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Colonial Regions

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

New Hampshire is in which region?

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

2.

Connecticut is in which region?

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

3.

This region is known for freezing winters and rocky soil

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

4.

This region was dependent on the Ocean for making money

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

5.

People in this region only use subsistence farming because the soil is not very fertile.

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

6.

New York is in this region

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

7.

Puritans and Pilgrims settled this region

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

8.

Rhode Island is in which region?

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

9.

Types of work in this region include: ship building, fishing, whaling, trapping and rum making

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

10.

Massachusetts is in what region?

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

11.

This region has a climate most similar to Ohio

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

12.

Pennsylvania is in this region

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

13.

This region is defined by strict religious rule and severe consequences (scarlet letter)

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

14.

This region made its money through agriculture, crop such as oats and grains (Quaker Oats Man)

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

15.

New Jersey is in this region

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

16.

Because this region was so diverse, people here had a lot of tolerance

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

17.

Delaware is in this region

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

18.

This region is known for its deep and wide ports for shipping

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

19.

Two major ports in this region are Philadelphia and New York

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

20.

South Carolina is in this region

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

21.

Maryland is in this region

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

22.

Virginia is in this region

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

23.

Georgia is in this region

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

24.

North Carolina is in this region

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

25.

The main source of labor in this region was slaves and indentured servants

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

26.

This region had diversity of religion, race and place of origin

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

27.

This region made its money through agriculture, growing cash crops like tobacco, rice, indigo and cotton

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

28.

This region has very fertile soil and practice plantation farming

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

29.

This region has cool winters and VERY hot summers

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

30.

Most people in this region stayed in the Church of England. (Also known as the Anglican Church.)

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

31.

What happened to the Roanoke colony?

a)

Colonists ran out of supplies and starved to death

b)

Native Americans attacked the colony and left no survivors

c)

No on is exactly sure what happened to the settlers at Roanoke

d)

A hurricane wiped out all evidence of the Roanoke colony

32.

What was the only evidence left behind from the Roanoke colony?

a)

Nothing was left behind

b)

Ashes remained from the settlement burning down

c)

A hand written note from John Smith was left behind explaining where they went

d)

The word "Croatoan" carved into a tree

33.

What was the first permanent (successful) colony in North America?

a)

Roanoke

b)

Jamestown

c)

New York

d)

South Carolina

34.

What crop did settlers at Jamestown grow that contributed to the colonies success?

a)

Corn

b)

Tobacco

c)

Wheat and Oats

d)

Cotton

35.

Definition: Colonists who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years.

a)

Indentured Servant

b)

Diversity

c)

Immigration

d)

Tolerance

36.

Definition: Farming in which only enough food to feed one's family is produced.

a)

Persecute

b)

Cash Crop

c)

Indentured Servant

d)

Subsistence Farming

37.

Definition: Variety, such as of ethnic or national groups.

a)

Diversity

b)

Persecute

c)

Tolerance

d)

Cash Crop

38.

Definition: Willingness to respect different beliefs and customs.

a)

Diversity

b)

Tolerance

c)

Subsistence Farming

d)

Charter

39.

Definition: Farm crop raised to be sold for money.

a)

Persecute

b)

Immigration

c)

Diversity

d)

Cash Crop

40.

Definition: The movement of people living in one country into another.

a)

Persecute

b)

Immigration

c)

Cash Crop

d)

Subsistence Farming

41.

Definition: To mistreat a person or group based on their beliefs.

a)

Diversity

b)

Tolerance

c)

Persecute

d)

Charter

42.

Definition: A document that gives the holder the right to organize settlements in an area.

a)

Charter

b)

Subsistence Farming

c)

Tolerance

d)

Immigration