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13 colonies

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which group of colonies are considered the Middle colonies?

a)

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland

b)

North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia

c)

New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Deleware

d)

Massachusetts, New York, New Hampshire, New Jersey

2.

Which settlement was the first permanent English settlement founded in 1607?

a)

Plymouth, Massachusetts

b)

Roanoke Island

c)

Jamestown, Virginia

d)

Fort Augustine, Florida

3.

Why did European settlers form colonies around the east coast of North America?

a)

They were seeking independence from Great Britain.

b)

They were looking for gold.

c)

The Europeans liked the Native Americans who lived along the east coast

4.

What is the name of the southern most colony (state) that was founded in 1732?

a)

South Carolina

b)

North Carolina

c)

Georgia

d)

Maryland

5.
What were the colonies of Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire referred to as?
a)
13 Colonies
b)
New England Colonies
c)
Middle Colonies
d)
Southern Colonies
6.

Which settlement was the first permanent English settlement founded in 1607?

a)

Plymouth, Massachusetts

b)

Roanoke Island

c)

Jamestown, Virginia

d)

Fort Augustine, Florida

7.

Which group of colonies are considered the Middle colonies?

a)

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland

b)

North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia

c)

New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Deleware

d)

Massachusetts, New York, New Hampshire, New Jersey

8.

What is a cash crop?

a)

Crops that are grown for money and not for personal use.

b)

Crops that are grown during the winter.

c)

Crops that are grown to be given away to the poor.

d)

Only crops grown in a hot and humid climate.

9.

Why was it difficult to grow crops in the New England region?

a)

It was very cold

b)

The winters there were long

c)

The soil was poor

d)

All of the above

10.

The settlers came over to the New World in search of ?

a)

to befriend the Indians

b)

lumber and gold

c)

religious freedom and to make money

d)

to build skyscrapers

11.

The New England colonists depended on fishing and fur trading.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The 13 colonies were founded in the _________'s and ________'s.

a)

1600 - 1700

b)

1700 - 1800

c)

1500 - 1600

13.

American colonies were divided into ______ regions.

a)

50

b)

3

c)

5

d)

7

14.

The 13 colonies became states after the ________________ War.

a)

Civil

b)

World

c)

Revolutionary

15.

Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Maryland are all found in the _______________ Colonies.

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

16.

A place settled by a group of people outside their home country is called a _______________.

a)

state

b)

colony

c)

religion

d)

church

17.

A plantation is ....

a)

a large farm

b)

a church

c)

a school

d)

a farm tool

18.

Someone who was brought to the colonies and forced to work was referred to as a ______________.

a)

settler

b)

plantation

c)

slave

d)

merchant

19.

The Southern Colonies had the best luck with farming due to the ____________ soil and _____________ climate.

a)

rocky ; cold

b)

ideal ; pleasant

c)

hard ; dry

20.

Over time, the _____________ Colonies built factories.

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

21.

What do you call a crop grown mainly for profit?

a)

Money crop

b)

Cash crop

c)

Bank crop

d)

Just for fun crop

22.

Who founded the colony of Maryland

a)

Lord Baltimore

b)

Duke of York

c)

John Winthrop

d)

None of these

23.

Which colony could debtors (someone who owes money) go to for a new start?

a)

Maryland

b)

South Carolina

c)

Georgia

d)

Virginia

24.
Who emerged as Jamestown’s leader?
a)
John Rolfe
b)
Pocahantas
c)
John Smith
25.
The Toleration act of 1649 granted religious freedom for who?
a)
all men
b)
all Christians
c)
all Pilgrims
d)
all people
26.

What is another word for a large farm?

a)

colony

b)

monarchy

c)

plantation

d)

burgesses

27.

What esa another ñame for the Quakers?

(a)