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13 Colonies

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a colony?

a)

A colony is a place that is ruled by another country far away.

b)

A colony is a country in America made up of immigrants

c)

A colony is a small country that is part of another country.

d)

A colony is a town that is run by the president of the United States.

2.

Who ruled the 13 colonies?

a)

The 13 colonies were ruled by France

b)

The 13 colonies were ruled by Canada

c)

The 13 colonies were ruled by Spain

d)

The 13 colonies were ruled by Britain

3.

What was the first colony in the original 13 colonies?

a)

The first colony was California

b)

The first colony was Virginia

c)

The first colony was New England

d)

The first colony was New Jersey

4.

People in the first colony came from what country?

a)

Spain

b)

Mexico

c)

Britain

d)

New England

5.

In the beginning, the people in the thirteen colonies were mostly:

a)

Nervous

b)

Happy

c)

Mad

d)

Confused

6.

Britain gave the colonists many things like:

a)

cheese, milk, and butter

b)

sugar, paper, and tea

c)

beans, rice, and meat

d)

salt, pepper, and cinnamon

7.

Britain tried to make the colonies pay more money for some of the things they got, so the colonists:

a)

Agreed to pay

b)

Became very unhappy

c)

Were happy to pay

d)

They left the colonies

8.

The colonists didn’t like some laws Britain made, therefore

a)

they went south to a country called New Spain

b)

they left and started a new country on the west coast

c)

decided to split from Britain and become a new country

d)

they all went back to Europe

9.

These original 13 colonies became a country called:

a)

Mexico

b)

The United States of America

c)

Canada

d)

New England

10.

What is a law?

a)

system of rules that allow you to do anything you want

b)

system of rules which give you complete freedom

c)

system of rules which only some people recognize

d)

system of rules which a particular community recognizes