WorksheetsColonial America Practice
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 7mins
What cash crop was most common in the South region?
tobacco
cotton
sugar
oranges
Which region would people go to for religious freedom?
South
Middle
New England
Stay in Europe
What is indentured servitude?
fake teeth
Become someone's slave
Pay off a debt to someone by working for them
being a servant and never being able to leave
What does the term 'indigineous people' refer to?
the people already living at a location, the original people
people who leave a country
people who move to a country
people who fight the native people
Which of the following is NOT a reason people would go start a new colony?
gold
cash crops
religious freedom
start an army
type of currency of Great Britain?
pound
dollar
franc
euro
This region had slavery.
south
middle
new england
no slavery
This document gave people the right to settle lands in a new country.
google doc
charter
reciept
tax form
Why did the south have slavery?
There were a lot of businesses in the South
Because the slaves were from the South
the type of farming required a lot of people doing miserable jobs
The slaves chose to go there
What continent did the colonists come from?
South America
Europe
Africa
Asia
Which region focused on shipping and fishing?
South
Middle
No region did this.
New England
Why would tobacco not be grown in the New England region?
the environment would not allow tobacco to grow
people didn't know how
they didn't care about money
Spain wouldn't let them
This tribe interacted with the people of Jamestown.
Apache
Powhatan
Objibwe
Croatoan
Pocahontas married _______.
John Smith
John Rolfe
John Deere
Jimmy Johns
What allowed Jamestown to prosper?
cash crop of tobacco
cash crop of cotton
struck gold
they stole from Pocahonta's tribe
Where did the "Starving Time" happen?
Roanoke
Jamestown
New England
Did not happen
What was carved on a TREE when John White returned to Roanoke?
The word "Croatoan"
The word "Cro"
The world "Help!"
The phrase "Ready or not, here I come!"
What happened to the colony at Roanoke?
they sailed away and drowned at sea
nobody knows, it's a mystery
They all died of disease
they were attacked by native tribe
What ocean would the colonists have to sail across to get to the new world?
Pacific
Atlantic
Arctice
Indian
What is is called if something bad happens that causes you to move?
Pull factor
push factor
How many original colonies where there?
10
11
12
13
