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BOSS BATTLE 13 COLONIES

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What colony is number 3?

(a)  
Choose from the below words
Georgia
Virginia
Rhode Island
South Carolina
2.

What colony is number 10?

a)

Virginia

b)

New Jersey

c)

Georgia

d)

New Hampshire

3.

What colony is number 11?

a)

North Carolina

b)

South Carolina

c)

New York

d)

New Jersey

4.

What colony is number 12?

a)

North Carolina

b)

South Carolina

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

New York

5.

What colony is number 5?

a)

New Jersey

b)

Georgia

c)

New York

d)

Massachusetts

6.

Which colony is number 13?

a)

North Carolina

b)

South Carolina

c)

Georgia

d)

New York

7.

What colony is number 8?

a)

Delaware

b)

North Carolina

c)

New York

d)

Massachusetts

8.

What slide is number 4?

a)

Delaware

b)

Connecticut

c)

Virginia

d)

South Carolina

9.

What colony is number 9?

a)

Maryland

b)

Georgia

c)

New York

d)

South Carolina

10.
Why were the Mid-Atlantic colonies nicknamed "The Bread Basket?"
a)
They grew many types of grain.
b)
Making bread was a great economic opportunity.
c)
They ate bread with every meal.
d)
They imported many types of grain
11.

The area of New York was originally settled by

a)

The English

b)

The French

c)
The Dutch
d)

The Yankees

12.

Who originally settled the area of Delaware?

a)

The Swedes

b)

The Dutch

c)

The Belgians

d)

The French

13.

Who did Penn get the land from?

a)

Charles II

b)

Henry VII

c)

James I

d)

Elizabeth I

14.

The Walking Purchase was considered to be.....

a)

A negotiation with the Iroquois and Lenape

b)

A manipulation to gain more land in Pennsylvania

c)

A sale of Delaware and New Jersey to proprietors

d)

A trade between American Indians and the French for land in Canada

15.

New Jersey and Pennsylvania began as proprietorships, which means.....

a)

The colonies were completely independent and free

b)

The crown sent a royal governor to monitor the colonies

c)

The land was given to 2-3 individuals who charged rent

d)

Colonial assemblies had no power under the king

16.

FIRST SETTLEMENT IN DELAWARE

a)

FORT CHRISTINA

b)

FORT ORANGE

c)

FORT WILMINGTON

d)

FORT DELAWARE

17.
What is the major industry of the New England Colonies?
a)
Cash Crops
b)
Metalwork
c)
Slavery
d)
Shipbuilding and Fishing
18.
What happened in King Philip's War?
a)
King Philip defeated the colonists
b)
The colonists defeated King Philip
c)
King Philip makes a truce with colonists
d)
French destroy King Philip
19.
The main reason most of the early settlers came to the colonies of Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island was to
a)
Obtain better jobs
b)
Seek religious freedom
c)
Search for gold
d)
 Help win the war against the Native Americans
20.

These colonies had more religious diversity than other colonies:

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

21.
Plymouth Colony was in what state?
a)
Pennsylvania
b)
Virginia
c)
Massachusetts
d)
New York
22.
The House of Burgesses was:
a)
where church services were held.
b)
the first law making assembly in America.
c)
where the King of England lived.
d)
the first building built in Jamestown.
23.
Why was Maryland founded?
a)
To avoid debtors' prison
b)
To create a safe place for Catholics
c)
To freely practice religion
d)
To have more job opportunities
24.
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut was the first
a)
constitution
b)
map drawn of New England
c)
 treaty between Colonists and Native Americans
d)
colony started
25.
What term is used to describe the journey of African slaves across the Atlantic Ocean?
a)
the great passage
b)
the long passage
c)
the Northwest passage
d)
the middle passage
26.
Large farms, called ___________________, were spread throughout the Southern colonies.
a)
Trade centers
b)
Plantations
c)
Settlements
d)
industrial centers
27.

According to the economic policy of mercantilism, the colony existed for the benefit of

a)

Native Americans

b)

the mother country

c)

the colonists & settlers

d)

ALL answer choices

28.

Where did the Pequot and King Philip's War take place?

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

29.

Which colony was founded by 8 Nobles?

a)

The Carolinas

b)

Virginia

c)

Maryland

d)

Delaware

30.

Which colony was supposed to be a buffer for the English colonies against the Spanish?

a)

Georgia

b)

South Carolina

c)

Virginia

d)

Massachusetts

31.

What king and queen signed the Bill of Rights before being sworn in?

a)

James and Helen

b)

William and Mary

c)

Catherine and Henry

d)

Edward and Margaret

32.

Laborer who agreed to work without pay for a certain period of time in exchange for passage to America

a)

Apprentice

b)

Indentured Servant

c)

Slave

d)

Patricians

33.

Match the following colonies to the first settlement

a)

SAVANNAH

1.

GEORGIA

b)

ST. MARY'S

2.

MARYLAND

c)

CHARLESTON

3.

THE CAROLINAS

d)

JAMESTOWN

4.

VIRGINIA

e)

PHILADELPHIA

5.

PENNSYLVANIA

34.

Which events did NOT lead to Starving Time?

a)

John Smith returns to England

b)

The marriage of John Rolfe and Pocahontas

c)

Men chose not to work

d)

Attacks by natives

35.

Which King gave permission to the VA Company to establish the colony?

a)
King James I
b)
King Henry VIII
c)
King Edward VI
d)
King Charles I
36.

What crop led to the eventual success of Jamestown?

a)

Tobacco

b)

Corn

c)

Cotton

d)

Wheat

37.

How did the marriage between John Rolfe and Pocahontas impact relations between the Indians and the English?

a)

It resulted in a truce and improved relations.

b)

It led to increased hostilities and conflict.

c)

It had no impact on relations between the two groups.

d)

It caused the English settlers to leave Jamestown.

38.

Which of the following was NOT true about Pocahontas? (2)

a)

She was kidnapped by the settlers and kept in captivity for a year

b)

She converted to Christianity and was baptized

c)

She led a rebellion after John Smith's departure

d)

She warned John Smith when warriors were trying to kill him

39.

Reorder the following

a)

John Smith takes on leadership of colony

b)

John Smith injured and returns to England

c)

Starving Time

d)

Pocahontas kidnapped

e)

John Rolfe raises a tobacco crop

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
40.

What did John Smith say about those who would not work to maintain Jamestown?

a)

They would be sent back to England.

b)

They would not be allowed to eat.

c)

Their gold would be taken away

d)

They would be banished from the colony

41.

Which of the following was NOT a problem for the Jamestown settlers?

a)

Land was swampy

b)

Water was dirty

c)

Nobody wanted to work

d)

It was on a peninsula

42.
How long was it before White could return to the colonist after leaving to get supplies?
a)
3 months
b)
1 year
c)
3 years
d)
5 years
43.
What is not a theory about what happened to the Roanoke settlement?
a)
The settlers moved to a nearby island called Croatan.
b)
American Indians attacked and destroyed it.
c)
The settlers found a way to get back to England.
d)
The settlers became part of the Croatan tribe.
44.
Why did John White return to England?
a)
to get supplies
b)
he was injured 
c)
he missed his family
d)
to fight in the war
45.

Who established Roanoke Colony?

a)

Sir George Calvert

b)

Sir Humphrey Gilbert

c)

Sir Walter Raleigh

d)

Sir Christopher Columbus

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