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13 Colonies Test Review

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This region was known for wheat farming. (breadbasket)

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

2.
Shipbuilding was a main industry in this region.
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
3.
This region needed slaves for the plantations.
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
4.
This region had the longest growing season.
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
5.

The economy of the Southern Colonies was based on ______________.

a)

farming

b)

fishing

c)

slavery

6.
Which colonies have large plantations?
a)
Middle
b)
Southern
c)
New England
d)
Northeast
7.
Which group are the Southern colonies?
a)
Connecticut 
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachuttes
b)
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New York
New Jersey
d)
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Alabama
8.
What is the major industry of the New England Colonies?
a)
Cash Crops
b)
Metalwork
c)
Slavery
d)
Shipbuilding and Fishing
9.
Which colonial region contained rocky soil and cold climate?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
Backcountry
10.

Rocky soil made it difficult to farm here.

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

11.

Slaves and indentured servants worked on plantations.

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

12.

People worked as shipbuilders, whalers, or fishers in this region.

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

13.

Why did colonists travel from England to the New World?

a)

To have religious freedom

b)

To make money

c)

To have better lives

d)

All of these are correct.

14.

What does it mean to have religious freedom?

a)

To be forced to practice a certain religion

b)

To be told which religion is the best

c)

To be allowed to practice any religion you choose

d)

To be free from slavery

15.
The Middle Colonies became known as the "breadbasket" colonies because of the good farmland and agriculture.
a)
True
b)
False
16.

New England Colonists were?

a)

Puritans

b)

Quakers

c)

Patriots

d)

Enslaved Africans

17.

Which color reflect the Middle Colonies?

a)

Green

b)

Purple

c)

Tan

d)

Red

18.
Why did Pilgrims risk their lives to come to America?
a)
protection
b)
start a new farm
c)
food
d)
religious freedom
19.

Originally headed for Virginia Colony but their ship was blown off course settling Plymouth Colony.

a)

Puritans

b)

Pilgrims

c)

Both

d)

None are correct

20.

Received help from Native Americans, Squanto and Samoset, that helped them survive their first winter.

a)

Puritans

b)

Pilgrims

c)

Both

d)

None are correct

21.

Established settlement in modern day Massachusetts.

a)

Puritans

b)

Pilgrims

c)

Both

d)

None are correct

22.

Celebrated the First Thanksgiving.

a)

Puritans

b)

Pilgrims

c)

Both

d)

None are correct

23.

Went to the New World to practice their religion freely.

a)

Puritans

b)

Pilgrims

c)

Both

d)

None are correct

24.

This group wanted to reform (to change) or "purify" the Church of England.

a)

Puritans

b)

Pilgrims

c)

Both

d)

None are correct

25.

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island

a)

Middle Colonies

b)

Southern Colonies

c)

New England Colonies

26.

Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware

a)

Southern Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

New England Colonies

27.

Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

a)

Southern Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

New England Colonies

28.

What do you call a crop grown mainly for profit?

a)

Money crop

b)

Cash crop

c)

Bank crop

d)

Just for fun crop

29.
Why was Roanoke Island known as the "Lost Colony"?
a)
several groups of colonists disappeared
b)
people did not stay in touch with their families back home
c)
supplies were lost
30.

A person who learned a trade first by training with a skilled worker is called a(n):

a)

Journeyman

b)

Apprentice

c)

Merchant

d)

Mr. Rogers

31.

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.
32.
What word did John White find carved in a tree when he returned?
a)
Roanoke
b)
Crowman
c)
Help
d)
Croatan
33.
Why was colony of Roanoke called the lost colony?
a)
The people returned to England.
b)
The colonist were gone when the other colonists came back.
c)
They moved to Jamestown.
d)
The colonist kept losing supplies and couldn't find anything!
34.

The first permanent English colony in America was named ________________.

a)

Plymouth

b)

Roanoke

c)

Junction City

d)

Jamestown

35.

A product sold to another country is called a(n):

a)

Excess

b)

Import

c)

Export

d)

Clearance Sale

36.

Something bought or brought into a country from another country is called a(n):

a)

Excess

b)

Export

c)

Import

d)

Clearance Sale

37.

Who was responsible for carrying out the wishes of the King in the colonies?

a)

The Legislature

b)

Parliament

c)

the governor

d)

The Grand Council

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