WorksheetsDaily Spiral 5
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 15mins
Jamestown, Virginia
Founded in 1607 for commercial profit, home of House of Burgesses
Georgia
Founded by James Oglethorpe for debtors and as a barrier to the Spanish
Maryland
Founded as a safe haven for Catholics by Lord Baltimore
Plymouth, Massaschusetts
Founded by Pilgrims in 1620 who signed the Mayflower Compact
New France
located in the Great Lakes and along the Mississippi River to profit from fur trade
Label the Southern Colonies
Label the following physical geographic features on the map
Which colony best completes the analogy?
Maryland
Georgia
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Put the following Eras in Chronological Order:
Exploration
Colonization
American Revolution
Constitution
Early Republic
Which statement accurately describes the reasons for the founding of Jamestown and Plymouth?
Plymouth was founded as a refuge from religious persecution, while Jamestown's founders expected to find gold
Jamestown was founded to establish a trading post, while Plymouth was founded as a place of worship.
Jamestown was founded to spread Christianity, while Plymouth was founded to find a new source of wealth.
Both colonies were expected to bring wealth to stockholders
In 1696, The English and Scots-Irish introduced Madagascar rice to South Carolina. The rice quickly became a cash crop. It flourished in this area because the land is a-
low-lying, swampy coastal area
arid desert region
mountainous terrain
densely forested area
In 1619, African slaves were first brought to Jamestown, Virginia as a new labor source. The colonists needed a new labor force to replace-
indentured servants
Native Americans
Wage laborers
Convicts
Both the Pilgrims and the Puritans left England and traveled to American colonies in an attempt to-
escape religious persecution
find new religious ministers
spread religion to new lands
convert Indians to Christianity
In 1638, the Puritans of Massachusetts banished Anne Hutchinson from their colony. Hutchinson's banishment best represents the Puritans'
lack of tolerance for different religious beliefs
strict laws against women and children
attempt to spread their ideas to other colonies
respect for the rule of law
