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1.

Was settled by the Puritans

a)

Roanoke Island

b)

Plymouth Colony

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Massachusetts Bay

2.

First permanent English settlement in North America

a)

Georgia

b)

Massachusetts Bay Colony

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Jamestown

3.

Was settled by people who had been in debtor's prison in England.

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Jamestown

c)

Georgia

d)

Plymouth Colony

4.

Was settled by the Quakers

a)

Jamestown

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Roanoke Island

d)

Georgia

5.

Was settled by Separatists who wanted to avoid religious persecution

a)

Plymouth Colony

b)

Georgia

c)

Roanoke Island

d)

Jamestown

6.

Known as the "Lost Colony" which was also an economic venture

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Roanoke Island

c)

Georgia

d)

Massachusetts Bay Colony

7.

Which of the following colonies was located in what is today North Carolina?

a)

Plymouth

b)

Jamestown

c)

Roanoke Island

d)

Massachusetts Bay

8.

When was Jamestown established?

a)

1607

b)

1585

c)

1590

d)

1620

9.

Which colony was the first English settlement in North America?

a)

Jamestown

b)

Roanoke Island

c)

Plymouth

d)

Mayflower

10.

What is another name for the Church of England

a)

Baptist Church

b)

Muslim Church

c)

Protestant Church

d)

Anglican Church

11.

Which colonial region is described by this: cash crops, small farms, plantations, slavery, organized into counties?

a)

Southern

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

New England

d)

Mid Western

12.

Political and civic life in the Mid-Atlantic colonies was held in which of the following?

a)

Town meetings

b)

counties

c)

mansions

d)

market towns

13.

The New England colonies social life resolved around which of the following?

a)

plantations

b)

mansions

c)

villages and churches

d)

cities

14.

The economy of the New England colonies resolved around all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

fishing

b)

naval supplies

c)

shipbuilding

d)

cash crops

15.

Which geographic feature is common to all three colonial regions?

a)

Boston Harbor

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

rich farmlands

d)

Piedmont

16.

Which title best completes the list above? Rocky soil, jagged coastline, town meetings, villages and churches

a)

The Southern Colonies

b)

The Mid-Atlantic Colonies

c)

The New England Colonies

d)

The Mid-Western Colonies

17.

The raising of livestock and the growing of grain was done in the __________colonies.

a)

Mid-western

b)

New England

c)

Mid-Atlantic

d)

Southern

18.

Know where all the 13 colonies are!!! Try some of these have fun!!!

a)

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b)

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c)

https://www.ict4us.com/mnemonics/en_usastates.htm

19.

Was settled by the Puritans

a)

Roanoke Island

b)

Plymouth Colony

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Massachusetts Bay

20.

Which colonial region is described by this: cash crops, small farms, plantations, slavery, organized into counties?

a)

Southern

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

New England

d)

Mid Western

21.

The economy of the New England colonies resolved around all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

fishing

b)

naval supplies

c)

shipbuilding

d)

cash crops

22.

Which geographic feature is common to all three colonial regions?

a)

Boston Harbor

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

rich farmlands

d)

Piedmont

23.

Which title best completes the list above? Rocky soil, jagged coastline, town meetings, villages and churches

a)

The Southern Colonies

b)

The Mid-Atlantic Colonies

c)

The New England Colonies

d)

The Mid-Western Colonies

24.

Early Europeans explored the Americas to find...(choose two)

a)

New land

b)

New religions

c)

Gold

d)

New medicines

25.

What was the Mayflower Compact?

a)

A document that set up an organized government for the Pilgrims

b)

A list of religious rules the Pilgrims had to follow

c)

A map that later showed the hidden fort at Jamestown

d)

A document that kept the colonies from trading with other countries

26.

Which colonial Region is known for its moderate climate and fertile soil?

a)

New England

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

27.

Which is NOT a New England colony?

a)

New York

b)

Rhode Island

c)

New Hampshire

d)

Connecticut

28.

What brought colonists from England to Jamestown?

a)

They were in search of better farmland and hunting grounds.

b)

They were in search of gold and silver to grow wealthy.

c)

They were in search of tobacco.

d)

They were in search of religious freedom.

29.

Roanoke, Jamestown, and Plymouth were some of the earliest ___________ settlements in the Americas.

a)

Spanish

b)

Dutch

c)

African

d)

English

30.

Puritans: Massachusetts:: _____________: Pennsylvania

a)

Quakers

b)

Catholics

c)

Separatists

d)

Pilgrims

31.

an elected representative to an assembly

a)

burgess

b)

headright

c)

dissent

d)

tolerance

32.

Slaves were bought here to harvest cash crops.

a)

New England

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

33.

Why did the Pilgrims create the Mayflower Compact?

a)

to show that they opposed representative government.

b)

to establish an orderly community

c)

to reinforce the laws of England in the new colony

d)

to guarantee universal religious tolerance in the colony

34.

What are the key reasons that the Europeans wanted to come to the New World?

a)

Religious freedom

b)

To become landowners

c)

Access to abundant resources

d)

All of the above

35.

