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Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins
Why did European settlers form colonies around the east coast of North America?
They were seeking independence from Great Britain.
They were looking for gold.
The Europeans liked the Native Americans who lived along the east coast
Which settlement was the first permanent English settlement founded in 1607?
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Roanoke Island
Jamestown, Virginia
Fort Augustine, Florida
What is a cash crop?
Crops that are grown for money and not for personal use.
Crops that are grown during the winter.
Crops that are grown to be given away to the poor.
Only crops grown in a hot and humid climate.
Why was it difficult to grow crops in the New England region?
It was very cold
The winters there were long
The soil was poor
All of the above
The settlers came over to the New World in search of ?
to befriend the Indians
lumber and gold
religious freedom and to make money
to build skyscrapers
The New England colonists depended on fishing and fur trading.
True
False
A place settled by a group of people outside their home country is called a _______________.
state
colony
religion
church
The Southern Colonies had the best luck with farming due to the ____________ soil and _____________ climate.
rocky ; cold
ideal ; pleasant
hard ; dry
What is a colony?
A colony is a place that is ruled by another country far away.
A colony is a country in America made up of immigrants
A colony is a small country that is part of another country.
A colony is a town that is run by the president of the United States.
A document granting permission to and setting rules for a group of people to settle.
charter
colony
interdependence
mercantilism
a person who signs a contract agreeing to work for a certain number of years in exchange for passage to the Americas
mercantilism
subsistence
indentured servant
interdependence
New England had bad soil and weather, so they made their money from shipping and ______________.
fishing
plantations
slavery
bread
Puritans were very ____________.
strict
easy going
popular in England
What was another name for the Society of Friends?
Quakers
Pilgrims
Catholic
In the Middle Colonies, the soil was _____ and the climate ____ than in New England.
Poor and thin, colder
richer , milder
poor hotter
richer colder
What word did John White find carved into a pole at Roanoke?
Pumpkin Pie
Fishing
Croatoan
Walmart
The document signed by the Pilgrims that set up an organized, orderly government. The first attempt at self-government in the colonies
Mayflower Compact
Charter
Constitution
English Bill of Rights
A system by which people elect delegates to make laws and conduct government
Republicanism
Democracy
Voting
Representative Government
