wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Settlement of the 13 Colonies

Total questions: 131

Worksheet time: 2hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who wanted to separate from the Church Of England and hold their own services because they did not entirely agree with what the Church of England was teaching?

a)

Pilgrims

b)

Separatist

c)

Puritans

d)

Anglicans

2.

What was the main goal of the settlers at Jamestown

a)

To convert the natives to Christianity

b)

To establish a community with representative government

c)

to establish a successful agriculturally-based colony

d)

to find gold and riches

3.

All of the following contributed to the decline of Native Americans in New England except

a)

Smallpox,

b)

the seizure of Native Americans land to pay of debts

c)

the willingness of most Indians to convert to Christianity

d)

the destruction of the ecosystem by English crops and livestock

4.

Which of the colonies was founded as a refuge for imprisoned debtors?

a)

Connecticut

b)

Delaware

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Georgia

5.

The British Colony where the House of Burgesses was established was...

a)

Virginia

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Georgia

d)

Connecticut

6.

Who was the first leader of Jamestown

a)

John Winthrop

b)
c)
d)

John Smith

7.

The principle motivation for the settlement of the Plymouth Bay Colony was?

a)

Economic

b)

political

c)

social

d)

religious

8.

Which colony had the most Ethnically, Religiously and racially diverse population in North America

a)

Virginia

b)

Massachusetts and Connecticut

c)

North and South Carolina

d)

New Netherland - New York

9.

In his "City upon a Hill" sermon John Winthrop was appealing to the puritans to?

a)

select ground well away from swamps and marshes to settle on

b)

open their communities to people of all faiths who were fleeing England

c)

Build a godly community to people of all faiths who were fleeing England

d)

exile dissidents like Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson to Western Massachusetts

