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Colonial Regions

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
1. First successful English settlement in the New World, 
2. 1607. Set up as a joint-stock company
3. Virginia House of Burgesses
a)
Jamestown
b)
Plymouth
c)
Pilgrim
d)
Massachusetts
2.
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)
3.
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)
4.
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)
5.
They came to Pennsylvania for religious freedom
a)
Quakers
b)
Catholics
c)
Puritans
d)
Separatists
6.
New England farmers practiced which type of farming?
a)
Cash crop
b)
Rotational
c)
Plowing
d)
Subsistence
7.
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
8.
Georgia was founded as a refuge for what group of people?
a)
Quakers
b)
debtors
c)
Puritans
d)
Catholics
9.

Type of settlers in New England

a)

English, Puritans

b)

Quakers, Dutch, French, German, Irish

c)

English aristocrats, planters, slaves

10.

New York is a

a)

New England Colony

b)

Middle Colony

c)

Southern Colony

d)

The Big Apple

11.

Government:: Mixture of town meetings and country government

a)

Middle Colonies

b)

Southern Colonies

c)

New England Colonies

12.

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

a)

New York

b)

Massachusetts

c)

New Mexico

d)

Georgia

13.

Jamestown was established where, for what reason?

a)

New England, for economic opportunities

b)

Southern Colonies, for economic opportunities

c)

New England, for religious freedom

d)

Southern Colonies, for religious freedom

14.

What did the Pilgrims write as America's first experiment in self-government?

a)

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Magna Carta

d)

Mayflower Compact

15.

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

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

d)

Kenya

16.

Pennsylvania was started for

a)

Puritans

b)

Quakers

c)

Pilgrims

d)

Jehovah's Witness

17.

Who was the leader of the Quakers?

a)

James Oglethorpe

b)

Nathaniel Bacon

c)

Peter Stuyvesant

d)

William Penn

18.

What geographic feature stopped the colonists from moving further west?

a)

The Mississippi River

b)

The Appalachian Mountians

c)

The Missouri River

d)

The Rocky Mountains

19.

Massachusetts is parts of which region?

a)

New England

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

d)

Western Colonies

20.

Virginia is part of which region?

a)

New England

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

d)

Western Colonies

21.

Whaling/Fishing

a)

New England

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

22.

Cash crops: Tobacco, Indigo and Rice

a)

New England

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

23.

Shipbuilding/Trading

a)

New England

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

24.

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

a)

Middle Colonies

b)

Southern Colonies

c)

New England Colonies

d)

frontier region

25.

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

26.

Slavery was common in this colonial region.

a)

Southern

b)

Middle

c)

New England

27.
Which colonial region was founded for Religious reasons?
a)
Middle Colonies
b)
New England Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
28.
Which English colony was the first to fail?
a)
Jamestown
b)
New Netherlands
c)
St. Augustine
d)
Roanoke 
29.

Where did a majority of the slaves live and work?

a)

plantations

b)

factories

c)

schools

d)

they didn't work

30.

The main export from Africa was

a)

tobacco

b)

slaves

c)

rum

d)

indigo

31.

What was sent from North America to Europe?

a)

Manufactured Goods

b)

Gold and Slaves

c)

Raw Materials

d)

Iron Products such as guns

32.

The shaded region on the map is historically referred to as the —

a)

Gadsden Purchase.

b)

New England colonies.

c)

Oregon Territory.

d)

Thirteen Colonies.

33.
people who did not have enough money for their passage to the colonies and signed a contract agreeing to work for the people who paid for their voyage
a)
indentured servant
b)
producer
c)
master
d)
apprentice
34.

Separatists who traveled to the colonies for a religious purpose and settled in Massachusetts.

a)

Puritans

b)

Separatists

c)

Quakers

d)

Pilgrims

35.

A formal document written in 1620 that provided law and order in Plymouth.

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

Representative Government

c)

House of Burgesses

d)

Jamestown

36.

To treat someone unfairly because of that person's beliefs or practices.

a)

Political

b)

Toleration

c)

Export

d)

Persecute

37.

Having to do with money. Ex: trading, agriculture, manufacturing, etc.

a)

Political

b)

Economic

c)

Social

d)

Mercantilism

38.

