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Comparing the Colonies

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

2 reasons why settlers wanted to move and settle in North America

a)

To gain wealth/ Gold

b)

To go on vacation

c)

For Religious Freedom (To escape the King’s Church of England)

d)

To start their own government.

2.

The Puritans moved to the New World because _

a)

They wanted to vote for a new king

b)

Better jobs

c)

Religious Freedom

d)

Escape their debts

3.

The Southern Region was founded as a place...

a)

where debtors could escape their debts

b)

to own slaves

c)

for people wanting to grow cash crops

d)

freedom of religion

4.

Cash crops are...

a)

crops that are made of cash

b)

crops that are worth a lot of money

c)

crops that only the king could sell

d)

crops that did not make a lot of money

5.

Who were banished and kicked out of Massachusetts because they disagreed with the Puritans?

a)

William Bradford

b)

Roger Williams

c)

Anne Hutchinson

d)

John Smith

e)

Sir Walter Raleigh

6.

Roger Williams

a)

Banished from Massachusetts

b)

Wanted religious freedom

c)

Founded Rhode Island

d)

Did not want to follow the strict rules of the Puritan faith

e)

None of these answers describe Roger Williams

7.

Anne Hutchinson -

a)

Founded the Colony of Rhode Island

b)

Banished from Massachusetts

c)

Did not want to follow the strict rules of the Puritan faith

d)

Wanted to start her own Puritan church

8.

The middle colonies...

a)

Known as the breadbasket colony

b)

grew lots of wheat

c)

Grew lots of corn

d)

wanted religious freedom

9.

Harsh winters and a short growing season

a)

New England colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

10.

Hot Summers, Mild winters, and a long growing season

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

11.

Cold Winters and Warm Summers

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern colonies

12.

Rocky soil, many trees for lumber, access to the sea

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern colonies

13.

Better soil for growing grains, but still a short growing season, access to the sea

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

14.

Very fertile soil (Great nutrients) for growing LOTS of crops

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

15.

Why was plantation farming (Cash Crops) found in the southern region?

a)

long growing season

b)

very fertile soil

c)

Access to the sea

d)

Harsh winters

e)

Mild Winters

16.

Why were slaves from Africa brought over to the Southern Colonies?

a)

Large plantations

b)

Large acres of land

c)

More land needs more workers

17.

Ship building, lumber, fishing

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

18.

Growing grains, trading

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

19.

Cash crops, Large farms (Cotton, Tobacco, Indigo)

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

20.

The people of the colonies get to decide what goods they make AND how much to sell them for

a)

Governmental System

b)

Free Enterprise System

c)

Self - government

d)

Democratic practice

21.

Where was shipbuilding a major economic activity?

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

22.

An Economic Region is

a)

How they make their money/ Jobs

b)

All regions have this in common

23.

Indentured Servants

a)

People who promised to work for a certain amount of time

b)

Without payment

c)

Exchanged work for a free passage to the New World

d)

People who paid to work in the colonies

24.

What was the first law- making Body in North America?

a)

Virginia Company

b)

The Virginia Passage

c)

Free Enterprise System

d)

House of Burgesses

25.

What was the name of the Document that was signed by the men on the Mayflower as the first form of self- Government?

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

House of Burgeses

c)

Thanksgiving feast

d)

Peace Treaty