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13 Colonies (Gr.7 24/25)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which are the Middle Colonies?
a)

Maine, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island

b)
Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia
c)
Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware and New Jersey
d)

Ohio, Indiana, Minnesota, Illinois

2.
William Penn founded which colony?
a)
Massachusetts
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
New York
d)
Nebraska
3.
Which colonial region was settled by Puritans and Pilgrims seeking religious freedom?
a)
New England
b)
Southern
c)
Mid-Atlantic
d)

Middle

4.
Colony established for Catholics
a)
Virginia
b)
Maryland
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
Massachusetts
5.
Colony originally founded by the Dutch as a trading post
a)
New York
b)
New Hampshire
c)
Massachusetts
d)
New Jersey
6.

What was the most important aspect of life for Massachusetts colonists?

a)

Fishing

b)

Religion

c)

Relationships with Native Americans

d)

Returning to England

7.

Which was the first permanent settlement in America?

a)

Jamestown

b)

Massachusettes Bay Colony

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Plymouth Rock

8.

The climate of the Southern colonies was cold and the land was rocky.

a)

true

b)

false

9.

Who founded the colony of Massachusetts Bay?

a)

Pilgrims

b)

Quakers

c)

Puritans

d)

Debtors

10.

Anne Hutchinson founded the colony of

a)

Georgia

b)

Massachusetts

c)

Rhode Island

d)

Virginia

11.

Who founded Georgia?

a)

James Oglethorpe

b)

John Winthrop

c)

William Bradford

d)

William Penn

12.

Which group of colonies was mostly started for economic reasons?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

Appalachian Mountains

13.

Which colony was founded as a refuge for Catholics?

a)

North Carolina

b)

Delaware

c)

Maryland

d)

Ohio

14.

The Pilgrims left England because they wanted freedom to practice their __________

a)

Religion

b)

Juggling

c)

Witchcraft

d)

Cooking

15.

Which of the following is NOT one of the geographic groupings of the 13 colonies

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Northern Colonies

d)

Southern Colonies

16.

Which of the following was NOT one of the 13 colonies?

a)

Tennesse

b)

New Hampshire

c)

New Jersey

d)

South Carolina

17.

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode Island:

These are the _________ colonies.

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Southern Colonies

c)

Middle Colonies

d)

They are not colonies at all

18.

What are cash crops?

a)

Trees that grow money

b)

Crops that are grown to be sold for money

c)

Crops that cost a lot of money to plant

19.

What group of people were living in North America before the colonists moved in?

a)

Pilgrims

b)

Russians

c)

Native Americans

d)

Puritans

20.
Which of the following colonies is INCORRECTLY linked with a group of settlers?
a)
Georgia—debtors
b)
Maryland—Catholics
c)
Massachusetts - Quakers
d)
Virginia- Virginia Company, seeking gold