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Colonization

Total questions: 94

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What region is the green areas?

a)

Southern Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

New England Colonies

d)

13 colonies

2.

What region is the blue areas?

a)

Southern Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

New England Colonies

d)

13 colonies

3.

What region is the brown areas?

a)

Southern Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

New England Colonies

d)

13 colonies

4.

The New England Region was...

a)

Very religious (Puritans) and everything revolves around religion.

b)

The Breadbasket colony

c)

Grew lots of tobacco

d)

very poor

5.

New England had...

a)

plantations

b)

accepting diversity

c)

Subsistence Farming - farmed enough food for themselves.

d)

Quakers

6.

In New England...

a)

There was no freedom

b)

Fishing and whaling was important export

c)

Where criminals went

d)

Slavery did not exist

7.

In New England...

a)

They all died from a famine

b)

They had a very long growing season

c)

There were long winters

d)

Rocky soil and shortest growing season -

making it hard to grow a lot

8.

In New England there was the...

a)

plantations and slavery to help grow

tobacco, rice, indigo

b)

Longest growing season and most fertile land

c)

Great Migration - when thousands of Puritans

left England

d)

Quakers

9.

The Middle Region was known as the...

a)

Breadbasket Colony - grew a lot of wheat and

grains

b)

Mayflower

c)

Subsistence farming

d)

Lots of tobacco

10.

The Middle Region had a...

a)

Lots of money

b)

Longer growing season and more fertile ground

c)

Extremely harsh winters

d)

one season all year round

11.

The middle region was...

a)

Very accepting of diversity in religions and cultures

b)

Not accepting of diversity in religions and cultures

c)

always cold

d)

very religious

12.

The middle region had...

a)

Dry soil

b)

No animals

c)

Quakers

d)

Slaves

13.

What is a Quaker?

a)

a member of a religious society/group of people

b)

A word for slaves

c)

The governor of the colony

d)

The captain of a boat

14.

The Southern region...

a)

Very religious

b)

Freed the slaves

c)

Grew a lot of wheat

d)

Grew lots of tobacco - cash crop - made lots of money - everyone grew it

15.

The Southern Region had the...

a)

Was very poor

b)

Worst growing season with harsh winters

c)

Longest growing season and most fertile land

d)

No growing season at all

16.

The southern region had...

a)

Fishing and whaling

b)

No plantations

c)

plantations and slavery to help grow

tobacco, rice, indigo

d)

Slaves

17.

The Southern Region was where...

a)

criminals and debtors settled

(Georgia) – military buffer from Spain who controlled Florida

b)

People died for no reason

c)

Fishing and whaling was important export

d)

there was no slavery

18.

People left their homes and went to the colonies because..... (choose 2)

a)

The land of opportunity

b)

Religious freedom (especially in New

England)

c)

To get away from home, and run away

d)

To steal from the America's

19.

People left their homes and went to the colonies because..... (choose 2)

a)

Get rich quick - wanted to find gold

b)

Great Migration - Puritan families left for

America

c)

To build a boat

d)

To buy slaves

20.

Plymouth was in...

a)

New England Region

b)

Middle Region

c)

Southern Region

d)

It doesn't exist

21.

Jamestown was in the...

a)

Middle Region

b)

New England Region

c)

Southern Region

d)

Spain

22.

States that were part of New England region... choose 4

a)

New Hampshire

b)

Connecticut

c)

Rhode Island

d)

Massachusetts

e)

New York

23.

States that were part of Middle Region... choose 4

a)

Virginia

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Delaware

d)

New Jersey

e)

New York

24.

States that were part of Southern Region... choose 4

a)

Virginia

b)

North Carolina

c)

South Carolina

d)

Georgia

e)

Connecticut

25.

Land in New England Region

a)

Thin, stony. Not a lot of level land and no forests.

b)

Coastal lowlands & rich farmland

c)

Great soil & forests

26.

Land in Middle Region

a)

Thin, stony. Not a lot of level land and no forests.

b)

Coastal lowlands & rich farmland

c)

Great soil & forests

27.

Land in Southern Region

a)

Thin, stony. Not a lot of level land and no forests.

b)

Coastal lowlands & rich farmland

c)

Great soil & forests

28.

