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13 Colonies

Total questions: 99

Worksheet time: 2hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following best describes the goal of mercantilism?

a)

To increase wealth by accumulating precious metals.

b)

To promote free trade among nations.

c)

To focus on agricultural development.

d)

To reduce the importance of economic power.

2.

What is the definition of a charter?

a)

A government permit or license

b)

A type of currency

c)

A historical artifact

d)

A legal punishment

3.

Which of the following best describes the purpose of a charter?

a)

To establish rules for a game

b)

To grant permission or rights by a government

c)

To record historical events

d)

To serve as a decorative piece

4.

Which of the following best represents the concept of tolerance?

a)

Accepting and respecting differences among people

b)

Forcing others to follow your beliefs

c)

Ignoring diversity in society

d)

Promoting conflict between different groups

5.

What does the term "Patroon" refer to?

a)

Wealthy landowners

b)

Farmers

c)

Merchants

d)

Soldiers

6.

What is a proprietary colony?

a)

A colony owned and controlled by the government.

b)

A colony in which an owner or proprietor owned all the land and controlled the government.

c)

A colony ruled by elected officials.

d)

A colony governed by a monarchy.

7.

What is the definition of an indentured servant?

a)

A person who pledges their labor for a set amount of time in exchange for payment.

b)

A person who works for free without any compensation.

c)

A person who owns land and hires workers.

d)

A person who travels to Virginia for leisure.

8.

What was offered to settlers who agreed to become indentured servants in Virginia?

a)

Free land, clothing, livestock, and tools after 7 years of labor.

b)

Immediate ownership of land upon arrival.

c)

A lifetime of free housing and food.

d)

A permanent position as a planter.

9.

What is indigo primarily used for?

a)

Making a valuable blue dye

b)

Producing a red pigment

c)

Creating herbal medicine

d)

Manufacturing paper

10.

Which color dye is derived from the indigo plant?

a)

Blue

b)

Green

c)

Yellow

d)

Red

11.

Which of the following is an example of a cash crop?

a)

Wheat grown for family consumption

b)

Tobacco grown for sale

c)

Grass grown for livestock feed

d)

Vegetables grown in a home garden

12.

Why are cash crops grown?

a)

To improve soil fertility

b)

To provide food for the farmer's family

c)

To generate income through sales

d)

To feed livestock

13.

What type of labor is shown in the image on the left?

a)

Industrial labor

b)

Agricultural labor

c)

Mining labor

d)

Construction labor

14.

What was the Great Awakening?

a)

A political movement in the English colonies in the early 1700s.

b)

A religious movement in the English colonies in the early 1700s.

c)

An economic reform in the English colonies in the early 1700s.

d)

A scientific revolution in the English colonies in the early 1700s.

15.

What does the term "Burgesses" refer to?

a)

Legislature representatives

b)

Military leaders

c)

Religious leaders

d)

Merchants

16.

What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?

a)

To establish an organized, orderly government.

b)

To declare independence from England.

c)

To create a trade agreement with Native Americans.

d)

To set up a monarchy in the colony.

17.

What is the definition of a refugee?

a)

One who flees his or her homeland to seek safety from danger

b)

One who migrates for better job opportunities

c)

One who travels for leisure and exploration

d)

One who moves to another country for education

18.

Which of the following is NOT a reason someone might become a refugee?

a)

Escaping war or violence

b)

Seeking safety from natural disasters

c)

Traveling for vacation

d)

Fleeing persecution or danger

19.

Why might refugees flee their homeland?

a)

To escape danger and seek safety

b)

To explore new cultures

c)

To pursue higher education

d)

To start a business abroad

20.

What was the Middle Passage in the Triangular Trade?

a)

The route for transporting manufactured goods from Europe to Africa.

b)

The route for transporting slaves from Africa to the Americas.

c)

The route for transporting sugar and molasses from the Americas to Europe.

d)

The route for transporting gold and spices from Africa to Europe.