10.
The first permanent English Colony in North America 
a)
Roanoke NC 
b)
Jamestown Va
c)
Plymouth Ma
d)
Philadelphia Pa
11.
Life in Jamestown was ______________.
a)
comfortable for everyone
b)
difficult, there was not enough food or shelter for everyone
12.
The Pilgrims and Puritans settled in New England because ____________.
a)
they wanted to hunt and fish
b)
they wanted to explore
c)
they were looking for gold and silver
d)
they wanted to build a community based on their own religion
13.
The British Colonies with the best climate and the best land for farming were ___________.
a)
the Middle Colonies
b)
the New England Colonies
c)
the Southern Colonies
14.
The main cash crop grown in the northern areas of the Southern Colonies.
a)
indigo
b)
rice
c)
tobacco
d)
wheat
15.
The main cash crop grown in the southern areas of the Southern Colonies.
a)
indigo
b)
rice
c)
tobacco
d)
wheat
16.
What were the colonies of Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire referred to as?
a)
13 Colonies
b)
New England Colonies
c)
Middle Colonies
d)
Southern Colonies
17.
Which was an important cash crop in the 17th century?
a)
corn
b)
barley
c)
squash
d)
tobacco
18.
Persecution is when a person is bullied because of
a)
looks
b)
religion
c)
economic status
d)
family
19.
Who was William Penn the leader of?
a)
Puritans
b)
Catholics
c)
Quakers
d)
Anglicans
20.
What religious group was the Mass. Bay Co. associated with?
a)
Puritans
b)
Catholics
c)
Quakers
d)
Anglicans
21.
The Pilgrims who came to North America in 1620 were also known as ______________.
a)
Puritans.
b)
Separatists.
c)
Quakers.
d)
Royalists.
22.
How did the Mayflower Compact show self government?
a)
They wanted to follow the King's laws
b)
They agreed to follow and make laws for the good of the colony.
23.
What would make a colony democratic?
a)
One ruler
b)
A group of elected leaders by the people of the colony
24.
What three countries settled in the New World?
a)
Spain, Europe, Franc
b)
England, France, Spain
c)
Germany,England, Spain
25.
In what type of government do people rule and elect people to make laws for them?
a)
Kings
b)
Democracy
c)
Dictator 
26.
Who is the founder of Pennsylvania?
a)
John Winthrop
b)
Sylvester Slovania
c)
James Olgethorpe
d)
William Penn
27.
How were Native Americans treated in Pennsylvania?
a)
They were driven off their land
b)
They were treated with respect and as equals
c)
They were made slaves
d)
They were treated as a nuisance animals
28.
The middle colonies were known for 
a)
Poor farm land
b)
Diverse populations
c)
Plantations
d)
Whaling Industry
29.
A cash crop is 
a)
Traded with other crops
b)
Raised for sale in markets
c)
Planted only for one's family
d)
Only for personal use
30.
What was one result of colonial settlement on Native American populations?
a)
Native American Indian populations continued to increase
b)
The African Slave Trade ended
c)
Native Americans formed an alliance with the Spanish
d)
Many Native American Indians died from diseases
31.
The main reason most of the early settlers came to the colonies of Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island was to
a)
Obtain better jobs
b)
Seek religious freedom
c)
Search for gold
d)
 Help win the war against the Native Americans
32.
Why was Georgia formed or established?
a)
As a place for Catholics to practice their religion
b)
Industrial settlement for crafts people
c)
 A creative centers for artists
d)
Second chance or safe haven for debtors/poor people
33.
Why did slavery grow faster in the Southern colonies?
a)
European diseases killed many Native Americans
b)
The dependence on framing in the Southern Colonies
c)
The dependence of timber for shipbuilding
d)
The arrival of Native Americans to the coast
34.
Which group controlled the colony that was surrendered to England in 1664 by Governor Peter Stuyvesant?
a)
Spanish
b)
Swedish
c)
Dutch
d)
French
35.
The Southern economy was based on what jobs?
a)
Fur trade and hunting
b)
Small family farms and plantations
c)
Lumber and industry
d)
Fishing and shipbuilding
36.
Roger Williams clashed with Massachusetts Puritans because he
a)
Wanted Native lands
b)
Converted to Roman Catholicism
c)
Did not think government should force people to worship in a certain way
d)
Wanted slaves of his own
37.
Which colonial region was settled by Puritans and Pilgrims seeking religious freedom?
a)
New England
b)
Southern
c)
Middle
d)
Backcountry
38.
Which colonial region was settled by people with many different cultural and religious backgrounds?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
Backcountry
39.
Which colonial region contained rocky soil and cold climate?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
Backcountry
40.
Which colonists were farmers and plantation owners who grew cotton and tobacco?
a)
New England
b)
Southern
c)
Middle
d)
Backcountry
41.
Large farms, called ___________________, were spread throughout the Southern colonies.
a)
Trade centers
b)
Plantations
c)
Settlements
d)
industrial centers
42.
Most of the work on large, southern plantations was done by ___________ and ___________
a)
Native Americans and slaves
b)
women and children
c)
slaves and indentured servants
d)
Frenchmen and Mexicans
43.
Which region relied mostly on cash crops to make their money?
a)
New England
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
d)
Backcountry
44.
How was the agreement which bonded Pilgrims called?
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Napoleonic Code
d)
Geneva Conventions
45.
1st representative governing body in the American colonies.
a)
English Bill of Rights
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Virginia House of Burgesses
d)
Congress
46.
How many British Colonies were there? 
a)
13
b)
10
c)
3
d)
15
47.
What was the reason Georgia was founded as a colony?
a)
Religious Freedom
b)
It was a place for criminals and debtors
c)
Agriculture
48.
An area of land that is ruled by another country such as Jamestown is called a _____.
a)
indentured servant
b)
slavery
c)
colony
49.
Pennsylvania was home to the ___________.
a)
Puritans
b)
Protestants
c)
Catholics
d)
Quakers
50.
What is the name of the colony marked A?
a)
Massachusetts
b)
Ohio
c)
New Jersey
d)
Rhode Island
51.
What is the name of the colony marked B
a)
New Jersey
b)
New Hamsphire
c)
North Carolina
d)
Georgia
52.
What is the name of the colony marked C?
a)
Georgia
b)
New York
c)
New Hampshire
d)
South Carolina
53.
What is the name of the colony marked C?
a)
Georgia
b)
New York
c)
New Hampshire
d)
South Carolina
54.
What is the name of the colony marked D?
a)
Rhode Island
b)
Maryland
c)
New Hamsphire
d)
North Carolina
55.
What is the name of the colony marked E?
a)
Connecticut
b)
New Hamsphire
c)
North Carolina
d)
Georgia
56.
What is the name of the colony marked F?
a)
North Carolina
b)
New Hampshire
c)
New York
d)
Pennsylvania
57.
What is the name of the colony marked G?
a)
Connecticut
b)
New Jersey
c)
Georgia 
d)
Maryland
58.
What is the name of the colony marked H?
a)
Delaware
b)
New Hampshire
c)
North Carolina
d)
New York
59.
What is the name of the colony marked I?
a)
Maryland
b)
Delaware
c)
North Carolina
d)
Georgia
60.
What is the name of the colony marked J?
a)
New Hampshire
b)
Massachusetts
c)
Virginia
d)
North Carolina
61.
What is the name of the colony marked K?
a)
North Carolina
b)
South Carolina
c)
Georgia
d)
New York
62.
What is the name of the colony marked L?
a)
Georgia
b)
South Carolina
c)
Virginia
d)
North Carolina
63.
What is the name of the colony that is marked M?
a)
Georgia
b)
North Carolina
c)
Maryland
d)
Delaware
64.

