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Colonial Regions of America

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island

a)

Middle Colonies

b)

Southern Colonies

c)

New England Colonies

2.

Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware

a)

Southern Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

New England Colonies

3.

Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

a)

Southern Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

New England Colonies

4.

Known as the "Breadbasket" colonies

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

5.

Colonies with the most slaves

a)

Southern

b)

Middle

c)

New England

6.

Settled by people who wanted religious freedom

a)

Southern

b)

Middle

c)

New England

7.

Lots of plantations where cotton was grown

a)

Southern

b)

Middle

c)

New England

8.

Settled by German, Irish, and English people who wanted to make money

a)

Southern

b)

Middle

c)

New England

9.

Region with lots of lumber and fishing

a)

Southern

b)

Middle

c)

New England

10.

What was the Americas known as in the eyes of European explorers/ settlers?

a)

The New Plantation

b)

The New Passage

c)

The New World

d)

The New Colony

11.

What is another word for sending a group of settlers to a place and establishing political control over it?

a)

immigrating

b)

colonizing

c)

population distributing

d)

politicizing

12.

An immigrant...

a)

was friendly with the settlers, but then turned hostile.

b)

comes to live permanently in a foreign country.

c)

makes the laws of the land.

d)

was heavily invested in colonial trade.

13.

Cash crops...

a)

were mostly grown in the Northern colonies.

b)

were not grown in the New World.

c)

are grown just to sell.

d)

were only grown by tenant farmers.

14.

This is a large estate or farm, also known as...

a)

a plantation

b)

a colony

c)

St. Augustine

d)

garden

15.

The exchange of goods and services by sale or barter is...

a)

push factor

b)

slavery

c)

tenant farming

d)

trade

16.

What were a series of transatlantic trade routes that typically went from Europe to Africa to the West Indies or colonies and then back to Europe?

a)

Atlantic Trade

b)

Octagon Trade

c)

Triangular Trade

d)

Square Trade

17.

Who were friendly with the settlers but became hostile overtime?

a)

Slaves

b)

Canadians

c)

French

d)

Native Americans

18.

Colder, longer winters

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

19.

Wide open plains, good for planting crops like grains

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

20.

Humid and hot summers and moist soil, best for planting cash crops

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

21.

Which region's economy is based wheat farming, large cities, and craftsmen?

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

22.

Which region's economy is based on exporting wood, fishing, whaling, and shipbuilding?

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

23.

Which region's economy is based plantations, cash crops, and slave labor?

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

24.

To begin or create

a)

Anti-Slavery

b)

Religious Tolernace

c)

Founded

d)

Quakers

25.

Colony

a)

People who live together in one community

b)

People and land separated by distance or culture from the government that controls them.

c)

A large town on the east coast

d)

A gathering of animals in one area

26.

Charter

a)

A type of boat

b)

A paper that describes a colony

c)

A code of laws

d)

A document that granted the right to form a colony.

27.

Raw Materials

a)
Finished goods
b)
Manufactured products
c)
Unprocessed goods
d)
Processed goods
28.

Headright

a)

A document granting land ownership

b)
A type of hat worn by colonial settlers
c)

A system used in the Virginia Colony to encourage farming

d)
A law governing the rights of Native Americans
29.

Burgesses

a)

A type of meal had in the colonies

b)

Appointed government officials

c)

A city in the Virginia colony

d)

Land owning elected representatives

30.

Separatist

a)

A person who believes all should follow one religion

b)

A person who supports the idea of a single global government

c)

A person who withdraws, or leaves, from an established order or church.

d)

A person who does not believe in any form of government

31.

Self - Governance

a)

when the King granted a charter to a person or group to set up its own independent governing system. 

(set up to make money for the colonists)

b)

when a governor runs the colony to only benefit himself

c)

when a colony is no longer a part of Britain

d)

when the King granted a charter to a person or group to set up its own independent governing system. 

(set up to make money for the King)

32.

Pilgrim

a)

A person who likes to wear hats

b)

A name for those who "live off the land"

c)

A person who travels to a place for a religious or spiritual reason.

d)

A person who moves to find new work or land

33.

Bullion

a)

A supply of fabric

b)

A supply of gold or silver

c)
A type of food
d)
A type of animal
34.

Cash Crop:

a)

A crop grown for direct raw sale

b)
A crop grown for personal use
c)
A crop grown for animal feed
d)

A crop grown to feed the colonies

35.

Triangular Trade

a)

A trade of triangles

b)
Trade route between Europe, Africa, and the Americas during the Atlantic slave trade
c)
Trade system in the Middle Ages
d)
Trade agreement between USA, Canada and Mexico
36.

Settlement

a)

A process of solving problems

b)

A community or village

c)

A home

d)
A method of cooking food
37.

Export

a)

A process of buying goods from other countries

b)

A process of selling goods to other countries

c)

A process of manufacturing goods for sale

d)

A process of distributing goods for sale

38.

Tariff

a)
A tax on imported goods
b)
A type of currency
c)
A form of government
d)
A type of dance
39.

Settler

a)

A person who settles for what they are given

b)

A person who moves to a new home

c)

A person who explores new unsettled lands.

d)

A person who moves with a group of others to live in a new country or area.

40.

Mercantilism

a)

An economic theory that there should be no taxation on local goods.

b)
A type of government system
c)

An economic theory that a nation’s power depends on its ability to increase wealth through bullion supply

d)

An economic theory to use bullion (gold or silver) as currancy