21.

Which goods were transported from the Americas to Europe in the Triangular Trade?

a)

Guns, cloth, and iron.

b)

Sugar, molasses, rum, rice, silk, indigo, tobacco, and wood.

c)

Gold, ivory, spices, and hardwoods.

d)

Slaves and manufactured goods.

22.

Label the triangular trade using the answer choice below.

a)

Slave Labor

b)

Raw Materials

c)

Manufactured Goods

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2
3
1)
2)
3)
23.

Match the following

a)

rich fertile soil

1.

Southern colonies

b)

Big port cities like Philadelphia and New York City

2.

Middle Colonies

c)

rocky thin soil not good for farming

3.

New England Colonies

24.

The Middle Colonies included New York,

Pennsylvania, ​ (a)   and Delaware. This

region had ​ (b)   soil. Farmers raised livestock and

grew crops. They sold ​ (c)   , and barley

(a type of grain) to other ​ (d)   This region became known as ​ (e)  

Choose from the below words
New Jersey
fertile
wheat
colonies
the breadbasket.
25.

In 1681, King Charles II of England gave a huge section of land to William ​ (a)   . The king had ​ (b)   money from William Penn’s wealthy father and Penn asked for​ (c)   as repayment. 

William Penn wanted to build a colony based on his ​ (d)   beliefs. He was a​ (e)   .

Choose from the below words
Penn
borrowed
religious
Quaker
land
26.

After founding colonies in the

Americas, many Europeans had ​ (a)   and tobacco

​ (b)   that needed workers. Using slaves was

a cheap way to get the work done. Traders from

​ (c)   went to​ (d)   and offered cloth, rum,

salt, and other goods in exchange for ​ (e)  

Choose from the below words
sugar
plantations
Europe
West Africa
slaves
27.
What was the last of the 13 original colonies?
a)
New Hampshire
b)
Maryland
c)
Georgia
28.
What was the first of the 13 original colonies?
a)
Virginia
b)
New York
c)
Pennsylvania
29.
Who did the colonists name the settlement Jamestown after?
a)
James the Explorer
b)
King James
c)
James the Giant
30.

Maryland was founded for this group to escape persecution

a)

Pilgrims

b)

Quakers

c)

Catholics

d)

Puritans

31.

Colony founded based on Quaker beliefs

a)

Massachusetts

b)

New Hampshire

c)

Georgia

d)

Pennsylvania

32.

Region shown here

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

33.

Region shown here

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

34.

Region shown here

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

35.

Trial of this woman was an important to the growth of religious freedom

a)

Abigail Adams

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Anne Hutchinson

d)

Susan B. Anthony

36.

Name colony #1

a)

Massachusetts

b)

New Hampshire

c)

Connecticut

d)

Maryland

37.

Name colony #2

a)

Massachusetts

b)

New Hampshire

c)

Connecticut

d)

Rhode Island

38.

Name colony #3

a)

Massachusetts

b)

New Hampshire

c)

Connecticut

d)

Rhode Island

39.

Name colony #4

a)

Massachusetts

b)

Delaware

c)

Connecticut

d)

Rhode Island

40.

Name colony #5

a)

New York

b)

New Jersey

c)

Virginia

d)

Pennsylvania

41.

Name colony #6

a)

New York

b)

New Jersey

c)

Delaware

d)

Pennsylvania

42.

Name colony #7

a)

Maryland

b)

North Carolina

c)

Delaware

d)

Pennsylvania

43.

Name colony #8

a)

Maryland

b)

North Carolina

c)

Delaware

d)

Pennsylvania

44.

Name colony #9

a)

Maryland

b)

South Carolina

c)

Delaware

d)

New Hampshire

45.

Name colony #10

a)

North Carolina

b)

South Carolina

c)

Virginia

d)

Georgia

46.

Name colony #11

a)

North Carolina

b)

South Carolina

c)

Virginia

d)

Georgia

47.

