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13 Colonies

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which region of the colonies were there many plantations?

a)

New England

b)

Sounthern

c)

Mid Atlantic

2.

Which region featured the coldest winters?

a)

New England

b)

Mid Atlantic

c)

Southern

3.

Which Colony were fishing, whaling, and shipbuilding important jobs?

a)

Mid Atlantic

b)

Southern

c)

New England

4.

Which colonies were known as the "Bread Basket Colonies"?

a)

New England

b)

Mid Atlantic

c)

Southern

5.

Massachusetts is located in which region?

a)

Southern

b)

Mid Atlantic

c)

New England

6.

Schoolhouses were built out of

a)

Bricks

b)

Lumber

c)

Mud

7.

These people who were given free passage to the New World and then worked for a period for time to pay off their journey.

a)

Slaves

b)

Indentured Servants

c)

Maids

8.

Which soil was the rockiest?

a)

Southern

b)

New England

c)

Mid Atlantic

9.

How did settlers of the 13 colonies change the land?

a)

They cleared dense forests for farming.

b)

They built roads.

c)

They changed the soil by growing crops.

d)

All of these

10.

Why were the settlements built by rivers or along the coast?

a)

Swimming was great exercise and a lot of fun.

b)

It served as a means of transportation and trade.

c)

Ice skating in the winter was important.

d)

They could sell the water to people back in England.

11.

A tutor taught children at home in what colony?

a)

New England

b)

Mid Atlantic

c)

Southern

12.

New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delware

a)

New England

b)

Southern

c)

Mid-Atlantic

13.

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode Island

a)

Southern

b)

Mid- Atlantic

c)

New England

14.

Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.

a)

Southern

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

New England

15.

Which is not a reason why people left England to come settle in the New World?

a)

They wanted religious freedom.

b)

They didn't like the weather where they lived.

c)

They were forced to leave England by the King.

d)

They wanted to be freed from debts and get more land.