What is a colony?

a)

Large farms

b)

A place or region that is settled & ruled by another country

c)

A king or queen who ruled during the time period that the colonies were established

d)

Crops grown to sell

36.

What is a monarch?

a)

Large farms

b)

A place or region that is settled & ruled by another country

c)

A king or queen who ruled during the time period that the colonies were established

d)

Crops grown to sell

37.

How many colonies did the English establish in North America?

a)

13

b)

15

c)

17

d)

19

38.

The colonies were split into 3 regions including which of the following?

a)

New England

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

Southern

d)

All of the above

39.

What was the difference between indentured servants and slaves?

a)

Indentured servants worked for passage to the new world and slaves were forced to work.

b)

Slaves were men and indentured servants were women.

c)

Indentured servants were forced to work and slaves chose to work.

d)

Slaves worked for 10 years before they were free and indentured servants only worked for 3.

40.

New England colonies were centered around a town common. What is a town common?

a)

Large farms

b)

A place or region that is settled & ruled by another country

c)

A king or queen who ruled during the time period that the colonies were established

d)

A grassy area in the center of town where citizens’ livestock could graze

41.

What was the main way to make money in the New England colonies?

a)

Plantation work

b)

Fishing & whaling

c)

Small businesses

d)

Farming

42.

What was the major religious group in the New England colonies?

a)

The Puritans

b)

The Quakers

c)

The Lutherans

d)

The Baptists

43.

What was the farming like in the New England colonies?

a)

The soil was rich and farming was very important.

b)

Farming was the main way to make a living.

c)

The soil was rocky and made farming difficult.

d)

There was no farming.

44.

What was the nickname of the Mid-Atlantic colonies?

a)

The Breadbasket Colonies

b)

The Farming Community

c)

The Land of Grains

d)

The Religion Melting Pot

45.

Why did William Penn create Pennsylvania in the Mid-Atlantic colonies?

a)

To allow religious freedom

b)

To create a new colony for farming

c)

The King of England wanted more land

d)

To become a governor

46.

Three types of apprenticeships available to young people in the Mid-Atlantic colonies were:

a)

Spinning, weaving, & knitting

b)

Shoemaking, carpentry, & wig making

c)

Jewelry & ship building

d)

Making clothes & shoe polishing

47.

What were some of the important crops grown in the Mid-Atlantic colonies?

a)

Cotton, tobacco, corn

b)

Corn, wheat, barley

c)

Peanuts, cabbage, tomatoes

d)

Rice, indigo, sugar cane

48.

What were cash crops?

a)

Plants

b)

Places people lived

c)

Crops grown to sell

d)

A job in this colony

49.

What were 2 of the main cash crops in the Southern Colonies?

a)

Water and dirt

b)

Tobacco and indigo

c)

Wheat and animals

d)

Timber and metal

50.

What was a plantation?

a)

A house

b)

A schoolhouse

c)

A very large farm

d)

None of the above

51.

What made plantations so unique (or very special)?

a)

They were huge.

b)

Anything a person needed could be made or found on them.

c)

There were a lot of people that lived on them.

d)

There is nothing unique about them.

52.

Who worked on plantations in the Southern colonies?

a)

Hired help

b)

Artisans

c)

Slaves

d)

All of the above

53.

The Southern colonies had religious freedom because

a)

plantations, farms, & homes were spread out.

b)

people were not concerned with the religious beliefs of their neighbors.

c)

the church was not the center of life.

d)

all of the above

54.

Which of the following phrases best replaces the question mark on the chart?

a)

Founded for economic reasons

b)

Founded for religious reasons

c)

Founded for economic relief for former debtors

d)

Founded as economic ventures

55.

Which two original colonies were established for economic reasons?

a)

Jamestown and Roanoke Island

b)

Roanoke Island and Plymouth

c)

Plymouth and Quebec

d)

Jamestown and St. Augustine

56.

In which area on this map was Roanoke Island (the Lost Colony) located?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

1

57.

Which was the first SUCCESSFUL (permanent) English colony in the United States?

a)

Massachusetts Bay

b)

St. Augustine

c)

Jamestown

d)

Roanoke

58.

What best completes the chart below?

a)

Massachusetts Bay

b)

Quebec

c)

Fort Duquesne

d)

St. Augustine

59.

The outlined area above is known as —

a)

the Mid-Atlantic

b)

New England

c)

Canada

d)

the North

60.

The pictograph above shows that the two colonies with the largest populations in 1730 were ____.

a)

Massachusetts and Virginia

b)

Maryland and Massachusetts

c)

Maryland and Virginia

d)

Connecticut and Massachusetts

61.

This exchange of goods between the Pennsylvania and Georgia colonies is an example of

a)

competition

b)

interdependence

c)

economic freedom

d)

indentured servitude

62.

Which number is marking the colonial region known for growing cash crops such as tobacco, cotton, and indigo?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

1

63.

