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Chapter 6 Making the 13 Colonies

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Plymouth Colony was in what state?
a)
Pennsylvania
b)
Virginia
c)
Massachusetts
d)
New York
2.
The colonists in Plymouth came from England looking for:
a)
religious freedom
b)
gold
c)
furs
d)
free land
3.
Who settled Jamestown?
a)
The Pilgrims
b)
The Virginia Company
c)
The Quakers
d)
Catholics
4.
Farming was most successful in which colonies?
a)
New England and Middle
b)
Middle and Southern
c)
New England and Southern
5.
Lumber and ship building was a successful enterprise in which colonies?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
MIddle and Southern
6.
The House of Burgesses was:
a)
where church services were held.
b)
the first law making assembly in America.
c)
where the King of England lived.
d)
the first building built in Jamestown.
7.
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
8.
Which colonists were farmers and plantation owners who grew cotton and tobacco?
a)
New England
b)
Southern
c)
Middle
d)
Backcountry
9.
Which group are the New England colonies?
a)
Connecticut 
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
b)
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
Deleware 
New York
New Jersey
d)
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Wisconsin
10.
Which group are the Middle colonies?
a)
Connecticut 
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachuttes
b)
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New York
New Jersey
d)
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Washington
11.
Why was Maryland founded?
a)
To avoid debtors' prison
b)
To create a safe place for Catholics
c)
To freely practice religion
d)
To have more job opportunities
12.
Which group are the Southern colonies?
a)
Connecticut 
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachuttes
b)
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New York
New Jersey
d)
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Alabama
13.
How did geography impact the early economies of New York, Boston and Charleston?
a)
Natural Harbors allowed ships to unload at markets.
b)
They were near flat areas that allowed crops to grow.
c)
They were important for fishing.
d)
They allowed for trains and railroads to grow near them. 
14.
What happened in King Philip's War?
a)
King Philip defeated the colonists
b)
The colonists defeated King Philip
c)
King Philip makes a truce with colonists
d)
French destroy King Philip
15.
Who is the founder of Pennsylvania?
a)
John Winthrop
b)
Sylvester Slovania
c)
James Olgethorpe
d)
William Penn
16.
How were Native Americans treated in Pennsylvania?
a)
They were driven off their land
b)
They were treated with respect and as equals
c)
They were made slaves
d)
They were treated as a nuisance animals
17.
The middle colonies were known for 
a)
Poor farm land
b)
Diverse populations
c)
Plantations
d)
Whaling Industry
18.
A cash crop is 
a)
Traded with other crops
b)
Raised for sale in markets
c)
Planted only for one's family
d)
Only for personal use
19.
Why did slavery grow faster in the Southern colonies?
a)
European diseases killed many Native Americans
b)
The dependence on framing in the Southern Colonies
c)
The dependence of timber for shipbuilding
d)
The arrival of Native Americans to the coast
20.
Which group controlled the colony that was surrendered to England in 1664 by Governor Peter Stuyvesant?
a)
Spanish
b)
Swedish
c)
Dutch
d)
French
21.
Roger Williams clashed with Massachusetts Puritans because he
a)
Wanted Native lands
b)
Converted to Roman Catholicism
c)
Did not think government should force people to worship in a certain way
d)
Wanted slaves of his own
22.
What were William Penn’s main reasons for starting a colony?
a)
To make a profit in farming   
b)
To make war against the Native Americans
c)
To put his religious ideals into practice
d)
 To rule the colony like a king
23.
Which colonial region was settled by Puritans and Pilgrims seeking religious freedom?
a)
New England
b)
Southern
c)
Middle
d)
Backcountry
24.
Why was slavery LESS important in the Middle Colonies and the New England Colonies than in the Southern Colonies?
a)
They were far behind the South in business and industry.
b)
They did not rely heavily on cash crops.
c)
Slavery was important in all of the colonial regions. 
25.
Where did the major cities start to pop up? 
a)
Southern 
b)
Middle
c)
New England 
26.
How many British Colonies were there? 
a)
13
b)
10
c)
3
d)
15
27.
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
28.
Why was Massachusetts founded?
a)
To have more job opportunities.
b)
Quakers wanted to found a community based on their religious beliefs.
c)
To escape debtor's prison.
d)
Puritans wanted to create a community based on their religious beliefs.
29.
Persecution is when a person is bullied because of
a)
looks
b)
religion
c)
economic status
d)
family
30.
Who was William Penn the leader of?
a)
Puritans
b)
Catholics
c)
Quakers
d)
Anglicans
31.
What religious group was the Mass. Bay Co. associated with?
a)
Puritans
b)
Catholics
c)
Quakers
d)
Anglicans
32.

