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The Colonial Regions

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

New England

b)

Southern

c)

Middle

2.

What was the major religious group of the New England colonies?

a)

Quakers

b)

Church of England

c)

Puritans

3.

Which colonies have large plantations?

a)

Middle

b)

Southern

c)

New England

d)

Northeast

4.

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

a)

Middle Colonies

b)

Southern Colonies

c)

New England Colonies

d)

frontier region

5.

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

6.

Which colony was originally founded by the Dutch?

a)

New Jersey

b)

New York

c)

Delaware

d)

Pennsylvania

7.

Which colony could settlers go to in order to escape their debts?

a)

Georgia

b)

North Carolina

c)

South Carolina

8.
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)
9.
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)
10.
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)
11.

They came to Pennsylvania, with William Penn for religious freedom

a)

Quakers

b)

Catholics

c)

Puritans

d)

Separatists

12.
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
13.
Georgia was founded as a refuge for what group of people?
a)
Quakers
b)
debtors
c)
Puritans
d)
Catholics
14.
The Northern Region's economy included shipbuilding because of the availability of what major resource?
a)
Rivers
b)
Iron Ore
c)
Lumber
d)
Tar
15.
Which region had an economy based off agriculture and grew mainly cash crops like Tobacco, Indigo, and Rice?
a)
Northern
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
16.
Which region was nicknamed the Bread Basket Colonies because they mainly grew wheat?
a)
Northern
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
17.
Which region included the colonies of Maryland, Virginia, Norther Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia?
a)
Northern
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
18.

Which region did not focus on agriculture because of their rocky soil?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

19.
Which region did the Quakers, who practiced religious toleration, settle in?
a)
Northern
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
20.

Which region had an economy based off of industries such as fishing, whaling, shipbuilding, and lumber?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

21.
Which region included the colonies of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware? 
a)
Northern
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
22.
The major reason that the three colonial regions were different from each other is due to...
a)
the settlers education
b)
support from the mother country
c)
population of settlers
d)
geography
23.
The Southern region developed large plantations as the foundation of its economy because of the availability of what natural resource?
a)
Lumber
b)
Fertile Land
c)
Rivers
d)
Harbors
24.

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

25.

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, harbors,

26.

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

27.

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

28.

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

29.

Rainy winters, hot summers, perfect for cash crops

a)

New England

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

d)

Mars

30.

James Oglethorpe tried to found this colony slave free...

a)

New York

b)

Massachusetts

c)

New Mexico

d)

Georgia

31.

Cold winters, rocky and sandy soil, bad for growing crops

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

d)

Kenya

32.

Pennsylvania was started for

a)

Puritans

b)

Quakers

c)

Pilgrims

d)

Jehovah's Witness

33.

This region was nicknamed the Breadbasket colony

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

34.

Who was the leader of the Quakers?

a)

James Oglethorpe

b)

Nathaniel Bacon

c)

Peter Stuyvesant

d)

William Penn

35.

What do you call crops grown for trade?

a)

Subsistence Farming

b)

Cash Crops

c)

Staple Crops

d)

Second Harvest

36.

Cecil Calvert wanted to start a colony for...

a)

crops and food

b)

money and religious freedom

c)

fur and animals

d)

ships and jewelry

37.

Who was the founder of Maryland?

a)

Thomas Hooker

b)

John Winthrop

c)

Roger Williams

d)

Cecilius Calvert

38.

What is another name for Cecilius Calvert?

a)

Lord Baltimore

b)

Lord Voldemort

c)

King Baltimore

d)

King Charles

39.

A key figure that established Rhode Island promised that people of all religions were welcome.

a)

John Winthrop

b)

Roger Williams

c)

Anne Hutchinson

d)

John Smith

40.
Why were Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
a)
They had different religious ideas than the Puritans and were looking for a place of religious freedom.
b)
They decided they could use their talents to set up a new colony.
c)
Huchinson and Williams left Massachusetts Bay to look for Indians to convert to Christianity.
d)
Hutchinson and Williams were banished because they had too many children to feed.

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