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Galopade Ch.10 SS

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

American colonies traded products with

other colonies to get goods they did not

produce themselves. This concept is called ____________________.


a)

interdependence

b)

specialization

c)

climate

d)

tidewater

2.

Colonists used the natural resources

around them to earn income.

The products colonists grew, made, or

sold depended on the resources

available. This concept is called ________________________.


a)

plantations

b)

specialization

c)

interdepence

d)

artisan

3.

Which colony does this describe?

a)

Southern

b)

New England

c)

Mid-Atlantic

4.

Which colonies had the shortest growing season and the coldest climate?

a)

New England

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

Southern

5.

Which colonies have the longest growing season, warmest climate, and the fewest deep water harbors?

a)

Mid-Atlantic

b)

New England

c)

Southern

6.

In the New England colonies, the government was centered around _________________.

a)

town meetings

b)

assemblies

c)

county seats

7.

Which colonies had colonists that included slaves, laborers, and landowners?

a)

New England

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

Southern

8.

What was the center of the Southern colonies social life?

a)

villages, cities, and city markets

b)

plantations

c)

village, church. and school

9.

Which region had the most diverse and open-minded colonists?

a)

Mid-Atlantic

b)

New England

c)

Southern

10.

Which colonies valued education the MOST?

a)

New England

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

Southern

11.

The Southern colonies valued education (a)   than the New England and Mid-Atlantic colonies.

12.

Which colony does this describe?

a)

Southern

b)

New England

c)

Mid-Atlantic

13.

Which colony is this describing?

a)

Southern

b)

New England

c)

Mid-Atlantic

14.

The most important physical characteristic that had the greatest impact on where regions were established was access to

(a)  

15.

The grains (like wheat, corn, and barley) grown on Mid-Atlantic farms helped feed so many colonists in all three regions that the Mid-Atlantic region earned the nickname: ____________________   of the colonies.


a)

Handbasket

b)

Bread and Butter

c)

Breadbasket

16.

Which colonies are represented with #2?

a)

New England

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

Southern

17.

Which colonies are represented with #1?

a)

New England

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

Southern

18.

Which colonies are represented with #3?

a)

New England

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

Southern

19.

Georgia is in which colony?

a)

New England

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

Southern

20.

The geography of the Mid-Atlantic colonies was great for what type of work?


a)

agriculture

b)

fishing

c)

shipbuilding

21.

Cities in the Mid-Atlantic region were home to many artisans, including  ___________

 and carpenters.


a)

slaves

b)

fisherman

c)

blacksmiths

22.

Who said this?

" I am a carpenter. Every week, I take items I have made to the city market and trade them for things like wheat, pigs, and corn."

a)

Mid-Atlantic

b)

Southern

c)

New England

23.

Who said this?

" I am getting wealthy selling rice to England. I need to purchase more slaves for my plantation to keep up with the demand."

a)

Mid-Atlantic

b)

Southern

c)

New England

24.

Who said this?

" I built a successful business building ships for the many fisherman in my colony. I sell my ships to other colonies, too."

a)

Mid-Atlantic

b)

Southern

c)

New England

25.

Which 2 describe the impact of physical geography on farming in the New England colonies?

a)

Farming was so successful that some crops were used in place of money.

b)

Most farms were small individual plots.

c)

People farmed to grow cash crops to sell to England for a profit.

d)

People farmed to feed their families, but they didn't have enough to sell for a profit.