WorksheetsAmerican Colonies Quiz
Total questions: 47
Worksheet time: 26mins
Which geographical feature is the most important to all new towns and civilizations?
Mountains
Freshwater sources, such as rivers, creeks, lakes, and streams
Deserts
Forests
Which region of the colonies had fertile rocky soil and warm and cold days?
Southern Colonies
Middle Colonies
New England Colonies
Western Colonies
Which region of the colonies had very rocky soil and cold winters?
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
New England Colonies
Western Colonies
Which region of the colonies had very fertile soil that was used for cash crops?
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
New England Colonies
Western Colonies
What were some cash crops grown in the Southern colonies?
Corn and oat
Tobacco and indigo
Apples and oranges
Wheat and rice
Why did the need for slavery continue to grow over time in the colonies?
There were more factories in the South.
There was more land to farm and more crops to grow in the South.
There were more schools in the South.
There were more cities in the South.
Which region had the least need for slavery?
Southern Colonies
Middle Colonies
New England Colonies
Western Colonies
What was one reason the Southern colonies needed more manual labor?
They had more factories
They grew more cash crops on plantations
They had more schools
They had more cities
What was a major difference in the work slaves did in the North compared to the South?
Slaves in the North worked mostly in agriculture
Slaves in the South worked mostly in factories
Slaves in the North did skilled tasks around the home
Slaves in the South were teachers
What was the main occupation in the New England Colonies due to their geography?
Farming
Fishing
Mining
Trading
What happened to indentured servants after they finished their contracts?
They were given freedom dues and set free
They became plantation owners
They were sent back to England
They were forced to work for life
Which of these were major exports of the Southern Colonies?
Cotton and tobacco
Whale oil and lumber
Ships and wheat
Furs and indigo
What were major exports of the New England Colonies?
Fish, furs, lumber, ships, and whale products
Rice, indigo, tobacco, and cotton
Wheat, corn, fruit, and hemp
Gold, silver, and spices
What is one way colonists boosted their economy?
By creating farmland from forests
By refusing to trade
By importing all goods
By building castles
Which group made up the labor force on Southern plantations?
Enslaved Africans
European merchants
Native Americans
Free colonists
What was a key feature of the Southern colonies’ social structure?
There were many wealthy landowners.
Equal distribution of land between people.
Ruled by town meetings
Leadership by Native Americans
Who was educated in the New England colonies?
Only males
Only females
All males and females
Only wealthy children
Why was education important to the New England colonies?
To learn farming
To read the Bible for themselves
To become soldiers
To learn to cook
What is a key Quaker belief about equality?
Only men are equal
All people are created equal
Only adults are equal
Only landowners are equal
What was a reason people supported the Great Awakening?
They wanted stricter worship
They were tired of strict forms of worship
They wanted fewer denominations
They wanted more taxes
Georgia served as a buffer zone between which two colonies?
Spanish Florida and English South Carolina
French Louisiana and English Virginia
Dutch New York and English Pennsylvania
Spanish Texas and English Maryland
Which colonies were founded for religious freedom?
Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island
Virginia, Maryland, and Georgia
North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania
Which colonies were founded for economic reasons?
New Hampshire, Delaware, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island
New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, and Georgia
Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
Virginia, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania
What was a unique purpose for the founding of Georgia?
A place for debtors to start a new life
A center for trade
A military outpost
A religious sanctuary
How did the Great Awakening affect colonial society? (Select 4)
Increased sense of unified colonial culture
created more denominations of religions
led to greater religious tolerance and an increase in traveling ministers
decrease in religion as a focus in the colonies
growing exposure to Christianity among Africans
Which regions had the highest number of large cities and many ports? (Select 2.)
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
New England Colonies
Which region had the most rural area?
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
New England Colonies
Which region had the reputation of most religious tolerance?
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
New England Colonies
Which region of the colonies was the first to promote public education?
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
New England Colonies
Who was responsible for education in the Middle colonies?
Families hired private tutors.
Families taught kids what they needed to know.
Kids were sent to small schools paid for by the family.
Who was responsible for education in the Southern colonies?
Families hired private tutors.
Families taught kids what they needed to know.
Kids were sent to small schools paid for by the family.
How does religious tolerance affect the society of the Middle Colonies?
Religious tolerance led to cultural diversity.
Religious tolerance led to fights between religious groups.
Religious tolerance led to punishments by the leaders of the church.
Religious tolerance did not affect the society of the Middle colonies.
What were the punishments for a Puritan who broke the religious laws of the colony?
Dissenters were banished or punished.
Dissenters were welcomed back into the church.
Dissenters were always killed.
Dissenters were always sent back to England.
What colonial region is this?
New England
Middle
Southern
Backcountry
What colonial region is this?
New England
Middle
Southern
Backcountry
These colonies were settled by the Pilgrims in 1620 and Puritans in 1630 to escape religious persecution in England
Middle Colonies
New England
Southern Colonies
Canada
What group of colonies had strict religious views?
New England
Middle
Southern
Western
Which colony below was a Catholic haven?
Maryland
Virginia
Massachusetts
Georgia
What was the major religious group of the New England colonies?
Quakers
Church of England
Puritans
What religious revival swept through the colonies in the 1730s and 1740s?
The Great Revival
The Great Awakening
The Great Nap
The Awakening from the Great Nap
What did the colonies give the English in return for manufactured goods such as clothing?
Raw materials/natural resources
Manufactured goods
Tools
Furniture
According to the map, what export would Georgia be known for in the colonial area?
Tobacco
Cattle
Rice
Rum
Based on information in the map, most workers in the southern colonies were engaged in—
agriculture.
manufacturing.
mining.
trade.
Analyze the economic relationship between the Thirteen Colonies and Great Britain. What was the primary purpose of the colonies from the British perspective?
To serve as a place for religious freedom
To provide raw materials and markets for British goods
To be a place for British citizens to settle
To develop independent economies
Many enslaved Africans were forced to work on large farms called _______.
farms
Great Plains
Plants