Climate in New England region...

a)

Long winters. Short growing season and hard to farm.

b)

Moderate climate

c)

Excellent growing climate with great weather

29.

Climate in Middle region...

a)

Long winters. Short growing season and hard to farm.

b)

Moderate climate

c)

Excellent growing climate with great weather

30.

Climate in Southern region...

a)

Long winters. Short growing season and hard to farm.

b)

Moderate climate

c)

Excellent growing climate with great weather

31.

Economy in New England Region...

a)

Fish, ships, and wood. Trading, ship building and fishing and whaling were important.

b)

Grain was a big crop, and manufacturing.

c)

Tobacco, rice, indigo and crops made lots of money. Agriculture.

32.

Economy in Middle Region...

a)

Fish, ships, and wood. Trading, ship building and fishing and whaling were important.

b)

Grain was a big crop, and manufacturing.

c)

Tobacco, rice, indigo and crops made lots of money. Agriculture.

33.

Economy in Southern Region...

a)

Fish, ships, and wood. Trading, ship building and fishing and whaling were important.

b)

Grain was a big crop, and manufacturing.

c)

Tobacco, rice, indigo and crops made lots of money. Agriculture.

34.

Diversity in New England Region...

a)

Lacked diversity, was all English white people

b)

Lots of different colors and religions - multi colored

c)

German, Scottish, Irish. Elite (planters) immigrant workers, slaves.

35.

Diversity in Middle Region...

a)

Lacked diversity, was all English white people

b)

Lots of different colors and religions - multi colored

c)

German, Scottish, Irish. Elite (planters) immigrant workers, slaves.

36.

Diversity in Southern Region...

a)

Lacked diversity, was all English white people

b)

Lots of different colors and religions - multi colored

c)

German, Scottish, Irish. Elite (planters) immigrant workers, slaves.

37.

The New England region interesting facts:

a)

-very religious

-created saw mills

-lived mainly by water

-harnessed water power

b)

-"Breadbasket" nickname

-Philadelphia was leading place for economy & politics

c)

-plantations & large farms

-slavery

-plantations owners ran the government in this region Charleston

38.

The Middle region interesting facts:

a)

-very religious

-created saw mills

-lived mainly by water

-harnessed water power

b)

-"Breadbasket" nickname

-Philadelphia was leading place for economy & politics

c)

-plantations & large farms

-slavery plantations owners ran the government in this region

-Charleston

39.

The Southern region interesting facts:

a)

-very religious created

-saw mills lived

-mainly by water

-harnessed water power

b)

-"Breadbasket" nickname

-Philadelphia was leading place for economy & politics

c)

-plantations & large farms

-slavery

-plantations owners ran the government in this region

-Charleston

40.

What is Subsistence farming?

a)

Not being able to grow crops

b)

Farmers grow crops to meet needs of themselves and their families

c)

being able to farm every kind of crop for the entire world

d)

Having cold temperatures kill the crops

41.

Who founded New York?

a)

Dutch Colonists

b)

John Berkeley & George Carteret

c)

William Penn

d)

Swedish Settlers

42.

Who founded New Jersey?

a)

Dutch Colonists

b)

John Berkeley & George Carteret

c)

William Penn

d)

Swedish Settlers

43.

Who founded Pennsylvania?

a)

Dutch Colonists

b)

John Berkeley & George Carteret

c)

William Penn

d)

Swedish Settlers

44.

Who founded Delaware?

a)

Dutch Colonists

b)

John Berkeley & George Carteret

c)

William Penn

d)

Swedish Settlers

45.

Who founded Massachusetts (Plymouth)?

a)

William Bradford

b)

John Winthrop

c)

Thomas Hooker

d)

Settlers from Massachusetts

e)

Roger Williams

46.

Who founded Massachusetts Bay?

a)

William Bradford

b)

John Winthrop

c)

Thomas Hooker

d)

Settlers from Massachusetts

e)

Roger Williams

47.

Who founded Connecticut?

a)

William Bradford

b)

John Winthrop

c)

Thomas Hooker

d)

Settlers from Massachusetts

e)

Roger Williams

48.

Who founded New Hampshire?

a)

William Bradford

b)

John Winthrop

c)

Thomas Hooker

d)

Settlers from Massachusetts

e)

Roger Williams

49.