Which of the following is NOT a reason Europeans were interested in colonization?

a)

Religion (freedom to belief what you want)

b)

Land (more land, more power)

c)

Humanitarianism (helping less fortunate people)

d)

Economic Opportunities (gold, riches, trade)

33.

Which of the following were reasons for the establishment of the 13 English colonies?

a)

Religious Freedom, economic opportunity, British Expansion, A place for Debtors to settle, Protection for other Colonies

b)

To spread religion to Native Americans, search for gold, Fur Trade, A Place for the Slave Trade

c)

To Establish Slavery, Religious Freedom, Search for Gold, To Attack the Spanish

d)

To fight against tyranny and create a utopian society

34.
Which colony was first established by the Dutch and named New Netherland?
a)
Pennsylvania
b)
Massachusetts
c)
New York
d)
Virginia
35.

Who founded Rhode Island?

a)

Roger Williams

b)

Roger Smith

c)

John Smith

d)

John Rolfe

36.

Which colony was NOT in the New England Colonies?

a)

Massachusetts

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Georgia

d)

Maine

37.

Which colony was apart of the Middle Colonies?

a)

Massachusetts

b)

New York

c)

Georgia

d)

New Hampshire

38.

Virginia was the first colony to ....

a)

pass the Toleration Act

b)

allow everyone to worship freely

c)

allow everyone to vote

d)

have an elected legislature

39.

Who founded the colony of New York?

a)

John Smith

b)

William Penn

c)

James Duke of York

d)

John Rolfe

40.

He led the last attack on the Puritans and was slaughtered. The defeat decimated his tribe and shored up all of the land in the northeast for the English.

a)

William Penn

b)

King Phillip ( Metacomet)

c)

Nathaniel Bacon

d)

Henry Hudson

41.

Who led and found Maryland

a)

Lord Voldemort

b)

Lord Winthrop

c)

Lord Chaffino

d)

Lord Baltimore

42.
An official paper from the king of England giving permission to start a colony is called what? 
a)
charter
b)
consent
c)
frontier
d)
contract
43.

What colony is this?

a)

Georgia

b)

Massachusetts

c)

South Carolina

d)

Pennsylvania

44.

What colony is this?

a)

Virginia

b)

New Jersey

c)

Connecticut

d)

New York

45.

What colony is this?

a)

Delaware

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

North Carolina

46.

What colony is this?

a)

Delaware

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

North Carolina

47.

What colony is this?

a)

New Hampshire

b)

Georgia

c)

Massachusetts

d)

Connecticut

48.

What colony is this?

a)

Virginia

b)

North Carolina

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Massachusetts

49.

What colony is this?

a)

Virginia

b)

New York

c)

Maryland

d)

New Jersey

50.

What colony is this?

a)

Georgia

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

New Hampshire

d)

Maryland

51.

What colony is this?

a)

New York

b)

Maryland

c)

Connecticut

d)

New Jersey

52.

What colony is this?

a)

Connecticut

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Maryland

d)

Pennsylvania

53.

What colony is this?

a)

Massachusetts

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

New Hampshire

d)

North Carolina

54.

What colony is this?

a)

New Hampshire

b)

Massachusetts

c)

New York

d)

Rhode Island

55.

