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13 Colonies quiz review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following was NOT part of the 13 Colonies?

a)

Maine

b)

New Hampshire

c)

Delaware

d)

Pennsylvania

2.

What is another name for the Pilgrims?

a)

Church of England

b)

Puritans

c)

Separatists

d)

Quakers

3.

Who founded the colony of Pennsylvania?

a)

William Penn

b)

Duke of York

c)

Sir Carteret and Lord Berkeley

d)

John Winthrop

4.

Who founded the colony of New York?

a)

William Penn

b)

Duke of York

c)

Sir Carteret and Lord Berkeley

d)

John Winthrop

5.

Who founded the colony of New Jersey?

a)

James Oglethorpe

b)

Sir Carteret and Lord Berkeley

c)

John Winthrop

d)

Lord De la Warr

6.

Who founded the colony of Massachusetts Bay?

a)

James Oglethorpe

b)

Lord De la Warr

c)

Sir Cecil Calvert

d)

John Winthrop

7.

Who founded the colony of Georgia?

a)

James Oglethorpe

b)

Sir Cecil Calvert

c)

John Smith

d)

Thomas Hooker

8.

Who founded the colony of Connecticut?

a)

Roger Williams

b)

Thomas Hooker

c)

Anne Hutchison

d)

James Oglethorpe

9.

Which colonies were created primarily for religious freedom?

a)

New Jersey

b)

Massachusetts Bay

c)

Maryland

d)

Pennsylvania

e)

Rhode Island

10.

This colony began as a debtor's colony

a)

New Hampshire

b)

Maryland

c)

Delaware

d)

Georgia

11.

This colony was founded by rich nobles looking for good farmland

a)

The Carolinas

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Georgia

d)

Virginia

12.

These are the two main reasons colonies were founded.

a)

Economic Opportunities and Political Freedom

b)

Religious freedom and political freedom

c)

Economic opportunities and political asylum

d)

Religious freedom and economic opportunities

13.

This religious group was also known as the Society of Friends

a)

Pilgrims

b)

Puritans

c)

Separatists

d)

Quakers

14.

Sir George Calvert's founding of Maryland hit a roadblock when:

a)

He died

b)

he lost funding

c)

His charter was revoked

d)

He was visited by three spirits one night

15.

The economy of this region revolved around lumber, shipbuilding, whaling, and small farms

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

16.

The economy of this region centered on cash crops such as barley, wheat, oats, and corn. They also sold livestock.

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

17.

The economy of this region focused on cash crops such as cotton, tobacco, rice, and indigo.

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

18.

Cobbler, printer, blacksmith, and silversmith are all examples of which vocabulary word?

a)

Agriculture

b)

Indentured Servants

c)

Artisans

d)

Economy

19.

Artisans went through a training period where they lived with a master craftsman and learned their trade from him. This is called a/an:

a)

Trade school

b)

University

c)

Training period

d)

Apprenticeship

20.

The main religion of England during this period was:

a)

Anglican

b)

Quakers

c)

Puritan

d)

Pilgrim