Name colony #12

a)

North Carolina

b)

South Carolina

c)

Virginia

d)

Maryland

48.

Name colony #13

a)

Georgia

b)

South Carolina

c)

Virginia

d)

Maryland

49.

What colony is this?

a)

Georgia

b)

Massachusetts

c)

South Carolina

d)

Pennsylvania

50.

What colony is this?

a)

Virginia

b)

New Jersey

c)

Connecticut

d)

New York

51.

What colony is this?

a)

Delaware

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

North Carolina

52.

What colony is this?

a)

New Hampshire

b)

Georgia

c)

Massachusetts

d)

Connecticut

53.

What colony is this?

a)

Virginia

b)

North Carolina

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Massachusetts

54.

What colony is this?

a)

Virginia

b)

New York

c)

Maryland

d)

New Jersey

55.

What colony is this?

a)

Georgia

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

New Hampshire

d)

Maryland

56.

What colony is this?

a)

New York

b)

Maryland

c)

Connecticut

d)

New Jersey

57.

What colony is this?

a)

South Carolina

b)

Georgia

c)

Virginia

d)

Rhode Island

58.

What colony is this?

a)

Connecticut

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Maryland

d)

Pennsylvania

59.

What colony is this?

a)

Massachusetts

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

New Hampshire

d)

North Carolina

60.

What colony is this?

a)

New Hampshire

b)

Massachusetts

c)

New York

d)

Rhode Island

61.

What colony is this?

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Virginia

c)

Georgia

d)

South Carolina

62.

Which colony was established as a haven for debtors?

a)

Georgia

b)

Virginia

c)

Massachusetts

d)

New York

63.

What was the main reason settlers founded Pennsylvania?

a)

To seek religious freedom

b)

To find gold

c)

To escape disease

d)

To trade with Native Americans

64.

Which crop was a major export of the Southern Colonies?

a)

Tobacco

b)

Wheat

c)

Corn

d)

Potatoes

65.

Which colony was founded as a haven for English Catholics?

a)

South Carolina

b)

New York

c)

Georgia

d)

Maryland

66.

What was the main reason settlers established the colony of Pennsylvania?

a)

To expand trade routes

b)

To seek religious freedom

c)

To find gold

d)

To grow cash crops

67.

Which region of the Thirteen Colonies was known for shipbuilding and fishing?

a)

Middle

b)

Western

c)

Southern

d)

New England

68.

Which region of the Thirteen Colonies was known for shipbuilding and fishing?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

Western

69.

During the Colonial Great Migration, most settlers traveled to which region?

a)

Middle Colonies

b)

Western Frontier

c)

Southern Colonies

d)

New England Colonies

70.

Which of the following best describes a royal colony?

a)

A colony established for religious freedom

b)

A colony ruled by elected representatives

c)

A colony owned by a private company

d)

A colony governed directly by the English crown

71.

Who appointed the governor in a royal colony?

a)

The colonists

b)

The English monarch

c)

The local church

d)

The colonial legislature

72.

Which of the following best describes an indentured servant in colonial America?

a)

A person who worked for a set number of years in exchange for passage to the colonies.

b)

A person who owned large plantations and hired workers.

c)

A person who was paid a regular wage for their labor.

d)

A person who was forced to work for life without pay.

73.

What was a common reason people became indentured servants?

a)

To escape religious persecution

b)

To inherit land from their family

c)

To pay off debts or gain passage to the New World

d)

To become wealthy quickly

74.

After completing their term of service, what did most indentured servants receive?

a)

A position in the colonial government

b)

Freedom and sometimes land or goods

c)

A return ticket to Europe

d)

A lifetime job on the plantation

75.
 Why did the Pilgrims create the Mayflower Compact?
a)
 to show that they opposed representative government.
b)
to establish an orderly community
c)
 to reinforce the laws of England in the new colony
d)
 to guarantee universal religious tolerance in the colony
76.

