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WorksheetsThe 13 Colonies Unit Quiz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
What are debtors?
People who owe money to others
People who lend money to others
People who save money
People who invest money
What does the term 'debt' refer to?
Money owed
Money earned
Money saved
Money invested
What are cash crops?
Plants grown for sale or profit
Plants grown for personal use
Plants grown for decoration
Plants grown for research
The colonists in North America had a religious renewal, or revival, called _______?
The Great Awakening
The Renaissance
The Middle Ages
The Religious Freedom
Why was the land west of the Appalachian Mountains called the frontier or "backcountry"?
The land west of the Appalachian Mountains was wilderness and difficult to settle.
No one lived there.
The land west of the Appalachian Mountains were easy to settle and farm.
The land west of the Appalachian Mountains was not called the frontier.
What is indigo?
A plant that can produce blue dye
A plant that can produce red dye
A plant that can produce yellow dye
A plant that can produce green dye
What are plantations?
Very large farms that require many workers
Small farms that produce crops for personal use
Farms that produce crops for decoration
Farms that produce crops for research
Which colonial region depended on subsistence farms (small farms)?
New England Region (because they had rocky soil and short growing seasons)
Middle Atlantic Region (they grew wheat as a cash crop and became known as the "breadbasket" of the colonies)
Southern Region
(grew cash crops like tobacco, indigo, rice, and cotton)
cash crops (tobacco, rice, cotton, indigo)
What continents could be stops on the Triangular Trade routes during American colonization?
Europe, North America, Africa
Africa, Asia, Australia
North America, Antarctica, Australia
North America, South America
What is mercantilism?
An economic system in which a country makes money, or profit, from resources in their colonies
An economic system in which a country gives money to their colonies
An economic system in which a country does not make any profit from their colonies
An economic system in which a country does not have any colonies
Which two people were strong leaders who helped their colonies in Jamestown (VA) and Plymouth (MA) succeed? (Choose 2 names)
John Smith
Miles Standish
Sir Walter Raleigh
The Duke of York
What is a proprietary colony?
A colony owned by one person
A colony owned by the King of England
A colony owned by the people
A colony owned by multiple countries
What is a royal colony?
A colony owned by the King of England
A colony owned by one person
A colony owned by the people
A colony owned by multiple countries
Who were the separatists?
A small group of Puritans who sought to break away entirely from the Church of England
A small group of Puritans who sought to reform the Church of England
A small group of Puritans who sought to join the Church of England
A small group of Puritans who sought to establish their own church
What was the purpose of the Georgia colony?
For debtors to work off their debt
For wealthy people to invest their money
For religious groups to establish their own church
For the King of England to own a colony
Which proprietory colony was owned by the king's brother, the Duke of York?
New York
North Carolina
Georgia
Virginia
Which twp people helped to found the colony of Rhode Island? (Choose 2 names)
Anne Hutchison
Roger Williams
the Duke of York
indentured servants
Which people helped the Jamestown settlement succeed? (more than one answer)
John Smith
Pocahontas
John Rolfe
William Penn
Which description DOES NOT describe James Oglethorpe?
started the colony of George
helped debtors from England pay off their debts
was from England
was a founder of New York
Because the New York and Pennsylvania colonies produced the cash crop of wheat, they were called...
the richest colonies
the "breadbasket" of the colonies
the colonies with the most freedom
the "grain" colonies
What happened during the Salem Witch Trials?
Nineteen people were judged guilty of witchcraft and executed in Salem, MA
A school of witchcraft and wizardry opened in Salem, MA
Famous Halloween stories were written in Salem, MA
Halloween traditions started in Salem, MA
What religion did most people follow in the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
Puritanism (Puritans)
Judaism (Jews)
Islam (Muslims)
Hinduism (Hindus)
How were indentured servants different from African slaves? (Choose 3)
worked to pay off their debts
mostly European
worked on contract, were free after 5-7 years
enslaved for life
The southern colonies include...
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
none of these groups
The New England colonies are...
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
None of these groups
