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13 Colonies

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who ruled the 13 colonies?

a)

The 13 colonies were ruled by France

b)

The 13 colonies were ruled by Canada

c)

The 13 colonies were ruled by Spain

d)

The 13 colonies were ruled by Britain

2.

These workers agreed to a contract to work unpaid for a few years in exchange for a trip to the new world. These people would eventually be free to leave.

a)

Slaves

b)

Indentured Servants

c)

Maids

3.

Many people in New England were self-sufficient.

What does that mean?

a)

To rely on others to produce the goods needed to survive

b)

To have the ability to produce most everything that one person needs

c)

To accept other religions

d)

To live in an area where you can go to the store to buy goods you need easily

4.

True or False: Puritans generally settled in the Southern colonies

a)

True

b)

False

5.

True or False: Separatists wanted to improve the Church of England

a)

True

b)

False

6.

These colonies had more religious diversity than other colonies:

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

7.

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

8.

Which of the following is NOT a Middle colony?

a)

Delaware

b)

Rhode Island

c)

New York

d)

Pennsylvania

9.

Puritans were very ____________.

a)

strict

b)

easy going

c)

popular in England

10.

Which ocean did the colonists cross to get from England to the New World?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Arctic

d)

Indian

11.

New England had bad soil and weather, so they made their money from shipping and ______________.

a)

fishing

b)

plantations

c)

slavery

d)

bread

12.

The New England Colonies had worse soil and weather than than the Southern Colonies.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The Middle Colonies grew a lot of wheat so their nickname was the ________________ _______________.

a)

Bread Colonies

b)

Bread Basket

c)

Wheat Belt

d)

Middle Colonies

14.

Which region do we live in?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

All of the above

15.

a wide variety

a)

tolerance

b)

proprietor

c)

diversity

d)

conformity

16.

acceptance of others

a)

proprietor

b)

conformity

c)

artisan

d)

tolerance

17.

material or substance found in nature that can be used to sustain a society such as water, minerals, etc

a)

natural resource

b)

commodity

c)

provisions

d)

economic activity

18.

actions that involve the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services

a)

natural resource

b)

commodity

c)

cash crop

d)

economic activity

19.

a crop grown for sale rather than for use by farmers

a)

backcountry

b)

commodity

c)

cash crop

d)

neutrality

20.

a colony ruled by a monarch through an appointed governor

a)

royal colony

b)

commodity

c)

cash crop

d)

neutrality