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WorksheetsColonial America Test Assessment
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 55mins
Which colony is number 1?
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
New Jersey
Connecticut
Which colony is number 2?
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Which colony is number 3?
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Which colony is number 4?
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Which colony is number 5?
New York
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Delaware
Which colony is number 6?
New York
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Delaware
Which colony is number 7?
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Which colony is number 8?
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Which colony is number 9?
Maryland
South Carolina
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Which colony is number 10?
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Virginia
Which colony is number 11?
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Virginia
Which colony is number 12?
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Virginia
Which colony is number 13?
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Virginia
Which colonial region has a climate that can best be described as rainy winters and hot, humid summers.
New England
Southern
Middle
What was the major religious group of the New England colonies?
Quakers
Church of England
Puritans
Which colonies have large plantations?
Middle
Southern
New England
Northeast
What region produced huge amounts of grain during the colonial period?
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
New England Colonies
frontier region
The long cold winters in the ____________________ colonies was not ideal for growing cash crops and so they focused on lumbering, fishing & fur trading.
New England
Middle
Southern
Winter
What is an indentured servant?
Someone who agrees to work for several years for passage to the New World.
Someone who is bought and cannot obtain freedom.
The Middle Passage refers to
The ocean crossing of the slaves
The route taken to reach New York
A step in climbing the social ladder
A system of trade between the colonies
Which colony could settlers go to in order to escape their debts?
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
1. focused on cash crops like cotton and tobacco
2. slavery became much more important in the southern colonies than any other colonial region.
Geography of the New England Colonies
Rocky, Forests, hilly, poor soil, long winters, limited farming
Fertile soil, flat land, swift rivers, wide valleys, warmer
Rich fertile soil, broad coastal plains, tidewater, backcournty
Geography of the Middle Colonies
Rocky, forests, hilly, poor soil, long winters, limited farming
Rich fertile soil, broad coastal plains, tidewater, backcountry
Fertile soil, flat land, swift rivers, wide valleys, warmer
Geography of the Southern Colonies
Rich fertile soil, broad coastal plains, tidewater, backcountry
Fertile soil, flat land, swift rivers, wide valleys, warmer
Rocky, forests, hilly poor soil, long winters, limited farming
New York is a
New England Colony
Middle Colony
Southern Colony
The Big Apple
Boston is a
New England Colony
Middle Colony
Southern Colony
Cream Pie
Jobs of the New England colonies
small farms, merchants, craftsmen, boatbuilding, whaling, lumber, fish
Farming grains, livestock, cash crops, mining, trading
plantations with tobacco, rice, slavery
Patriot Football
Economic activity of the Middle Colonies
Farming grains, livestock, cash crops, mining, trading
Plantations with tobacco, rice slavery
Small farms, merchants, craftsman, boatbuilding, whaling, lumber, fish
Fertile Land & Long Growing Season: Plantation System
New England
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
"Bread Basket"
New England
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Whaling/Fishing
New England
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Cash crops: Tobacco, Indigo and Rice
New England
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Once in a while a slave could buy their freedom back.
True
False
The trade that allowed movement of goods, people and materials among the continents.
Continental trade
Triangular Trade
Slave Trade
European Trade
A Royal colony is run by
the colonist
a small group of men
a small group of women
the King through an appointed governor
Proprietary Colonies were run by
the King
a small group of men but they reported back to the King
the Queen
the colonist
Slaves willingly left their homes for a better life in America.
True
False
What were the main exports of the American colonies?
sugar and molasses
guns and textiles
tobacco, rice and indigo
slaves and guns
Slaves in the Northern colonies had it easier than the slaves in the Southern colonies.
True
False
Where did a majority of the slaves live and work?
plantations
factories
schools
they didn't work
Slaves try to keep their African culture by songs, dances, and religious practices.
True
False
Why were the slaves treated so badly during the Middle Passage?
The slaves had weapons so the sailors had to fight them.
The sailors were afraid the slaves would overtake the ship.
They weren't treated badly.
They didn't deserve to be treated well.
What is an export?
the sending of goods to another country
the receiving of good fro another country
using goods from another country
bringing tobacco into the colonies
Some white people helped runaway slaves by creating a support system called the
Freedom Train
Escaped Slave Express
Underground Railroad
Rebel Slave Runaway
What Ocean was used for the Triangular Trade Route?
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Southern Ocean
Which three continents were involved in the Triangular Trade Route?
North America, South America and Africa
North America, Africa and Europe
North America, South America and Europe
North America, Africa, and Asia
A person contracted to work without pay, for a specified period of time, to work off a debt is called a?
Slave
Indentured Servant
Apprentice
Master
What is the system of trade and industry by which the wealth of a country is made and used?
Economy
Trade
Import
Export
Where did most of the slaves come from?
Asia
Africa
Europe
Canada
