Worksheets13 colonies
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins
Which group of colonies are considered the Middle colonies?
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland
North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Deleware
Massachusetts, New York, New Hampshire, New Jersey
Which settlement was the first permanent English settlement founded in 1607?
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Roanoke Island
Jamestown, Virginia
Fort Augustine, Florida
Why did European settlers form colonies around the east coast of North America?
They were seeking independence from Great Britain.
They were looking for gold.
The Europeans liked the Native Americans who lived along the east coast
What is the name of the southern most colony (state) that was founded in 1732?
South Carolina
North Carolina
Georgia
Maryland
Which settlement was the first permanent English settlement founded in 1607?
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Roanoke Island
Jamestown, Virginia
Fort Augustine, Florida
Which group of colonies are considered the Middle colonies?
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland
North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Deleware
Massachusetts, New York, New Hampshire, New Jersey
What is a cash crop?
Crops that are grown for money and not for personal use.
Crops that are grown during the winter.
Crops that are grown to be given away to the poor.
Only crops grown in a hot and humid climate.
Why was it difficult to grow crops in the New England region?
It was very cold
The winters there were long
The soil was poor
All of the above
The settlers came over to the New World in search of ?
to befriend the Indians
lumber and gold
religious freedom and to make money
to build skyscrapers
The New England colonists depended on fishing and fur trading.
True
False
The 13 colonies were founded in the _________'s and ________'s.
1600 - 1700
1700 - 1800
1500 - 1600
American colonies were divided into ______ regions.
50
3
5
7
The 13 colonies became states after the ________________ War.
Civil
World
Revolutionary
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Maryland are all found in the _______________ Colonies.
New England
Middle
Southern
A place settled by a group of people outside their home country is called a _______________.
state
colony
religion
church
A plantation is ....
a large farm
a church
a school
a farm tool
Someone who was brought to the colonies and forced to work was referred to as a ______________.
settler
plantation
slave
merchant
The Southern Colonies had the best luck with farming due to the ____________ soil and _____________ climate.
rocky ; cold
ideal ; pleasant
hard ; dry
Over time, the _____________ Colonies built factories.
New England
Middle
Southern
What do you call a crop grown mainly for profit?
Money crop
Cash crop
Bank crop
Just for fun crop
Who founded the colony of Maryland
Lord Baltimore
Duke of York
John Winthrop
None of these
Which colony could debtors (someone who owes money) go to for a new start?
Maryland
South Carolina
Georgia
Virginia
What is another word for a large farm?
colony
monarchy
plantation
burgesses
What esa another ñame for the Quakers?
(a)
