13 Colonies Quiz - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which group are the New England colonies?

Connecticut
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachusetts

North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia

Pennsylvania
Deleware
New York
New Jersey

Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Wisconsin

2.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which group are the Middle colonies?

Connecticut
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachuttes

North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia

Pennsylvania
Delaware
New York
New Jersey

California
Arizona
New Mexico
Washington

3.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which group are the Southern colonies?

Connecticut
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachuttes

North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia

Pennsylvania
Delaware
New York
New Jersey

Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Alabama

4.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which colonies have large plantations?

Middle

Southern

New England

Northeast

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What are the "breadbasket colonies"?

Southern

Middle

New England

Eastern

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which colony cut down trees and made lumber to be used in naval stores?

Middle

New England

Western

Southern

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Anne Hutchinson is significant to Massachusetts.

False

True

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

William Penn founded which colony?

Massachusetts

Pennsylvania

New York

Nebraska

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Puritans were significant to the Middle colonies.

True

False

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Roger Williams founded which colony?

Massachusetts

Connecticut

Rhode Island

New Hampshire

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

King Charles II founded which colony(s)?

The Carolinas

The Dakotas

New Jersey and
New York

New Mexico and
New Hampshire

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Quakers are a key religious group in the Middle colonies

True

False

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which group of colonies lived, worked, and worshipped close together?

Middle

Southern

New England

Eastern

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is George Calvert's nickname? Which colony did he found?

Duke of York; New York

Geo Calv; New Jersey

Calvie; Maryland

Lord Baltimore; Maryland

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

John Smith founded which colony?

Massachusetts

Virginia

North Carolina

South Carolina

16.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

James Edward Ogelthorpe founded which of these colonies?

Georgia

Virginia

South Carolina

North Carolina

17.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Fishing and ship building were important here.

A.The New England Colonies

B.The Middle Colonies

C.The Southern Colonies

D.All 13 English Colonies

18.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which settlement was the first permanent English settlement?

Plymouth, Massachusetts

Roanoke Island

Jamestown, Va

Fort Augustine, Fl

19.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Someone who agreed to work without pay in exchange for paid passage to the New World was called a(n)...

slave

indentured servant

pilgrim

governor

20.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

In which colonial region was the Chesapeake Bay, a geographical feature, helpful to the economy by allowing for trade between the colonies as well as with Europe?

New England

Middle

Southern

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