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Exploration, Southern and Middle Colonies Review 22-23

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which statement about the Southern colonies is true? 
a)
It had very cold winters and rocky soil that prevented the planting of many crops.
b)
It had the warmest climate, the longest growing season, and excellent soil that were good for growing cash crops
c)
It lacked rivers and streams that hurt crops and trade
d)
It had long winters which was good for trapping animals for their fur 
2.
Which colony was started as a safe place for Catholics? 
a)
 Pennsylvania
b)
Delaware
c)
Maryland
d)
North Carolina
3.
Georgia was started as a colony for which group of people?
a)
planters
b)
debtors
c)
 artisans
d)
shipbuilders
4.
The practice of treating people as property and forcing them to work
a)
cash crop 
b)
patroon 
c)
slavery
d)
indentured servant 
5.
A crop that farmers grow to sell 
a)
cash crop 
b)
debtor
c)
patroon
d)
slavery 
6.
a religious group of people who settled in Pennsylvania 
a)
artisans 
b)
plantation
c)
proprietor
d)
Quakers
7.
What are the names of the Southern Colonies?
a)
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware.
b)
Cold temperature, long winters
c)
Virginia, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina
d)
Cash crops such as tobacco and cotton as well as indigo, corn and rice.
8.

3 sided trade route between the 13 Colonies, the West Indies, and Africa; included the slave trade

a)

mercantilism

b)

charter

c)

triangular trade

d)

cash crop

9.

Religious Freedom

Seek financial reward (Profit)

Expand political power (Empires)

The best title for the list is-

a)

Causes of Manifest Destiny

b)

Goals of the Great Awakening

c)

Reasons for European Exploration

d)

Effects of the Reform Movement

10.

Which of the following identifies and important reason for the European exploration of North America?

a)

European rulers hoped to find an all-water route to Asia

b)

The Catholic church divided land between Spain and France

c)

European merchants needed North American laborers after the Plague hit Europe

d)

European rulers were searching for new areas to send their extra citizens

11.

Which country claimed land in Canada and Central North America?

a)
England
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Portugal
12.
Which settlement was the first permanent English settlement?
a)
Plymouth, Massachusetts
b)
Roanoke Island
c)
Jamestown, Va
d)
Fort Augustine, Fl
13.
What item was a dependable source of income for those in the Jamestown colony that sustained them?
a)
Corn
b)
Beaver Pelts
c)
Cod
d)
Tobacco
14.
What was the name of the colony that the Quakers lived on?
a)
Virginia
b)
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
New York
15.
Leader of the Quakers in Pennsylvania
a)
Thomas Hooker
b)
James Oglethorpe
c)
William Penn
d)
Lord Baltimore
16.
He started a colony for poor people in England's overcrowded Jails?
a)
Lord Baltimore
b)
William Penn
c)
James Oglethorpe
d)
John Mason
17.
These colonies were known as the "bread basket" colonies
a)
New England
b)
Middle 
c)
Southern
18.
This group of colonies had large plantations and raised cash crops like tobacco
a)
New England
b)
Middle 
c)
Southern
19.
What three European countries had land claims in North America by 1750?
a)
England, Russia, and France
b)
England, Germany, and Canada
c)
England, France, and Spain
20.
Which group are the Middle colonies?
a)
Connecticut 
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachuttes
b)
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New York
New Jersey
d)
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Washington
21.
Which group are the Southern colonies?
a)
Connecticut 
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachuttes
b)
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New York
New Jersey
d)
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Alabama
22.
Which colonies have large plantations?
a)
Middle
b)
Southern
c)
New England
d)
Northeast
23.

Which country got along with Natives, and traded beaver furs for profit.

a)
France
b)
Netherlands
c)
Spain
d)
England
24.

What were early European explorers who came to North America looking for?

a)

The Silk Road

b)

The Cape of Good Hope

c)

The North Pole

d)

The Northwest Passage

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