What colony is this?

a)

Georgia

b)

Massachusetts

c)

South Carolina

d)

Pennsylvania

65.

What colony is this?

a)

Virginia

b)

New Jersey

c)

Connecticut

d)

New York

66.

What colony is this?

a)

Delaware

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

North Carolina

67.

What colony is this?

a)

New Hampshire

b)

Georgia

c)

Massachusetts

d)

Connecticut

68.

What colony is this?

a)

Virginia

b)

North Carolina

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Massachusetts

69.

What colony is this?

a)

Virginia

b)

New York

c)

Maryland

d)

New Jersey

70.

What colony is this?

a)

Georgia

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

New Hampshire

d)

Maryland

71.

What colony is this?

a)

New York

b)

Maryland

c)

Connecticut

d)

New Jersey

72.

What colony is this?

a)

South Carolina

b)

Georgia

c)

Virginia

d)

Rhode Island

73.

What colony is this?

a)

Connecticut

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Maryland

d)

Pennsylvania

74.

What colony is this?

a)

Massachusetts

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

New Hampshire

d)

North Carolina

75.

What colony is this?

a)

New Hampshire

b)

Massachusetts

c)

New York

d)

Rhode Island

76.

What colony is this?

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Virginia

c)

Georgia

d)

South Carolina

77.

What are the New England colonies?

a)

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island

b)

Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

c)

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware

d)

Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey

78.

What are the Middle colonies?

a)

New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, South Carolina

b)

Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

c)

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware

d)

Massachusetts, Virginia, New Jersey, Delaware

79.

What are the southern colonies?

a)

New York, South Carolina, Maryland, North Carolina

b)

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island

c)

Virginia, New Hampshire, Georgia, Pennsylvania

d)

Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

80.

Who granted a charter to the Virginia Company of London for the Virginia Colony?

a)

John Smith

b)

King James I

c)

John White

d)

England

81.

What crop grew well in the climate of Virginia?

a)

Corn

b)

Tobacco

c)

Rice

d)

Beans

82.

What is religious freedom?

a)

To be free to do whatever you want

b)

The ability to practice one's religion without persecution or interference from the government

c)

To be forced off of land

d)

Plymouth

83.

What was a reason for developing other colonies?

a)

Religious Freedom

b)

Claim new land for England

c)

Economics

d)

All of the above

84.

