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WorksheetsColony Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
What were two of the main reasons why many colonies were founded?
Religious Freedom
Money
They were bored
To grow corn
Who was the Virginia colony named after?
Queen Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen
The King of England
Duke of York
John Winthrop
Who founded the colony of Massachusetts?
King Charles
John Winthrop
Roger Williams
Thoms Hooker
What year was Maryland founded?
(a)
Rhode Island had many natural resources because of its access to the ___________.
Churches
Sea
Forests
Corn Fields
Which colony was founded by the Dutch Duke of York?
New York
California
New Jersey
North Carolina
Thomas Hooker founded this colony that was known for its fur trading, ship building, and whaling.
New Jersey
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
What year was New Hampshire founded and by whom?
1638, John Mason
1638, John Hancock
1653, John Mason
1636, Thomas Hooker
Why was the colony of Delaware founded?
Religious Freedom
Freedom to make its own laws
To grow corn
To grow Tobacco
Delaware had a long growing _____ and fertile _____.
season, soil
soil, season
season, corn
season, tobacco
Which colony was founded in 1633 to make money?
New Hampshire
Delaware
North Carolina
New Jersey
This colony was broken into two colonies because it was too large to govern.
Georgia
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret founded the colony of __________.
New Hampshire
North Carolina
New Jersey
South Carolina
Pennsylvania was named after _____________ in _____.
William Penn, 1685
James Penn, 1685
William Penn, 1681-1682
James Penn, 1681-1682
Georgia was founded as a place for __________.
poor people and criminals
Corn growing
Religious people
people to have fun
THREE foods that would have been found on the Mayflower were?
Hard Bread
Dried Pies
Oatmeal
In-n-Out
What did the master use to keep the ship on course?
The quadrant and cross staff
Google Maps
Map
Luck
The Mayflower was built as a passenger ship.
True
False
Nobody Knows
Pilgrim homes had a ________ roof.
metal
no roof
thatch
corn
The Wampanoag made their clothing from __________.
Clothes? Who made clothes
Deerskin
Corn parts
Fish Skin