Who founded Rhode Island?

a)

William Bradford

b)

John Winthrop

c)

Thomas Hooker

d)

Settlers from Massachusetts

e)

Roger Williams

50.

Who founded Virginia?

a)

John Smith

b)

Lord Baltimore

c)

Group of 8 nobles

d)

James Oglethorpe

51.

Who founded Maryland?

a)

John Smith

b)

Lord Baltimore

c)

Group of 8 nobles

d)

James Oglethorpe

52.

Who founded The Carolinas?

a)

John Smith

b)

Lord Baltimore

c)

Group of 8 nobles

d)

James Oglethorpe

53.

Who founded Georgia?

a)

John Smith

b)

Lord Baltimore

c)

Group of 8 nobles

d)

James Oglethorpe

54.

Pilgrims wanted.....and had a.... choose 2

a)

to separate from the Anglican Church

b)

low social status

c)

more social status than the pilgrims

d)

a pure form of their religion

55.

Puritans wanted.....and had a.... choose 2

a)

to separate from the Anglican Church

b)

low social status

c)

more social status than the pilgrims

d)

a more pure form of their religion

56.

Roanoke was the...

a)

first Settlement in the new world

b)

Only settlement in new world and was founded by Christopher Columbus

c)

Worst place ever

d)

Last settlement in the new world

57.

What happened to Roanoke? Choose 2

a)

People left in city and a boat went back to get

supplies

b)

The boat didn’t come back for years

c)

It was the most successful settlement

d)

John Rolfe started growing tobacco

58.

In Roanoke, when the boat returned after many years...

a)

The natives killed the settlers

b)

There was a full settlement

c)

everything was gone (people and buildings). The only thing left was the word Croaton carved into wood.

d)

Roanoke had sank and they never found the land

59.

Choose 3 theories on what happened to Roanoke

a)

The colonists traveled to Croatoan Island

b)

the colonists were taken hostage or killed by the Spanish

c)

The colonists starved to death or were lost at sea

d)

They went to England and kept it a secret

e)

They were never there in the first place

60.

Choose 2 theories on what happened to Roanoke

a)

They became part of the Native American tribe, but the original natives turned on them and killed them

b)

A sea serpent ate them

c)

The colonists were killed by disease

d)

The Village was destroyed by a huge storm

61.

Plymouth was made up of mainly...

a)

Puritans

b)

Pilgrims

c)

Powhatan

d)

Americans

62.

What was the Mayflower?

a)

A type of flower

b)

a type of religion

c)

The first colony

d)

The boat the Pilgrims came on but didn’t land

in the right spot

63.

In Plymouth the...

a)

The first spring was very cold

b)

The first winter didn't kill anyone

c)

First cold winter caused about 1⁄2 of the

pilgrims to die

d)

They all died

64.

The Pilgrims.... choose 2

a)

Went to Jamestown and stole tobacco

b)

Tried to kill the Pokanoket

c)

Made friendship with Native Americans

(Pokanoket Indians)

d)

Indians taught the pilgrims to grow crops and the Pilgrims helped them defeat another rival tribe with their muskets

65.

The first Thanksgiving was held to...

a)

celebrate the partnership between the Pilgrims and Pokanoket

b)

celebrate the new colony

c)

honor Pocahontas

d)

eat lots of food

66.

The Mayflower Compact was the...

a)

A type of crop

b)

First governing document in the Plymouth Colony

c)

Boat the pilgrims built

d)

New colony in Mexico

67.

John Smith was the first leader of Jamestown. What was his motto?

a)

"He who that will work shall not eat"

b)

"He who that will not eat shall not work"

c)

"He who that will not work shall not eat"

d)

"He who that will eat birds shall not eat birds"

68.

Why was Jamestown known as a boom town?

a)

It exploded

b)

It was the 1st town with biggest growth

c)

It was the only town in the world to survive without food

d)

It was the last town with smallest growth

69.

In Jamestown, what was the starving time?

a)

When nobody died during the winter

b)

When many died from hunger, illness, and Indian attacks

c)

When people could only find grass and mud to eat

d)

When the Indians invaded Jamestown

70.

