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WorksheetsDay 1 Synch Exploration/Colonization Drill
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 9mins
What were 3 reasons why the Europeans decided to explore and colonize the new world?
Social-God
Democracy- Goals
Economic- Gold
Political- Glory
This region had rocky soil, harsh winters, harbors, and swift rivers. People there did whaling, traded furs, and harvested lumber
Middle (Mid-Atlantic) colonies
Southern Colonies
New England Colonies
This region had a moderate climate with fertile soil. This region farmed grains and it would become the breadbasket of the colonies. Quakers lived here.
Middle (Mid-Atlantic) Colonies
Southern Colonies
New England Colonies
This region had flat, fertile soil and a long growing season. Agriculture was very important to the region. Plantation owners would use slaves to cultivate cash crops like cotton.
Middle (Mid-Atlantic) Colonies
Southerner Colonies
New England Colonies
What is another term for representative institutions, self-rule, town hall meetings general assembly, and colonial legislatures?
Self-Government
Communism
Mercantilism
Monarchy
What 3 documents or institutions are examples of self-government in the colonies?
Constitution
Mayflower Compact
Virginia House of Burgesses
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
When was the Mayflower Compact signed?
1607
1619
1620
1639
What 4 colonies were established for religious reasons?
Massachusetts
Georgia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
What name or group is associated with that Massachusetts?
Quakers
Puritans
Catholics
Debtors
What name or group is associated with that Pennsylvania?
Quakers
Puritans
Catholics
Debtors
What name or group is associated with that Rhode Island?
Roger Williams
William Penn
Thomas Hooker
James Oglethorpe
What 2 characteristics of cities like New York, Boston, Charleston, and New Orleans made them important to the colonial economy?
Cliffs and Ports
Flat lands and Harbors
Ports and Harbors
Ports and Hills
What colony was the 1st permanent English settlement and founded in 1607?
Massachusetts
Plymouth
Jamestown
Williamsburg
Self- government developed in the colonies for these 2 reasons:
distance from Britain
King was a tyrant
colonist had no vote in Parliament
protective tariffs
