WorksheetsBrainPop - Regions of the 13 Colonies
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
1. Which of these people would most likely refer to the
three regions of American colonies?
a. Fifteenth century Native American
b. Seventeenth century English king
c. Eighteenth century American colonist
d. Twentieth century historian
2. The economy of each region was shaped by all of
the following factors, except:
a. Geography
b. Climate
c. Language
d. Population
3. Diseases from Europe had a devastating effect on
_____.
a. Northern farmers
b. Native Americans
c. Dutch traders
d. The Quakers
4. A colony with a warm climate and fertile soil likely
had an economy based on:
a. Trade
b. Fishing
c. Agriculture
d. Industry
5. Which colony relied most on plantations to fuel its
economy?
a. Virginia
b. Pennsylvania
c. Delaware
d. Rhode Island
6. Compared to the South, farms in the North:
a. Had richer soil
b. Produced more cash crops
c. Relied more on enslaved labor
d. Were much smaller
7. Which image best represents the economy of the
New England colonies?
8. New York and Philadelphia both:
a. Had been called New Amsterdam
b. Were founded by Quakers
c. Had diverse populations
d. Were mostly rural farmland
9. Why were the Middle Colonies nicknamed "the
breadbasket?"
a. They milled a lot of grain
b. They had the best bakeries.
c. They had expert basket-weavers.
d. They consumed the least bread.
10. A colonist from Rhode Island most likely identified
as a(n):
a. New Englander
b. Rhode Islander
c. American citizen
d. Dutch subject