John Rolfe started planting tobacco. Why was this important to Jamestown? Choose 2

a)

2 years later, it was growing everywhere and helped Jamestown be successful

b)

they could eat it, and the starving time was over

c)

The pollution went away

d)

started the use of slaves

71.

The English colonists in Jamestown were...

a)

Held the first Thanksgiving with the Pokanoket

b)

Very nice to the native Americans and shared everything with them

c)

not nice to the Native Americans, they captured their chief

d)

Always cranky and didn't want to do work

72.

John Rolfe married Pocahontas, and used her....

a)

for advertisement to get other English to come

b)

to get secret information from the Native Americans

c)

As a translator

d)

To help him grow tobacco

73.

The Salem Witch Trials happened in the...

a)

The new colony

b)

very religious Puritan Culture

c)

Not religious Puritan Culture

d)

1800's

74.

During the Salem Witch Trials.... choose 2

a)

Girls got sick and complained of getting pinched and pains...

b)

....doctors blamed it on witchcraft

c)

...doctors blamed the native Americans

d)

Girls were healthy and complained of never getting sick....

75.

During the Salem Witch Trails, girls started to... choose 2

a)

...as a result, the colony became abandoned.

b)

flee the colony....

c)

accuse people of witchcraft....

d)

...as a result, 100 people got arrested and 19 were hanged.

76.

Theories of what caused the Salem Witch Trails: choose 4

a)

Disease

b)

Jealousy

c)

Strict Rules

d)

Strict Adherence (attachment or commitment)

e)

Mysterious Murders

77.

Pilgrims come to New World

a)

1620

b)

1732

c)

1612

d)

1801

78.

Mayflower returns to England

a)

August, 1625

b)

February, 1623

c)

April, 1621

d)

July, 1701

79.

Crossing Atlantic Ocean, eventually going to what would be Jamestown

a)

1908

b)

1620

c)

1610

d)

1599

80.

20,000 settlers were in Jamestown

a)

1640 + 30 years

b)

1614 + 26 years

c)

1673 + 11 years

d)

1703 + 60 years

81.

Wealthiest city in New England....

a)

Washington

b)

Waukesha

c)

Plymouth

d)

Boston

82.

Markets were important in the middle region....choose 2

a)

Buy food

b)

To trade and make money

c)

Sell art

d)

Hunt animals

83.

Plants they grew in the Southern region... choose 3

a)

maize

b)

Tabaco

c)

Rice

d)

Indigo

84.

Major city in Southern Region

a)

Hartford

b)

New York

c)

Charleston

d)

Boston

85.

Why was Delaware founded?

a)

Religious and political freedom for Quakers

b)

Both religious freedom and economic opportunity

c)

Economic Opportunities

86.

Why was Pennsylvania founded?

a)

Religious and political freedom for Quakers

b)

Both religious freedom and economic opportunity

c)

Economic Opportunities

87.

Why were New Jersey and New York founded?

a)

Religious and political freedom for Quakers

b)

Both religious freedom and economic opportunity

c)

Economic Opportunities

88.

Why were Virginia and The Carolinas founded?

a)

Economic Opportunities

b)

Religious and political freedom for Catholics

c)

Economic opportunities for debtors. A defensive buffer.

89.

Why was Maryland founded?

a)

Economic Opportunities

b)

Religious and political freedom for Catholics

c)

Economic opportunities for debtors. A defensive buffer.

90.

Why was Georgia founded?

a)

Economic Opportunities

b)

Religious and political freedom for Catholics

c)

Economic opportunities for debtors. A defensive buffer.

91.

Why were Connecticut and Rhode Island founded?

a)

Religious and political freedom

b)

Economic opportunities

c)

Religious freedom for the pilgrims

d)

Religious freedom for the puritans

92.

Why was Massachusetts (Plymouth)founded?

a)

Religious and political freedom

b)

Economic opportunities

c)

Religious freedom for the pilgrims

d)

Religious freedom for the puritans

93.

Why was Massachusetts Bay founded?

a)

Religious and political freedom

b)

Economic opportunities

c)

Religious freedom for the pilgrims

d)

Religious freedom for the puritans

94.

Why was New Hampshire founded?

a)

Religious and political freedom

b)

Economic opportunities

c)

Religious freedom for the pilgrims

d)

Religious freedom for the puritans