WorksheetsQuiz 2 - New England Colonies
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
What industry was NOT an important part of the New England colonies?
a)
Logging
b)
Shipbuilding
c)
Fishing
d)
Printing
3.
In general, why were MOST of the New England colonies founded?
a)
make money
b)
better soil
c)
economic opportunity
d)
religious freedoms
4.
What was the Mayflower Compact??
a)
a mirror
b)
a document created by the Pilgrims
c)
A group of merchants
5.
What motivated the Pilgrims and Puritans to come to North America??
a)
Money
b)
Religious Freedom
c)
To Become Famous
6.
What is a Puritan??
a)
Someone who wants to leave and set up their own churches
b)
Someone who wants to leave the Anglican Church the way it is
c)
Someone that wants to reform the Anglican Church
7.
What is a Separatist??
a)
Someone who wants to leave the Anglican Church the way it is
b)
Someone who wants to leave the Anglican church and set up their own churches
c)
someone who wants to reform the Anglican Church
8.
What type of people settled in New England colonies?
a)
Pilgrims and Puritans
b)
Quakers
c)
Native Americans
d)
Large Land Owners
9.
How was the climate in the New England colonies?
a)
hot all year round
b)
Mild winters/ harsh summers
c)
Harsh Winters/ Mild Summers
d)
no climate changes
10.
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
11.
Which of the four choices doesn't belong with New England?
a)
Shipbuilding
b)
Fishing
c)
Farming
d)
Industry
12.
The New England Colonies contain which group?
a)
Delaware, Carolina, Massachusetts, Virginia
b)
New York, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
c)
Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, Carolinas
d)
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut , Rhode Island
13.
Which colony was founded first in New England?
a)
Georgia
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
Massachusetts
d)
New York
14.
Which colony is not a New England colony?
a)
Massachusetts
b)
New York
c)
New Hampshire
d)
Connecticut
15.
The ________ were known as Separatists.
a)
Puritans
b)
Quakers
c)
Pilgrims
d)
Religions
16.
What is a "pilgrim?"
a)
A Native American
b)
Someone on a religious journey
c)
An enemy of the government
d)
Someone who has different beliefs
17.
Puritans wanted religious freedom for themselves, but not necessarily for others.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
What do we call the place where the Pilgrims landed?
a)
Plymouth Acres
b)
Thanksgiving
c)
Plymouth Rock
d)
Mayflower
19.
What is the name of the colony marked A?
a)
Massachusetts
b)
Ohio
c)
New Jersey
d)
Rhode Island
20.
What is the name of the colony marked B
a)
New Jersey
b)
New Hamsphire
c)
North Carolina
d)
Georgia
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