Which number is marking the colonial region known for market towns with very diverse populations?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

1

64.

Which geographical feature was common between the New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern colonies?

a)

Jagged coastline

b)

Coastal lowlands

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

Hilly terrain

65.

Which section of the colonies was known to be the most diverse?

a)

Southern

b)

New England

c)

Mid-Atlantic

d)

Western Frontier

66.

Which colonial person would have most likely said the quote above?

a)

large landowner

b)

free African American

c)

artisan

d)

indentured servant

67.

Which colonial person would have most likely said the quote above?

a)

large landowner

b)

indentured servant

c)

artisan

d)

farmer

68.

One of the major differences between farmers and large landowners was that farmers relied on __________ to help work the land.

a)

craftsmen

b)

family

c)

slaves

d)

artisans

69.

Which kind of work did most women do in colonial America?

a)

Taught in school and colleges

b)

Sold furniture and clothes

c)

Cared for children and houses

d)

Served in hospitals as doctors

70.

Compared to indentured servants, enslaved African Americans —

a)

agreed to work without pay

b)

were owned as property for life without any rights

c)

agreed to come to the colonies

d)

were free at the end of their contracts

71.

Which social group best replaces the question mark in the chart?

a)

free African American

b)

farmer

c)

indentured servant

d)

large landowner

72.

This picture is called Debtor's Prison. The families seen here might have been some of the people who came to America to settle the area now called

a)

Georgia

b)

Massachusetts

c)

Virginia

d)

Florida

73.

This picture shows a job most likely being done by a

a)

local legislator

b)

colonial artisan

c)

large landowner

d)

colonial governor

74.

What is a colony?

a)

A place that has certain traits in common with other places near it

b)

a place where people can't practice their religion freely

c)

a place that's settled by people inside their home country but does not follow the rules of that home country

d)

a place that's settled by people outside their home country and belongs to or is ruled by that home country

75.

What was the climate like for the people of the New England colonies?

a)

Harsh winters and mild summers

b)

Warm, humid summers and mild winters.

c)

Cold winters and hot summers

76.

People who lived in the New England colonies most likely had which of the following jobs?

a)

Farmin

b)

Raising livestock

c)

Ship building and fishing

77.

Which region's jobs focused mainly on the ocean?

a)

New England

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

78.

Letter F is which colony?

a)

Maryland

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

New York

d)

Massachusetts

79.

Letter A is which colony?

a)

Delaware

b)

New Jersey

c)

Rhode Island

d)

New Hampshire

80.

What is the name of the southern most colony?

a)

South Carolina

b)

North Carolina

c)

Georgia

d)

Maryland

81.

Ship that brought Pilgrims.

a)

Speedwell

b)

Nina

c)

Mayflower

d)

Titanic

82.

Indian who helped the Pilgrims in the New World

a)

Squanto

b)

Pocohantas

c)

Sitting Bull

d)

Cherokee

83.

Pilgrim's form of temporary government with laws

a)

Constitution

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Mayflower Compact

84.

In New England, men gathered to discuss the issues of the town at

a)

ports

b)

factories

c)

plantations

d)

meetinghouses

85.

In the Southern colonies, what was the economy mostly based on?

a)

Shipbuilding

b)

producing iron and textiles in factories

c)

whaling and fishing

d)

producing cash crops on large farms

86.

Which of the following was NOT part of the Southern colonies?

a)

Maryland

b)

Virginia

c)

Delaware

d)

Georgia

87.

a person learning a job or skill from someone who is very good at it

a)

debtor

b)

apprentice

c)

proprietor

d)

rebel

88.

a person who owes money

a)

apprentice

b)

debtor

c)

proprietor

d)

rebel

89.

coming from many different backgrounds

a)

diversity

b)

proprietor

c)

religious tolerance

d)

slavery

90.

a plant that is used to produce a blue dye

a)

rice

b)

tobacco

c)

indigo

d)

cash crop

91.

a large farm that often grows one cash crop

a)

farm

b)

backcountry

c)

plantation

d)

slave codes

92.

a person who owns property or a business

a)

debtor

b)

proprietor

c)

rebel

d)

slave

93.

a person who disagrees with a person or group in authority

a)

apprentice

b)

debtor

c)

proprietor

d)

rebel

94.

punishing people for their religious beliefs

a)

religious persecution

b)

religious tolerance

c)

religious slavery

d)

religious apprentice

95.

allowing people to have different religious beliefs

a)

religious persecution

b)

religious tolerance

c)

religious slavery

d)

religious proprietor

96.

rules that controlled the lives of slaves

a)

diversity

b)

indigo

c)

slave codes

d)

slave trade

97.

the business of buying and selling people

a)

slave codes

b)

slave trade

c)

slavery

d)

enslave

98.

the practice of treating people as property and forcing them to work

a)

slave trade

b)

slavery

c)

spiritual

d)

slave

99.

the religious songs of enslaved Africans

a)

religious persecution

b)

religious tolerance

c)

spiritual

d)

cinnamon

Colonial America

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