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Colonial Regions and Economies

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Red region

(a)   colonies

Choose from the below words
New England
Middle
Southern
2.

Plantations were common in the __ colonies

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

3.

Trade, whaling, and fishing are the key economic activities

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

4.

Who was the founder of Pennslyvania?

a)

William Penn

b)

Ann Hutchinson

c)

Roger Williams

d)

George Washington

5.

How were the Southern Colonies different from New England and Middle Colonies?

a)

The South had the first public schools.

b)

Whaling was a huge part of the South's economy.

c)

The South had more factories.

d)

The South relied upon slave labor to plant/pick their cash crops.

6.

The Middle Colonies produced so much wheat, barley and rye, they became known as the

a)

"Breadbasket" colonies

b)

"High-Yielding" colonies

c)

"Prolific Pennsylvanians"

d)

"Fruitful Friends"

7.

What region has rocky soil and it was difficult to farm?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

8.

What region does Georgia belong to?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

9.

What region does South Carolina belong to?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

10.

What region does Delaware belong to?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

11.

What region does Maryland belong to?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

12.

What region does North Carolina belong to?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

13.

What region does South Carolina belong to?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

14.

What region does Pennsylvania belong to?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

15.

What region does New Jersey belong to?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

16.

What region does New York belong to?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

17.

What region does Connecticut belong to?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

18.

What region does New Hampshire belong to?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

19.

What region does Rhode Island belong to?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

20.

What region does Massachusetts belong to?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

21.

What region does Virginia belong to?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

22.

What is the green region called?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

23.

What is the pink region called?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

24.

What is the blue region called?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

25.

What region has mild winters for their climate?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

26.
How many British Colonies were there? 
a)
13
b)
10
c)
3
d)
15
27.
Pennsylvania was home to the ___________.
a)
Puritans
b)
Protestants
c)
Catholics
d)
Quakers
28.
Which set of colonies thrived off of shipbuilding, lumbering & fishing? 
a)
Southern 
b)
Middle 
c)
New England 
29.
The first permanent English settlement in North America was
a)
Werowocomoco
b)
Yorktown
c)
Richmond
d)
Jamestown
30.

What is the name of this ship?

a)

New England

b)

Purtian

c)

Mayflower

d)

Georgia ship

31.

What are cash crops?

a)

Trees that grow money

b)

Crops that are grown to be sold for profit

c)

Plants that are really, really tall

d)

Crops that are grown for the farmer to consume

32.

Which region featured the coldest winters?

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

33.

Which ocean separates Europe and North America

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Southern Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

34.
I have been working for many years to pay off my trip to North America.  After I work off my debt, I am free.  I am an _______.
a)
indentured servant
b)
slave
c)
merchant
35.
The Mayflower Compact governed what colony?
a)
Plymouth
b)
Jamestown
c)
Maryland
36.

What year was America established?

a)
1783
b)
1607
c)
1492
d)
1776