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Unit 3 Week 2 13 Colonies

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Daniel Boone found the Cumberland Gap in this famous mountain range that acts as a barrier between Kentucky and Virginia-

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Pinnacles

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

Mt St. Helen's

2.

What word could describe buying things at Wal-Mart, selling things on Ebay, etc.

a)

trade

b)

bartering

c)

Consumer

d)

Producer

3.

When it comes to rivers, which is true?

a)

They're full of salt water

b)

A large long body of water with land on both sides

c)

Rivers are surrounded by land on all sides

d)

a Large body of water with land on both sides

4.

What is the cash crop indigo actually used for?

a)

Feeding livestock

b)

Berries that can be eaten

c)

Dying clothes blue

d)

Dying clothes red

5.

Which of the following would a harbor or dock be used for?

a)

To park a boat

b)

To load or unload supplies on a boat

c)

To anchor a boat

d)

All of the above

6.

Colonial plantations were farms, but what makes a farm a plantation exactly?

a)

Usually ran by slaves

b)

Cash crops are grown there

c)

It's very large

d)

All of the above

7.

Which of the following would be an example of a barrier?

a)

Oil and coal

b)

grass and crops

c)

Rivers and cliffs

d)

Houses and roads

8.

Italy produced bicycles, loads them on a dock and sends them out to Australia to be sold. Which option describes what Australia is doing?

a)

Italy is exporting bicycles to Australia

b)

Italy is importing bicycles to Australia

c)

Australia is importing money from Italy

d)

All of the above

9.

In colonial New England, it was hard to farm. Settlers had to go to what area to make a living?

a)

The mountains

b)

The coast

c)

The forest

d)

McDonald's

10.

Which of the following words describes the economic activity happening in the Southern Colonies? This is how they made their money.

a)

Industry

b)

agriculture

c)

trade

d)

exports

11.

Which area had fish, whales, large forests, and a cold climate in the winter?

a)

The Southern Colonies

b)

The New England Colonies

c)

The Middle Colonies

d)

All of the above

12.

Which area was owned by England before the American Revolutionary War granted them independence?

a)

The Southern Colonies

b)

The New England Colonies

c)

The Middle Colonies

d)

All of the above

13.

Which area had good agricultural land, focused on farming, had many plantations and raised cash crops like cotton and tobacco?

a)

The Southern Colonies

b)

The New England Colonies

c)

The Middle Colonies

d)

All of the above

14.

Which area produced food such as wheat and had livestock (cattle and other animals). HINT- This area had a mixture of two other area's best qualities.

a)

The Southern Colonies

b)

The New England Colonies

c)

The Middle Colonies

d)

All of the above

15.

Which of the following areas had the MOST slavery by far, as they were used to work crops on their massive farms.

a)

The Southern Colonies

b)

The New England Colonies

c)

The Middle Colonies

d)

All of the above

16.

Which of the following areas exported the most agricultural products (cotton, food, tobacco, etc) to other colonies who needed them?

a)

The Southern Colonies

b)

The New England Colonies

c)

The Middle Colonies

d)

All of the above

17.

Which of the following was a PULL factor for the Middle Colonies?

a)

Rocky Soil

b)

Mountains

c)

Rich soil

d)

Farm work

18.

Which was a PUSH factor for certain groups of people in the Southern colonies?

a)

Fertile soil

b)

Warm climate

c)

Rocky soil

d)

Slavery

19.

Most people made money in the colonies from

a)

ship building

b)

agriculture

c)

fur trade

d)

fishing

20.

Where were the 13 colonies located?

a)

The west coast of the United States

b)

The northing shore of Canada

c)

In South America

d)

On the East coast of the United States