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13 Colonies Study Guide for Chapter 4

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island

a)

Middle Colonies

b)

Southern Colonies

c)

New England Colonies

2.

Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware

a)

Southern Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

New England Colonies

3.

Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

a)

Southern Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

New England Colonies

4.

Known as the "Breadbasket" colonies

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

5.

The British region (of the colonies) with the most enslaved people

a)

Southern

b)

Middle

c)

New England

6.

Settled by people who wanted religious freedom

a)

Southern

b)

Middle

c)

New England

7.

Lots of plantations where cotton was grown

a)

Southern

b)

Middle

c)

New England

8.

Region with lots of lumber and fishing

a)

Southern

b)

Middle

c)

New England

9.

Who founded Rhode Island?

a)

Roger Williams

b)

Roger Smith

c)

John Smith

d)

John Rolfe

10.

Which colony was NOT in the New England Colonies?

a)

Massachusetts

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Georgia

d)

Connecticut

11.

The New England colonies economy was based on ...

a)

fishing

b)

whaling

c)

shipbuilding

d)

all of the above

12.

The New England colonies economy was based on ...

a)

fishing

b)

whaling

c)

shipbuilding

d)

all of the above

13.

What was most important to people in the New England Colonies?

a)

planting crops

b)

finding gold and silver

c)

claiming more land

d)

their religion

14.

Who founded the colony of New York?

a)

John Smith

b)

William Penn

c)

James Duke of York

d)

John Rolfe

15.

Which colony was apart of the Middle Colonies?

a)

Massachusetts

b)

New York

c)

Georgia

d)

New Hampshire

16.

Virginia was the first colony to ....

a)

pass the Toleration Act

b)

allow everyone to worship freely

c)

allow everyone to vote

d)

have an elected legislature

17.

Who founded the colony of Pennslyvania

a)

William Penn

b)

James Duke of York

c)

John Smith

d)

Roger Williams

18.

What was the land good for in the Southern Colonies?

a)

fishing

b)

harbors

c)

industry

d)

agriculture

19.

Which colony was NOT in the Southern Colonies?

a)

Massachusetts

b)

Virgina

c)

Georgia

d)

Maryland

20.

Why was Georgia created?

a)

to have freedom of religion

b)

a refuge for Catholics

c)

a safe place for debtors

d)

a place for women to vote

21.

Which colony was in the Southern Colonies?

a)

Virginia

b)

Vermont

c)

Georgia

d)

Rhode Island

22.

What was the economy of the Southern Colonies based upon?

a)

farming

b)

fishing

c)

ship building

d)

shoe making

23.

Who founded Maryland?

a)

James Duke of York

b)

Lord Baltimore

c)

William Penn

d)

Roger Williams

24.

Which group of colonies had the most diverse (people from many places and religions) population?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

25.

Most people came to the New England colonies for religious reasons.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

The climate of the Southern colonies was cold and the land was rocky.

a)

true

b)

false

27.

The land the became known as the colony of New York was first owned by what country?

(a)  

28.

Who founded Georgia?

a)

James Oglethorpe

b)

John Winthrop

c)

William Bradford

29.

Which colony was founded as a refuge for Catholics?

a)

North Carolina

b)

Delaware

c)

Maryland

30.

Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

a)

Southern Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

New England Colonies

31.

What was the colonial region with the most enslaved people?

a)

Southern

b)

Middle

c)

New England

32.

Had lots of plantations where cotton was grown

a)

Southern

b)

Middle

c)

New England

33.

Region with lots of lumber and fishing

a)

Southern

b)

Middle

c)

New England

34.

Someone who makes a journey for religious reasons is a ____________________.

a)

colonist

b)

explorer

c)

stranger

d)

pilgrim

35.

This region was known for wheat farming. (breadbasket)

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

36.
Shipbuilding was a main industry in this region.
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
37.
This region had the longest growing season.
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
38.

The economy of the Southern Colonies was based on ______________.

a)

farming

b)

fishing

c)

slavery

39.
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
40.
What is the major industry of the New England Colonies?
a)
Cash Crops
b)
Metalwork
c)
Slavery
d)
Shipbuilding and Fishing
41.
Which colonial region contained rocky soil and cold climate?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
Backcountry
42.

People worked as shipbuilders, whalers, or fishermen in this region.

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

43.

Which region has long, cold winters and short summers?

a)

New England

b)

Southern

c)

Middle

44.

Which region had good farming soil but supported mostly smaller, family farms instead of large plantations?

a)

Southern

b)

New England

c)

Middle

45.

Which region had lots of fur trading, paper making, iron, and coal available?

a)

Middle

b)

New England

c)

Southern

46.

Which region is known for its "agrarian lifestyle" (aka farming as a way of life for the majority of the population) and contained many very large plantations?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

47.
Which of your vocabulary words means to send goods out of one country and to another?
a)
important
b)
support
c)
import
d)
export
48.
Which of your vocabulary words means to bring goods from a foreign country into a country?
a)
export
b)
deport
c)
import
d)
support
49.
What is the definition of the word export?
a)
to bring goods from a foreign country into a country
b)
to send a person out of the country
c)
able to be carried
d)
to send goods out of one country to another country
50.
What is the definition of the word import?
a)
to bring goods from a foreign country into a country
b)
to send a person out of the country
c)
to send goods out of one country to another country
d)
to hold up
51.
The farmers ___________________ their extra crops to other countries. 
a)
deport
b)
support
c)
export
d)
import
52.

A key figure that established Rhode Island promised that people of all religions were welcome.

a)

John Winthrop

b)

Roger Williams

c)

Anne Hutchinson

d)

John Smith

53.

Which leader's colony eventually became the state of Pennsylvania?

a)

John Smith

b)

William Penn

c)

John Wise

d)

Roger Williams

54.

Who established the colony of Rhode Island?

a)

Roger Williams

b)

John Wise

c)

Anne Hutchinson

d)

William Penn

55.

Skilled worker who made things by hand.

a)

artisan

b)

apprentice

c)

town common

d)

almanac

56.

Three-sided route between the 13 colonies, the West Indies, and Africa.

a)

Stono Rebellion

b)

Great Awakening

c)

Middle Passage

d)

Triangular Trade Routes

57.

First person to raise a successful crop of indigo.

a)

Eliza Lucas Pinckney

b)

Venture Smith

c)

Olaudah Equiano

d)

Benjamin Franklin

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