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Chapter 7: Comparing the Colonies

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Massachusetts was founded to protect the...
a)
Puritans
b)
Catholics
c)
Quakers
d)
Debtors
2.
Why did the British want New York?
a)
To stop the Spanish from settling on the Atlantic coast
b)
To start large plantations
c)
To find lots of gold
d)
So English settlers could move westward
3.
Why were the Quakers mistreated in England?
a)
The received special favors from the king
b)
Their religious beliefs were different from the beliefs of most British people
c)
They refused to pay taxes
d)
They taught that people should use force to get rid of unfair kings
4.
Which is true about Maryland?
a)
Taxes were higher there than in other colonies
b)
There was no religious freedom
c)
There were many mosquitoes that spread disease
d)
Farming was almost impossible in the rocky soil
5.
Why was Georgia founded?
a)
to provide a place for poor people to avoid being jaled for their debts
b)
for religious freedom
c)
to help the original settlers become richer by taxing new settlers
d)
to become a center for trade with Spanish colonies in South America
6.
This colonial region grew rice and tobacco on large plantations
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
7.
This colonial region had rocky soil, plentiful forests, and easy access to the sea
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
8.
This colonial region had rich soil for raising wheat, available minerals, cold winters and hot summers
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
9.
Which colony was founded by the Dutch to set up fur-trading posts?
a)
Massachusetts
b)
Rhode Island
c)
New York
d)
Maryland
10.
Which colony did William Penn start?
a)
Pennsylvania
b)
New York
c)
Rhode Island
d)
Georgia
11.
Which colony had a lot of swampland?
a)
Georgia
b)
Maryland
c)
Massachusetts
d)
Rhode Island
12.
Which colony had easy access to Chesapeake Bay?
a)
Maryland
b)
Georgia
c)
New York
d)
Pennsylvania
13.
What was true about all thirteen colonies?
a)
Many colonists had a chance to participate in making laws and voting.
b)
The geography and climates were all the same.
c)
The colonists all came to the new world for the same reasons.
14.
This region had the richest soil, where crops like tobacco and rice were grown on large farms called plantations.
a)
The New England Colonies
b)
The Middle Colonies
c)
The Southern Colonies
15.
Controlled or run by the people themselves, with each person having an equal say.
a)
grant
b)
economy
c)
assembly
d)
democracy
16.

Shipbuilding is an example of

a)

a lifestyle

b)

an industry

c)

a religion

d)

an assembly

17.

Georgia was founded for which two reasons?

a)

To defend against the Spanish colonists in Florida

b)

To trade slaves

c)

To grow tobacco and sell it to England

d)

To help poor debtors avoid jail

18.

Which colonial region is known for its rich soil for raising wheat, its minerals, and having cold winters & hot summers?

a)

Southern Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

New England Colonies

d)

Northern Colonies

19.

The three large areas in which the 13 colonies are were divided is called what?

a)

democratic

b)

economy

c)

British

d)

colonial regions

20.

A body of lawmakers is called a(n)_______.

a)

industry

b)

colony

c)

West Indies

d)

assembly

21.
What were the names of the three colonial regions?
a)
New England, Central, Southeast
b)
New England, Middle, Southwest
c)
Northern, Middle, Southern
d)
New England, Middle, Southern
22.
Who founded Rhode Island?
a)
John Smith
b)
Williams Penn
c)
Roger Williams
d)
Cecilius Calvert 
23.
In Maryland, the Chesapeake Bay provided 
a)
farmers with large plantations
b)
a route to the sea 
c)
wildlife to be traded 
d)
limited access to other colonies
24.
Georgia was started to keep _______________ from moving north. 
a)
France 
b)
England 
c)
Spain
d)
Italy 
25.
What were two major cash crops in Georgia and the South?
a)
tobacco and tomatoes
b)
coal and iron
c)
rice and tobacco
d)
rice and beans 
26.

Which colonial region had indentured servants who worked on their plantations?

a)

Northern

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

New England

27.

Which colonial region did Maryland and Georgia belong to?

a)

Northern

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

New England

28.

Which colonial region did New York and Pennsylvania belong to?

a)

Northern

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

New England

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