The economy of the Southern Colonies was based on ______________.

a)

farming

b)

fishing

c)

slavery

85.
Which are the Middle Colonies?
a)
Main, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island
b)
Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia
c)
Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey
86.
Which colonies have large plantations?
a)
Middle
b)
Southern
c)
New England
d)
Northeast
87.
Which group are the Southern colonies?
a)
Connecticut 
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachuttes
b)
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New York
New Jersey
d)
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Alabama
88.
Why did the Pilgrims come to a new land and form a settlement?
a)
They wanted to be ruled by a king in Great Britain
b)
They wanted freedom to practice their own religion
c)
They wanted to start plantations and earn money
d)
They wanted to learn from the Native Americans
89.
What is the major industry of the New England Colonies?
a)
Cash Crops
b)
Metalwork
c)
Slavery
d)
Shipbuilding and Fishing
90.
Where did Quakers settle?
a)
Plymouth Colony
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
Georgia
d)
Massachusetts Bay
91.
This region grew cash crops such as tobacco, cotton, and indigo 
a)
New England
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
92.
Which colonial region contained rocky soil and cold climate?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
Backcountry
93.

Because of English explorers _______________________.

a)

Native American Indian populations continued to increase

b)

The African Slave Trade ended

c)

Native Americans formed an alliance with the Spanish

d)

Many Native American Indians died from diseases

94.

What was the name of the “Lost Colony”

a)

Jamestown

b)

Plymouth

c)

Ronaoke

d)

Boston

95.

To treat someone harshly because of that person’s beliefs or practices.

a)

Persecute

b)

Tolerance

c)

Freedom

d)

Equality

96.

What type of government was the House of Burgesses?

a)

Autocratic

b)

Representative

c)

Monocratic

97.

The economy of the Northern Colonies was based on fishing, trade and shipbuilding.

a)

True

b)

False

98.

In which colony was the House of Burgesses created?

a)

New York

b)

Virginia

c)

South Carolina

d)

Rhode Island

99.

This set of colonies also became know as the “breadbasket colonies.”

a)

Northern

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

100.

What was the main reason settlers settled Jamestown

a)

To find gold and become rich.

b)

To practice the religion they wanted.

101.

__________learned how to produce tobacco and later married Pocahontas

a)

John Smith

b)

John Rolfe

c)

John White

102.

A large farm in the South was also known as a what?

a)

Farm

b)

Homestead

c)

Plantation

d)

Wilderness

103.

Farm crops raised and sold for money are called

a)

Cash Crops

b)

Subsistence Farming

104.

The southern economy relied on ___________.

a)

Fishsing

b)

Farming

c)

Ship Building

d)

Trading

105.

The people living in this set of colonies lived close together and gathered in “common spaces.”

a)

Northern Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

106.

_______________ gets credit for "saving Jamestown"

a)

John Rolfe

b)

John Smith

c)

John White

107.

who changed the name of New Netherlands to New York?

a)

The Duke of York

b)

William Penn

c)

John Endecott

d)

Roger Williams

108.
Who founded Rhode Island?
a)
William Penn
b)
Duke of York
c)
Roger Williams
d)
Thomas Hooker
109.
In general, why were MOST of the New England colonies founded?
a)
make money
b)
better soil
c)
economic opportunity
d)
religious freedoms
110.
What was the Mayflower Compact??
a)
a mirror
b)
a document created by the Pilgrims
c)
A group of merchants
111.
What were the two main jobs in the New England region?
a)
Farming and hunting
b)
Trading and clothes making
c)
rug weaving and basket weaving
d)
Fishing and Ship Building
112.
What was the soil like in the New England colonies?
a)
Thin and sandy
b)
Thin and rocky
c)
Thin and rich
d)
Thin and fertile
113.
Which colony was founded first in New England?
a)
Georgia
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
Massachusetts
d)
New York
114.
The ________ were known as Separatists. 
a)
Puritans
b)
Quakers
c)
Pilgrims
d)
Religions
115.
An official paper from the king of England giving permission to start a colony is called what? 
a)
charter
b)
consent
c)
frontier
d)
contract
116.
A product brought into one country from another.
a)
Industry
b)
Import
c)
Export
117.
A product sent to another country and sold.
a)
Export
b)
Industry
c)
Import
118.
Persecution is what?
a)
Very Good treatment.
b)
Hostility and ill treatment.
c)
Undeserved treatment.
d)
Free food.
119.
What is agriculture?
a)
Sports
b)
Farming
c)
Sowing
d)
Engineering
120.
The religion that was founded by William Penn was knows as __________.
a)
Protestant
b)
Baptist
c)
Catholic
d)
Quaker
121.
A word used to best describe a Quaker is _______.
a)
angry
b)
peaceful
c)
hostile
d)
energetic
122.

