WorksheetsUnit 3 Lesson 7
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
The members of a religious group who often faced religious persecution and came to North America looking for religious freedom.
Pilgrims
Puritans
Quakers
In the 1600's the Dutch founded a colony called....
New Netherlands
New York
New Jersey
New Netherlands was in the Hudson River Valley. England thought of the colony as a threat, declared war on _______, and took over its colony.
Holland
France
Sweden
Italy
New Netherlands became the colonies of___ ____ and ___ ______.
New York and Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania and New Jersey
New Jersey and Delaware
New York and New Jersey
Middle colonies are also known as _____ ______ ________ since grains were grown there.
Wheat Making colonies
Bread Basket Colonies
Whaling colonies
People from many different countries and of many different religions lived in New Amsterdam, which eventually became....
New York City
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Which groups of people came to call the Middle Colonies home...
Dutch, French, English, Greek
Dutch, French, Swedish, Flemish, Italian, Spanish
Russian, English, Arabic, Spanish
ONLY English
Which colony?
The King of England told his brother, the Duke of York, that he could have this colony, which originally belonged to the Dutch, if he could take it over.
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Which colony?
William Penn planned this colony carefully, designed a frame of government that provided a legislature and several rights. This colony became home to many European immigrants.
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Which colony?
This region was divided into two and split between the Duke of York's two friends, Lord Berkeley and Sir Carteret. They promised settlers many benefits for colonizing including cheap land, representative government, and freedom of religion.
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Which colony?
The area of what had been New Sweden stayed part of Pennsylvania unit 1704, when Penn approved the creation of a separate government for it, creating this colony.
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Which colony is number 1?
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New York
Delaware
Which colony is #2?
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New York
Delaware
Which Colony is #3?
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New York
Delaware
Which colony is #4?
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New York
Delaware
AP practice....What is the name of the original settlement apart of colony #1?
New Netherlands
New Amsterdam
New York
New Jersey
AP practice..... What year was the original settlement founded?
1620
1626
1773
What is the name of the ocean on the eastern coast of the Americas?
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