What colony is this?

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Virginia

c)

Georgia

d)

South Carolina

56.
What was the Toleration Act?
a)
a law that allowed Native Americans to live in Maryland
b)
a law the required every one to be Catholic
c)
a law that allowed religious freedom in Maryland
d)
a law that banned Christianity in Maryland
57.
What crops did the settlers in Carolina grow?
a)
corn and beans
b)
tobacco and rice
c)
rice and potatoes
d)
tomatoes and beans
58.
James Oglethorpe created a colony for ______.
a)
business owners
b)
Germans
c)
debtors
d)
governors
59.
What does debtor mean?
a)
a plant that produces blue dye
b)
a person who owns land in a colony
c)
a person who has a lot of money
d)
a person who owes money to another
60.
Founded Georgia as a place for protection of debtors
a)
Lord Baltimore
b)
James Oglethorpe
c)
Charles Mason
d)
Nathaniel Bacon
61.
A crop that is sold for a profit is a
a)
cash crop
b)
subsistence crop
c)
corn field
d)
benefit crop
62.
What religious group founded the Maryland Colony?
a)
Catholics
b)
Quakers
c)
Puritans
d)
Christians
63.

What were indentured servants?

a)

People that were purchased and had to work for free on plantations.

b)

Wives of plantation owners.

c)

People who were brought to America by plantation owners and worked off the money the plantation owners paid for their travel.

d)

People that entertained guests by throwing parties and gatherings.

64.
A tropical plant usually grown to be used as a dye.
a)
Indigo
b)
Sugar
c)
Tobacco
d)
Persimmon
65.
Which crops were grown by colonists living in the Southern region?
a)
Corn, cotton, tobacco, and indigo
b)
Grains like wheat and rye
c)
Watermelon, apples, and peaches
66.

The Dutch called this city New Amsterdam, however when the British took over it was renamed this?

a)

New York City

b)

Albany, New York

c)

New Netherlands

d)

New Castle

67.

Men who owned all the land in a colony were called?

a)

Principals

b)

Proprietors

c)

Powhatan

d)

Properties

68.

He was called King Phillip by the British, and he was the son of Massasoit.

a)

Squanto

b)

James Oglethorpe

c)

John Mason

d)

Metacomet

69.

A group of countries, states, or people who join together for a common purpose.

a)

Commonwealth

b)

Confederacy

c)

Covenant

d)

Copeland

70.

The Pequot Wars and King Phillip's War were two examples of this?

a)

Native American and Colonial Conflicts

b)

Spanish and English Conflict

c)

Colonial and Spanish Conflict

d)

Colonial and English Conflict

71.

Maine became part of which colony?

a)

New Hampshire Colony

b)

New York Colony

c)

Pennsylvania Colony

d)

Massachusetts Bay Colony

72.

William Penn allowed Delaware to break away from the Pennsylvania Colony because he believed in this?

a)

Free Trade

b)

Self Governing.

c)

Native American defeat

d)

Slavery

73.

The Connecticut Colony was founded because of this?

a)

The Puritans should have a place to practice their religion freely

b)

Debtors should be allowed to pay of their debts

c)

The church should be independent from the government.

d)

Slaves could not be owned, but they could be rented

74.

The middle colonies prospered because of these reasons?

a)

Mixture of Immigrants, Natural Docks and harbors, Natural Resources, Peace with the Native Americans

b)

The Use of Slaves, Tobacco Plantations, Natural Docks and Harbors

c)

Peace with the Native Americans, Slaves and Indentured Servants, English Governors

d)

Mixture of Immigrants, Indigo Plantations, Barrier against Spain and France

75.

The Puritan men in the Massachusetts Bay Colony needed to sign a covenant. What did this covenant agree to for these men?

a)

To follow the rules of the church and the colony

b)

To follow the rules of the king of England

c)

To follow the rules of the Church of England

d)

To follow the rules of the Mayflower Compact

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