What was the main reason for conflicts between Native Americans and Virginian colonists?

a)

the colonists’ takeover of Native Americans’ lands

b)

the Native Americans’ violations of treaties

c)

the Native Americans’ stealing of the colonists’ firearms

d)

the colonists’ desire for Native Americans and Virginian colonists

123.

How did Native Americans help the Pilgrims who settled in what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts?

a)

They sold food to the Pilgrims.

b)

They gave the Pilgrims weapons.

c)

They built tepees for the Pilgrims.

d)

They taught the Pilgrims how to grow food.

124.

Who were the Puritans?

a)

a group of French settler seeking religious freedom

b)

a group of French settler seeking religious freedom

c)

an English religious group who started the Massachusetts Bay Colony

d)

a group of Native Americans who helped the Pilgrims

125.

How did the economy of the Southern colonies contribute to slavery?

a)

slaves were skilled craftsmen

b)

slaves knew how to trade

c)

ship owners required slaves to do all the fishing

d)

farming required lots of work and a large work force

126.

Why did the original settlers at Jamestown struggle to establish their colony?

a)

The weather was so bad that they could not farm.

b)

There were not enough animals to hunt.

c)

Native Americans were hostile to them.

d)

They had little experience farming, hunting, or fishing.

127.

9. What was the main cause for the war between the colonists and the Powhatan?

a)

Both groups laid claim to the same land.

b)

The Powhatan kidnapped several colonists.

c)

The colonists suffered from a shortage of food.

d)

The colonists killed a powerful Powhatan leader.

128.

Why did Pilgrims write and sign the Mayflower Compact?

a)

They worried that the existing government would not accept their religious values.

b)

They did not trust each other to govern fairly.

c)

They did not like the existing government.

d)

They realized that they would be landing in a place without a colonial government.

129.

What is a charter?

a)

a principal or policy accepted by a group

b)

a document detailing rights and privileges

c)

a claim of ownership of a colony

d)

an agreement that protects colonial representation

130.

What did Native Americans and the Pilgrims celebrate at the first Thanksgiving?

a)

the Pilgrims’ treaty with Native Americans

b)

the Pilgrims’ first year in Plymouth

c)

the strange behavior of forrest animals

d)

the Pilgrims’ first harvest

131.

How did William Penn keep peace with Native Americas in the region?

a)

He took up Native American ways.

b)

He sold European goods to Native Americans.

c)

He converted Native American to Quakerism.

d)

He purchased land from Native Americans.

Similar Resources on Wayground

Early Republic 1789-1828

133 questions

Early Republic 1789-1828

quiz

Worksheet

•

8th Grade - University

Ch 4 - Ancient Egypt

128 questions

Ch 4 - Ancient Egypt

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th - 12th Grade

untitled

129 questions

untitled

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th - 8th Grade

soal benua

136 questions

soal benua

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th - 8th Grade

Social Studies Academic Team

136 questions

Social Studies Academic Team

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th - 8th Grade

Texas History Final Exam Review 2022/23

131 questions

Texas History Final Exam Review 2022/23

quiz

Worksheet

•

7th - 8th Grade

AMS 2023 Fall Semester Final Exam Review

132 questions

AMS 2023 Fall Semester Final Exam Review

quiz

Worksheet

•

8th Grade

End of Year Competition

131 questions

End of Year Competition

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th - 8th Grade