Religious group led by William Penn that left England and settled in Pennsylvania.

a)

Pilgrims

b)

Puritans

c)

Quaker

d)

Separatists

39.

Crop raised to be sold for money.

a)

Economic

b)

Cash crops

c)

Plymouth

d)

Import

40.

The theory that a nation's power depends on its wealth.

a)

Economic

b)

Toleration

c)

Mercantilism

d)

Mayflower Compact

41.

Label the Colonial Regions​

a)Southern Colonies
b)Middle Colonies
c)New England Colonies
1
2
3
1)
2)
3)
42.

What colonial region is this?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

Backcountry

43.

What colonial region is this?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

Backcountry

44.

Where were the colonies located?

a)

Gulf Coast

b)

Atlantic Coast

c)

Canadian border

d)

Pacific Coast

45.

England shipped ________ ___________ to Africa and the colonies

a)

raw materials

b)

finished goods

c)

enslaved peoples

d)

contraband exports

46.

The colonies shipped ________ ___________ back to England.

a)

raw materials

b)

finished goods

c)

enslaved peoples

d)

contraband exports

47.

Africa shipped ________ ___________ to the New World.

a)

raw materials

b)

finished goods

c)

enslaved peoples

d)

contraband exports

48.

What was the name of the voyage that brought slaves over to the New World?

a)

The Middle Passage

b)

The First Passage

c)

The Second Passage

d)

The Final Passage

49.

What is a raw material?

a)

A completed product

b)

A resources used to make a product

50.

A system in which the king tried to increase his nation's wealth by having colonies only trade with the mother country.

a)

triangular trade

b)

cash crop

c)

joint stock company

d)

mercantilsim

51.

Why were colonists only allowed to trade with their mother country?

a)

The colonists did not know other countries existed

b)

The mother country can gain more wealth

c)

The colonists were prideful

d)

The mother country can share their wealth

52.

What country ruled the 13 colonies?

a)

England

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

Russia

53.
The portion of triangular trade that brought slaves across the atlantic was called
a)
trail of tears
b)
The death trail
c)
The final passage
d)
the Middle passage
54.
New England's economy was based on ______.
a)
Plantations
b)
Trade with the other colonies
c)
Fishing, ship building, whaling and more
d)
religious retreats
55.

Enslaved persons were mainly brought to which colonial region?

a)
New England
b)
Southern
c)
Middle
56.
poor soil in New England led to 
a)
Making money on things other than farming
b)
farming anyways
c)
Plantations
d)
Puritans leaving the area
57.

What are the names of the 3 regions of the 13 colonies??

a)

New England, Southern, Northern

b)

Northern, Middle, Southern

c)

New York, Middle, Southern

d)

New England, Middle, Southern

58.

Which Colony is colored blue in this picture?

a)

Virginia

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

New Jersey

d)

Delaware

59.

Which colony is colored green in this picture?

a)

Georgia

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Connecticut

d)

New Hampshire

60.

Which colony is colored blue in this picture?

a)

Georgia

b)

New Jersey

c)

Massachusetts

d)

Connecticut

61.

Which colony is colored green in this picture?

a)

Georgia

b)

New York

c)

New Jersey

d)

Massachusetts

62.

Which colony is colored blue in this picture?

a)

Maryland

b)

Georgia

c)

Connecticut

d)

Delaware

63.

Maryland is a _________ colony.

a)

Southern

b)

New England

c)

Middle

64.

What was the economy of the orange colored colonies based on?

a)

cash crops, manufacturing

b)

Manufacturing, trade, fishing, shipbuilding

c)

cash crops, trade,

d)

livestock, cash crops

65.

Why did cash crops grow so well in the southern colonies?

a)

warm climate, rivers and fertile soil

b)

Native Americans knew how to fertilize crops

c)

Red clay soil and a massive bee supply for pollen

d)

livestock waste was in huge supply for fertilization

66.

What was the document to start a colony

a)

Charter

b)

Contract

c)

Paper

d)

No document

67.

What was the house of burgesses

a)

English living style

b)

The first legislative branch of America

c)

The first presidency of America

d)

All of the above

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