WorksheetsMid-Atlantic Review
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 28mins
What was one reason that the Mid-Atlantic Colonies were founded?
to help spread Christianity to American Indians
to help poor settlers from Europe start a new life
because the region’s geography made them good for trade
because the region’s land was not claimed by American Indians
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Which colonies were MOST tolerant of people practicing different religions?
the New England Colonies
the Mid-Atlantic Colonies
the Southern Colonies
the Spanish Colonies
Which region was home to settlers from the greatest number of different countries and religions during the Colonial Period?
the Arctic Colonies
the Southern Colonies
the Mid-Atlantic Colonies
the New England Colonies
Which of the following would MOST LIKELY be said by an indentured servant in the Mid-Atlantic Colonies?
“The hardest part of my job is cutting up whale meat.”
“I find it hard work to be in the fields gathering cash crops.”
“Working in the harbor loading and unloading wheat is hard work.”
“Finding ways to stay warm in these bitter cold winters is difficult.”
Which of the following colonial regions was known as the breadbasket of the colonies?
the New England Colonies
the Mid-Atlantic Colonies
the Southern Colonies
the Eastern Colonies
What allowed people in the New England and Mid-Atlantic Colonies to make money by building large ships?
The colonies had a lot of iron ore, and colonists built ships using iron from their mines.
The colonies grew cash crops, and colonists used the money to build large ships.
Gold was discovered, and colonists built large ships to transport the valuable resource.
Forests covered the colonies, and colonists built ships using wood from the forests.
Which of the following colonial regions has long deep rivers, cool winters, and natural harbors?
the Eastern Colonies
the Southern Colonies
the New England Colonies
the Mid-Atlantic Colonies
Read the passage and answer the following question(s).
Thousands of years ago, giant sheets of ice moved south across North America. They carved through the mountains of New England. As they went, they pushed fertile soil ahead of them. When the weather got warmer, the ice sheets retreated. They left open land and lots of lakes and waterways. Europeans who came to North America found many types of land and climates. When the pilgrims arrived in New England, the land was rocky and forested. The summers in New England were very short. The winters were long and cold. Far from New England, the Southern Colonies were warm nearly all year. People in these colonies enjoyed lots of rain and sunshine. However, this made disease from insects a problem. Between the New England and Southern Colonies were the Mid-Atlantic Colonies. People in these colonies enjoyed a mixture of the climate and geography of the other areas. How did colonists succeed in the Mid-Atlantic Colonies?
The colonists worked mostly in timber and furs, which they sold as raw materials to the other colonies.
The colonists worked mostly in transportation, moving food and goods back and forth between the other colonies.
The colonists worked mostly in farming and fishing, which allowed them to sell extra food to other colonies.
The colonists worked mostly in trade, creating markets for Europeans and American Indians to trade with each other.
How did the geography of the Mid-Atlantic Colonies help settlers earn a living?
The dense forests provided lumber needed to build large ships.
The rich soil allowed farmers to grow large amounts of cash crops.
The wide, open plains helped settlers track buffalo for food and skins.
The mines in the area provided blacksmiths with the iron they needed.
Tamara's teacher gave out copies of this map. He then asked the students to draw the pictures representing different colonial industries on the map. If each picture can only be used once, what should Tamara draw in the Mid-Atlantic Colonies?
the picture that represents fishing
the picture that represents iron goods
the picture that represents tobacco
the picture that represents naval goods
How did the long coastlines of the Mid-Atlantic benefit the colonies?
by helping colonists trade with Great Britain
by providing water so farmers could grow crops
by helping colonists trade with American Indians
by providing beaches where colonists could swim
What limited farming activity in the Mid-Atlantic Colonies?
the region's dry summers
the region's cold winters
the region's poor soil
the region's salty water