Based on the wording of the Mayflower Compact, the document would MOST

affect the new colony’s

a)

religion

b)

laws

c)

honour

d)

time

77.
How was the agreement which bonded Pilgrims called?
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Napoleonic Code
d)
Geneva Conventions
78.

The leader of the Rebellion

a)

Nathaniel Bacon

b)

Nat Turner

c)

William Berkeley

79.
What is the name of the settlement in present-day Manhattan?
a)
Fort Orange
b)
Aquebogue
c)
New Amsterdam
d)
Belgium
80.
Who "bought" Manhattan from the Native Americans?
a)
Peter Stuyvesant
b)
Adrian Block
c)
Henry Hudson
d)
Peter Minuit
81.
Which angry, stern governor started many new laws in New Amsterdam and also made a fire department and public schools?
a)
Peter Minuit
b)
Henry Hudson
c)
Peter Stuyvesant
d)
Willem Kieft
82.
Who settled Georgia?
a)
General James Oglethorpe
b)
Virginia Dare
c)
Charles II
83.
Maryland was settled by?
a)
Lord Baltimore
b)
King Charles ll
c)
King James 1
d)
Columbus
84.

Which colonies make up the Southern colonies?

a)

Virginia, Delaware, North & South Carolina, Georgia

b)

Virginia, Maryland, North & South Carolina, Georgia

c)

Virginia, North & South Carolina, Georgia

d)

North & South Carolina, Georgia, Maryland

85.

What is the term for when someone agreed to work for a certain number of years in order to receive food, shelter, and freedom dues at the end of their term?

a)

Slavery

b)

Chattel slavery

c)

Indentured servitude

d)

Plantation servitude

86.
3. Which of the following was MOST LIKELY to live on a plantation?
a)
Enslaved People
b)
American Indian
c)
Small Farm Owners
d)
Hunters
87.

Why did Lord Baltimore establish the colony of Maryland?

a)

For Catholics to worship freely

b)

To allow all religions to practice freely

c)

As a debtor's colony

d)

He liked the name

88.
The 1st colony to be established was ______.
a)
Massachusetts
b)
Virginia
c)
Georgia
d)
None of the above
89.

Who founded the colony of Pennsylvania?

a)

Quakers

b)

proprietors

c)

patroons

d)

Peter Stuyvesant

90.

What is a landowner in New Netherland called?

a)

Quaker

b)

pacifist

c)

patroon

d)

proprietor

91.

Which of these was originally called New Amsterdam?

a)

New Jersey

b)

New York City

c)

Philadelphia

d)

Rhode Island

92.

He designed the "City of Brotherly Love."

a)

Sir George Carteret

b)

Oliver Cromwell

c)

William Penn

d)

Peter Stuyvesant

93.
The New England Colonies contain which group
a)
Delaware, Carolina, Massachusetts, Virginia
b)
New York, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
c)
Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, Carolinas
d)
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut , Rhode Island
94.
He led a group of Puritans to settle the Massachusetts Bay Colony.  They named their settlement Boston.
a)
John Winthrop
b)
Roger Williams
c)
John Bradford
d)
John Smith
95.
Which colony was founded first in New England?
a)
Georgia
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
Massachusetts
d)
New York
96.
What was the document that the men signed aboard the ship in the New World which intended to be an agreement for a democratic set of laws?
a)
The Jamestown Compact
b)
The Mayflower Compact
c)
The Jamestown Agreement
d)
The Mayflower Agreement
97.

Which colony was founded as a haven for Quakers?

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Virginia

c)

Georgia

d)

New York

98.

Who was the founder of the colony of Maryland?

a)

Lord Baltimore

b)

James Oglethorpe

c)

William Penn

d)

John Smith

99.

Who was the founder of the colony of Georgia?

a)

James Oglethorpe

b)

Roger Williams

c)

William Penn

d)

John Smith

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