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13 colonies review

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following was a big reason for the colonists to settle in New England? 
a)
To start a family 
b)
To grow corn
c)
Religious Freedom 
d)
To make friends 
2.
Which is NOT one of the New England colonies?
a)
Rhode Island
b)
Connecticut
c)
Maryland
d)
Massachusetts
3.
What were the two main jobs in the New England region?
a)
Farming and hunting
b)
Trading and clothes making
c)
rug weaving and basket weaving
d)
Fishing and Ship Building
4.
What was the climate like in the New England Colonies in the SUMMER?
a)
Long and Cold
b)
Mild and Short
c)
Temperate and Short
d)
Temperate and Long
5.
Why was it hard to grow crops in this region?
a)
There wasn't enough sunlight.
b)
There was rocky soil.
c)
There was too much water.
d)
There wasn't anyone that knew how to grow crops.
6.
Virginia's climate was perfect for growing _________.
a)
corn
b)
wheat
c)
tobacco
d)
broccoli
7.
Large farms that grow just one crop are called _______________.
a)
ranches
b)
orchards
c)
plantations
d)
acres
8.
What crops did the settlers in Carolina grow?
a)
corn and beans
b)
tobacco and rice
c)
rice and potatoes
d)
tomatoes and beans
9.
Which statement best describes the use of slavery in the Southern colonies?
a)
The slave population was a large part of the southern population.
b)
Slavery was forbidden in the southern colonies.
c)
Slavery only played a minor role in the south since most people felt slavery went against the Bible.
d)
Slavery was used only in the city of Charles Town because there was no need for slaves on the plantations.
10.
The southern economy was based on what?
a)
Agriculture, Cash crops & making money
b)
Fishing, furniture building, & rum
c)
Harvesting jewels from the Appalachian Mts. & making jewelry
d)
Raising silk worms brought from Asia to make sails for ships
11.
A crop that is sold for a profit is a
a)
cash crop
b)
subsistence crop
c)
corn field
d)
benefit crop
12.
A tropical plant usually grown to be used as a dye.
a)
Indigo
b)
Sugar
c)
Tobacco
d)
Persimmon
13.
What is an indentured servant?
a)
a person hired to watch the slaves as they worked and to punish them if they did not work hard
b)
a person who does a job to help the community or society as a whole
c)
a person who builds and repairs ships
d)
a person who agrees to work for someone in Colonial America for a fixed amount of time in order to pay for the ocean voyage
14.

The geography of Southern Colonies included:

a)

Uncleared Forests, Moderate Growing Season and Winters

b)

Fertile Soil, Warm Climate, Long Growing Season

c)

Harsh Winters, Rocky Soil, Jagged Coast

15.
What was the main reason people signed up to be an indentured servant?
a)
to escape a prison sentence
b)
to gain the right to vote
c)
to pay for transportation to the colonies
d)
control of the tobacco trade
16.

This colony was settled by people who were debtors.

a)

Roanoke

b)

Jamestown

c)

Georgia

17.

The geography of the Southern Colonies consisted of what mountains?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Cascade Range

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

Sierra Nevada

18.

What was the climate of the Southern Colonies?

a)

Humid, hot summers with mild winters

b)

Cold winters and mild summers

c)

Warm, humid weather all year

d)

Rainy, cool summers and hot winters

19.

An example of a cash crop grown in the Southern Colonies was -

a)

Tobacco

b)

Rice

c)

Indigo

d)

All of the Above

20.

A on the map is...

a)

Georgia

b)

South Carolina

c)

Virginia

d)

Maryland

21.

Using the map, B is...

a)

North Carolina

b)

Virginia

c)

Maryland

d)

Georgia

22.

Which colony is C on the map?

a)

Virginia

b)

North Carolina

c)

South Carolina

d)

Georgia

23.

Which colony is D on the map?

a)

South Carolina

b)

Georgia

c)

North Carolina

d)

Maryland

24.

Which colony is E on the map?

a)

Virginia

b)

North Carolina

c)

South Carolina

d)

Georgia

25.
Which state was not part of the Middle Colonies?
a)
New Jersey
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
Massachusetts
d)
New York
26.
What colony did William Penn help found?
a)
New Jersey
b)
New York
c)
Delaware
d)
Pennsylvania
27.
What nickname was given to the Middle Colonies?
a)
The Breadbasket
b)
The Midlings
c)
The Potbelly
d)
The Topnotcher
28.
Describe the soil in the Middle Colonies.
a)
rocky
b)
fertile
c)
muddy
29.
Which one of these is a specialization of the Mid-Atlantic colonies?
a)
Timber
b)
Livestock
c)
indigo
d)
rice
30.
Which one of these is a specialization of the Mid-Atlantic colonies?
a)
Timber
b)
cotton
c)
Grain
d)
rice
31.
Which one of these is a geographic feature of the Mid-Atlantic colonies?
a)
Appalachian mountains
b)
humid
c)
cold winters
d)
piedmont
32.
The Middle Colonies were  ethnically and religiously diverse
a)
True
b)
False
33.
A word used to best describe a Quaker is _______.
a)
angry
b)
peaceful
c)
hostile
d)
energetic
34.

What colony is this?

a)

Virginia

b)

New Jersey

c)

Connecticut

d)

New York

35.

What colony is this?

a)

Delaware

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

North Carolina

36.

What colony is this?

a)

New Hampshire

b)

Georgia

c)

Massachusetts

d)

Connecticut

37.

What colony is this?

a)

Georgia

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

New Hampshire

d)

Maryland

38.

What colony is this?

a)

New York

b)

Maryland

c)

Connecticut

d)

New Jersey

39.

What colony is this?

a)

Connecticut

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Maryland

d)

Pennsylvania

40.

What colony is this?

a)

Massachusetts

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

New Hampshire

d)

North Carolina

41.

What colony is this?

a)

New Hampshire

b)

Massachusetts

c)

New York

d)

Rhode Island

42.

What are the New England colonies?

a)

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island

b)

Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

c)

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware

d)

Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey

43.

What are the Middle colonies?

a)

New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, South Carolina

b)

Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

c)

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware

d)

Massachusetts, Virginia, New Jersey, Delaware

44.

What are the southern colonies?

a)

New York, South Carolina, Maryland, North Carolina

b)

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island

c)

Virginia, New Hampshire, Georgia, Pennsylvania

d)

Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

45.

Rodger Williams.........

a)

founded Rhode Island

b)

founded Connecticut

c)

founded the city of Portsmouth Rhode Island

46.

Thomas Hooker.....

a)

founded Rhode Island

b)

founded the city of Portsmouth in Rhode Island

c)

founded Connecticut

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