
b)
teach school and prepare lessons
c)
raise children and take care of the home
5.
Sold to slaves traders & shipped to the colonies. They were born into slavery & owned as property for life with no rights.
a)
indentured servants
b)
slaves
c)
American Indians
d)
farmers
6.
They lived in the South and relied on indentured servants and/or slaves to produce their crops.
a)
indentured servants
b)
large landowners
c)
farmers
d)
proprietor
7.

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

8.

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

9.

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

10.
Which of the colonial regions had mild winters and long, hot summers?
a)
New England colonies
b)
Middle colonies
c)
Southern colonies
d)
Western colonies
11.
Small farms, rocky soil, cold winters, short growing season describes
a)
New England colonies
b)
Middle colonies
c)
Southern colonies
d)
Western colonies
12.
Which was NOT a way that New England colonists earned a living?
a)
merchants
b)
shipbuilders
c)
fishing and whaling
d)
farming on large plantations
13.

The New England colonies did not have the best soil but they did have tall trees that helped with __________.

a)

cash crops

b)

shipbuilding

c)

importing cotton

d)

interdependence

14.
To run large plantations, planters relied mostly on the work of _________________.
a)
apprentices
b)
free African-Americans
c)
enslaved African-Americans
d)
artisans
15.
During colonial times, blacksmiths, silversmiths, and coopers were all examples of 
a)
farmers
b)
artisans
c)
indentured servants
d)
merchants
16.

Why did colonists leave England and come to British Colonial America?

a)

They could not practice their religion freely

b)

Didn't like the food

c)

England was too noisy

d)

Not enough farm land

17.

Colonial region was known as the "Breadbasket Colonies", because it had fertile soil for growing crops such as wheat?

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Southern Colonies

c)

Middle or Mid-Atlantic Colonies

18.
Jack was a shipbuilder living in Massachusetts.  He lived in a _______ colony.
a)
New England
b)
Royal
c)
Southern 
19.
What was the number of original colonies in America?
a)
12
b)
8
c)
13
d)
10
20.

All of the following were regions of the colonies except:

a)

Southern Colonies

b)

Western Colonies

c)

New England Colonies

d)

Mid-Atlantic (or Middle) Colonies

21.

The English colonies in North America were divided into three areas: New England, Mid-Atlantic (Middle), and Southern. Which of the following lists would BEST fit the New England colonies?

a)

A. tobacco, rice, mild winters

b)

B. Quakers, Philadelphia, seaport

c)

C. Catholics, Virginia, plantations

d)

D. cold winters, Puritans, shipbuilding

22.

The New England colonies specialized in __________.

a)

harvesting tobacco and cotton

b)

shipbuilding and cod fishing

c)

raising livestock

23.
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
24.
Which colonial region was settled by Puritans and Pilgrims seeking religious freedom?
a)
New England
b)
Southern
c)
Mid-Atlantic
25.
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.
26.
People who lived in the New England colonies most likely had which of the following jobs?
a)
Farmin
b)
Raising livestock
c)
Ship building and fishing
27.
Which region's jobs focused mainly on the ocean? 
a)
New England
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
28.
 How did most people in the Middle Colonies make their living? 
a)
 A. mining 
b)
B.  farming
c)
 C.  trapping animals for fur 
d)
D. shipbuilding
29.
Why did the plantation owners think they needed slaves?
a)
Plantations needed many workers and there were not enough workers available otherwise.
b)
The governor of the colony made slaves mandatory.
c)
Plantation owners did not use slaves.
d)
Slaves came to the colonies looking for work.
30.
Indentured servitude meant ___________.
a)
 being a slave for life
b)
agreeing to work for a few years in exchange for passage to the New World and possibly some land
c)
wearing dentures while serving
d)
serving dinner every night for 4-7 years
31.
Which region was known as the "Bread Basket"?
a)
Northeastern Colonies
b)
Mid-Atlantic Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
32.
Which colonial region was settled by Puritans and Pilgrims seeking religious freedom?
a)
New England
b)
Southern
c)
Middle
d)
Backcountry
33.
Which colonial region contained rocky soil and cold climate?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
Backcountry
34.
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
35.
The people who settled in the New England colonies were looking for religious freedom
a)
True
b)
False
36.
The first permanent English settlement in North America was
a)
Werowocomoco
b)
Yorktown
c)
Richmond
d)
Jamestown
37.
What is the major industry of the New England Colonies?
a)
Cash Crops
b)
Metalwork
c)
Slavery
d)
Shipbuilding and Fishing
38.
What is the economy of the Middle Colonies?
a)
Lots of farming and crops, grains such as oats, wheat, and corn.  They trade along the rivers.
b)
Fishing and shipbuilding
c)
Rocky soil, coastal ports towns on the Atlantic Ocean.
d)
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware.
39.
What was the Southern Colonies economy?
a)
fishing and shipbuilding
b)
Cash crops such as tobacco and cotton as well as indigo, corn and rice
c)
Virginia, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina
d)
Milder climates, longer growing season

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