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WorksheetsComparing the Colonies
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Choose the correct term to complete each sentence. 1. The New England colonies supported many ___, or groups of businesses that provide certain goods or services.
economy
grant
industries
West Indies
A body of lawmakers is called a(n)
assembly
economy
grant
industries
Choose the correct term to complete each sentence. Europeans called the islands between southeastern North American and northern South America the __.
economy
industries
West Indies
grant
King Charles II decided to , or give, land in North America to William Penn.
grant
industries
economy
assembly
The way people use their resources to meet their needs and wants is called a(n)
grant
economy
industries
West Indies
The British included people from
Germany.
Holland.
Ireland.
Scotland.
The economies of the colonial regions differed because they had different
A. governments.
B. languages.
C. origins.
D. resources.
Plantations specialized in producing
fine food.
cash crops.
dairy cattle.
wood furniture.
Someone who agreed to work for an employer for a set period of time in order to pay off a debt was called
a person who was enslaved.
a colonist.
an apprentice.
an indentured servant.
Massachusetts Bay was founded to protect
Baptists.
Catholics.
Puritans.
Quakers.
Why was Rhode Island founded?
to be a trade center
to offer religious freedom
to have large tobacco farms
to home many poor people
Why were the Quakers mistreated in England?
They refused to obey laws.
They often received special favors from the king.
They taught that people should overthrow kings by force.
They practiced a different religion from most English people.
Which of these was a disadvantage of Maryland as a place to colonize?
Crops did not grow well.
Forest trees were scarce.
Mosquitoes spread disease.
People did not stay long.
Why was Georgia founded?
to help poor debtors avoid jail
to trade with Spanish colonies
to raise taxes from new colonists
to shelter former enslaved people
