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New England Colonies

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of soil did the New England Colonies have?

a)

Red Clay

b)

Loam

c)

Rocky

d)

Sandy

2.

What industry did the New England Colonies start where they sold blubber?

a)

Ship Building

b)

Whaling

c)

Farming

3.

What type of homes did the New England colonists build?

a)

Brick Homes

b)

Log Homes

c)

Wooden huts with a fireplace in the center

d)

Adobe Homes

4.

When did children in the New England colonies miss school?

a)

Hunting Season

b)

Harvest Season

c)

Whaling Season

d)

Lumber Season

5.

Why did many colonists come to the New England colonies?

a)

To join the Church of England

b)

To find new jobs

c)

Their town burned down

d)

Religious Freedom from the Church of England

6.

What religion were the New England Colonists?

a)

Puritans

b)

Quakers

c)

Christians

d)

Catholics

7.

What did the New England Colonies use to build houses and ships?

a)

Bricks

b)

Sticks

c)

Lumber

d)

Pine Needles

8.

What did they use whale blubber for?

a)

greasing their car motors

b)

fuel for the ships

c)

oil for lamps

d)

oil for cars

9.

What did they use ships for?

a)

fishing and whaling

b)

travel

c)

trade

d)

all of the above

10.

Which is NOT a New England colony?

a)

New York

b)

New Hampshire

c)

Connecticut

d)

Rhode Island

11.

Which is not a New England colony?

a)

New Hampshire

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Massachusetts

d)

Maryland

12.

The women worked in the field and the boys worked in the home.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.

The women worked in the home and the boys worked in the fields and hunted.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE