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Colonial Regions Review

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which region of colonies' economy was built around trade and fishing?
a)
New England
b)
Middle 
c)
Southern 
2.
Which colony was populated by Quakers?
a)
New York 
b)
New Netherlands
c)
Maryland
d)
Pennsylvania 
3.
Which region of colonies' economy consisted of Plantation Agricultural?
a)
New England
b)
Middle 
c)
Southern
4.
What two colonies were both founded by individuals kicked out of Massachusetts Bay Colony? 
a)
Rhode Island and Georgia
b)
New York and New Jersey 
c)
Virginia and North Carolina
d)
Rhode Island and Conneticut
5.
Which colony was originally colonized as a safe haven for Catholics? 
a)
Virginia
b)
Massachusetts 
c)
Pennsylvania 
d)
Maryland
6.
The population of Georgia was made up primarily of....
a)
Debtors
b)
Women
c)
Catholics
d)
Quakers
7.
This colony was founded to protect the 13 colonies from Spanish Florida...
a)
New York
b)
Virginia
c)
New Hampshire
d)
Georgia
8.
Which region of colonies depended on farming the least?
a)
New England
b)
Middle 
c)
Southern 
9.
The colonies in yellow belong to what region?
a)
New England Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
d)
France
10.
The colonies in green belong to what region?
a)
New England Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
d)
France
11.
The colonies in red belong to what region?
a)
New England Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
d)
France
12.
What region relied on shipbuilding? 
a)
New England Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
d)
Georgia
13.
Which region relied heavily on slaves?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
None of these
14.
Which region was known for it's diversity? (People from many different places, following many different religions.)
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
None of these
15.

Which group of colonies had a combination of a warm climate and rich soil that supported plantations?

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

16.

These colonies had more religious diversity than other colonies:

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

17.

What are cash crops?

a)

Trees that grow money

b)

Crops that are grown to be sold for profit

c)

Plants that are really, really tall

d)

Crops that are grown for the farmer to consume

18.

True or False: Puritans generally settled in the Southern colonies

a)

True

b)

False

19.
Why did most people come to the New England colonies?
a)
They wanted the freedom to practice their religion the way they wanted.
b)
They wanted to make money by working in factories.
c)
They were taken from their home countries and forced to work there as slaves.
d)
They were looking for a more diverse place to live.
20.

The settlement of Jamestown was founded in

a)

1626

b)

1607

c)

1732

d)

1712

21.

Who founded the colony of Massachusetts Bay?

a)

Pilgrims

b)

Quakers

c)

Puritans

22.

Which group of colonies is called the "breadbasket of the colonies?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

23.

Who founded Georgia?

a)

James Oglethorpe

b)

John Winthrop

c)

William Bradford

24.

Lord Baltimore founded which colony?

a)

Rhode Island

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Maryland

d)

South Carolina

25.

Which colony was founded as a refuge for Catholics?

a)

North Carolina

b)

Delaware

c)

Maryland

26.
Which of the following documents extended voting rights to non-church members?
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Magna Carta
c)
Virginia House of Burgesses
d)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
27.
Which statement explains the significance of the House of Burgesses?
a)
the assembly served as a model for other colonial legislatures
b)
colonists used the assembly to overrule decisions of the royal governor
c)
the assembly sent delegates to Parliament to represent Virginia
d)
the king revoked Virginia's charter because the assembly became too powerful
28.
*Distance from Great Britain
*Mayflower Compact
*Town hall meetings
The factors listed above contributed most to the
a)
creation of alliances between British settlers and American Indians
b)
election of British colonists to Parliament
c)
growth of representative government in the British colonies
d)
expansion of British trade in the Americas
29.
What is the significance of the Mayflower Compact?
a)
it provided the basis for a self-governing colony
b)
it established the first representative assembly in America
c)
it extended voting rights to non-church members
d)
It established the idea of due process
30.
The Mayflower Compact and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut are most closely associated with
a)
abuses by absolute monarchs
b)
establishment of religious toleration
c)
steps toward colonial self-government
d)
adoption of universal suffrage
31.
Which was the first permanent settlement in the new world?
a)
Roanoke
b)
Plymouth
c)
Jamestown
d)
St. Augustine
32.
What was the real purpose for the colonies?
a)
To enrich the British
b)
To build slavery 
c)
To maintain religious tolerance
d)
To help poor English settlers
33.

What is the House of Burgesses?

a)

The first legislative assembly of elected representatives in the American colonies.

b)

The first group of elected representatives to leave the colonies.

c)

The first house that was built in Jamestown, Virginia.

34.
In 1620, the Mayflower Compact was created to promote ________________ within Plymouth.
a)
a representative assembly
b)
peace and harmony
c)
self-expression
d)
self-government
35.
_______________________ was the first written colonial constitution.
a)
The Mayflower Compact
b)
The Fundamental Orders of Massachsetts
c)
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
d)
The Declaration Of Independence
36.
In the Colonial Era, developments such as the New England town meetings and the establishment of the Virginia House of Burgesses represented
a)
colonial attempts to build a strong national government
b)
efforts by the British to strengthen their control over the colonies
c)
steps in the growth of representative democracy
d)
early social reform movements
37.
Mercantilism is when a country builds its wealth by this system.
a)
Allowing free trade in its colonies
b)
Bartering with other countries
c)
The government monitors all trade
d)
The colonies are only allowed to trade with the mother country
38.

Who were the Puritans?

a)

Religious Separatists

b)

Pilgrims

c)

Believed in religious freedom from the church of England

d)

All of the above

39.

Who were the Quakers?

a)

Founded Pennsylvania

b)

Religious group that had self-government

c)

Value all people

d)

All of the above

40.

What is Mercantilism?

a)

A system of government in South America.

b)

A system of imprisonment in the Netherlands.

c)

An economic system based on making the "mother" country richer and more powerful

d)

A system of oppressive trade between two European nations.

41.
What is the correct order of events for the following important moments in US History?
a)
Virginia house of Burgesses, Jamestown, Mayflower compact, Fundamental orders of Connecticut
b)
Virginia house of Burgesses, Jamestown,Fundamental orders of Connecticut
c)
Jamestown, Virginia house of Burgesses, Mayflower compact, Fundamental orders of Connecticut
42.
Early colonial Maryland was predominately home to Catholics, while colonial Pennsylvania was home to —
a)
angelicans
b)
quakers
c)
puritans
d)
mormans
43.
8.3 (B) The Mayflower Compact, House of Burgesses, and FundamentalOrders of Connecticut were important in the development of democracy because they -- 
a)
gave all colonists the right to vote.
b)
ensured religious freedom
c)
overrode the power of the English king
d)
focused on the importance of self-government.
44.

Who founded Pennsylvania as a safe place for Quakers to settle?

a)

John Smith

b)

Anne Huthinson

c)

William Penn

d)

John Winthrop

45.

This region of colonies was known for their cash crops.

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

46.

This region of colonies was known for their diversity & peaceful interactions with the Native Americans.

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

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