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Exploration and the 13 Colonies

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This colonial region has rocky soil

a)

Middle Regions

b)

Southern Region

c)

New England Regions

d)

Backcountry

2.

This colonial region has rich, fertile soil

a)

Middle Colonies

b)

Southern Colonies

c)

New England Colonies

d)

Backcountry

3.

This is the nickname for the Middle Colonies

a)

my diversity

b)

We love slaves

c)

lazy

d)

Breadbasket

4.

This colonial region has long, harsh winters

a)

New England

b)

Southern

c)

Middle

d)

Backcountry

5.

William Penn disagreed with the Puritan ways and moved to

a)

New York

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Austin

d)

Connecticut

6.

This colony was settled by Catholics

a)

Maryland

b)

Texas

c)

Connecticut

d)

Rhode Island

7.

This person got dismissed from the church of Boston for preaching at home

a)

William Penn

b)

Roger Rabbit

c)

Roger Williams

d)

Anne Hutchinson

8.

This is NOT one of the 3 forms of self-government

a)

Virginia House of Burgesses

b)

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

c)

The Compromise of 1850

d)

Mayflower Compact

9.

The Pilgrims landed in this settlement

a)

Jamestown, Virginia

b)

Plymouth, Massachusetts

c)

Tulsa, Oklahoma

d)

New York

10.

This country explored the Americas for fur trading

a)

England

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

Europe

11.

William Penn founded what colony?

a)

Rhode Island

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Connecticut

d)

New Jersey

12.

Thomas Hooker wanted

a)

for women to vote

b)

to extend voting rights beyond church members

c)

to be Catholic

d)

to find gold in Connecticut

13.

What type of governments were set up in the colonies?

a)

monarchy

b)

self/representative governments

c)

anarchy

d)

communist governments

14.

What factor encouraged the growth of trade from the colonies?

a)

invention of the car

b)

religion

c)

cash-crops

d)

bread

15.

Which is not a cash crop grown in the Southern Colonies

a)

tobacco

b)

cotton

c)

wheat

d)

indigo

16.

The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut was

a)

done by majority rules

b)

the first assembly

c)

the first written constitution

d)

a way to order fast food

17.

The Mayflower Compact was a

a)

A group who collected flowers in May

b)

founded in the Middle Colonies

c)

in Virginia

d)

social contract formed by the Pilgrims

18.

The Virginia House of Burgesses was

a)

the first representative assembly

b)

a monarchy

c)

a place to get the best burgers

d)

a social contract

19.

The Pilgrims coming to the colonies was a

a)

Pull factor

b)

mistake

c)

they didn't come to the colonies

d)

Push factor

20.

What are colonies?

a)

Land settled by another country

b)

A mound of ants

c)

The United States of America

d)

West coast lands

21.

In the triangular trade, slaves were most often traded for

a)

other slaves

b)

rum and guns

c)

tobacco

d)

lumber

22.

Thomas Hooker wanted to

a)

preach in his house

b)

create a monarchy

c)

extend voting rights beyond church members

d)

move back to England

23.

These mountains are located just west of the 13 colonies

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Sierra Nevada Mountains

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

Fort Davis Mountains

24.

This colonial region is extremely diverse

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Southern Colonies

c)

Backcountry

d)

Middle Colonies

25.

Europe had to cross this to reach the Americas

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

the Sahara desert

26.

Resources brought from Europe to the Americas, and from the Americas to Europe is known as

a)

the slave trade

b)

geography

c)

helping the Native Americans

d)

the Colombian Exchange

27.

The Irish came to the English Colonies because of

a)

gold found

b)

a potato famine

c)

their monarchy

d)

religious persecution

28.

What immigrant group founded New Amsterdam as a center for commerce ($$$)?

a)

English

b)

Dutch

c)

Spanish

d)

Germans

29.

This person met up with Roger Williams in Rhode Island to escape religious persecution

a)

William Penn

b)

Coach Willey

c)

Harriett Tubman

d)

Anne Hutchinson

30.

The Chinese came to the United States

a)

for gold during the Gold Rush

b)

because of the potato famine

c)

for religious freedom

d)

to escape the Spanish