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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich group are the New England colonies?Connecticut
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
MassachusettsNorth Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
GeorgiaPennsylvania
Deleware
New York
New JerseyIllinois
Indiana
Ohio
Wisconsin - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich colonies have large plantations?MiddleSouthernNew EnglandNortheast
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the "breadbasket colonies"?SouthernMiddleNew EnglandEastern
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich group are the Middle colonies?Connecticut
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
MassachuttesNorth Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
GeorgiaPennsylvania
Delaware
New York
New JerseyCalifornia
Arizona
New Mexico
Washington - 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich group are the Southern colonies?Connecticut
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
MassachuttesNorth Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
GeorgiaPennsylvania
Delaware
New York
New JerseyFlorida
Georgia
Louisiana
Alabama - 6. Multiple Choice
What is the name of the southern most colony?South CarolinaNorth CarolinaGeorgiaMaryland - 7. Multiple ChoiceWilliam Penn founded which colony?MassachusettsPennsylvaniaNew YorkNebraska
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the major industry of the New England Colonies?Cash CropsMetalworkSlaveryShipbuilding and Fishing
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the New England economy shaped by?Rocky soil, long wintersFertile Soil, short wintersForest, mild summersMountainous land
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat ocean is on the eastern coast of the United States and touches all but one of the 13 colonies?ATLANTICPACIFICINDIANARCTIC
- 11. Multiple ChoiceQuakers are a key religious group in the Middle coloniesTrueFalse
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe hot, wet climate of the ____________________ colonies was ideal for growing cash crops.New EnglandMiddleSouthernMarsh
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe long cold winters in the ____________________ colonies was not ideal for growing cash crops and so they focused on lumbering, fishing & fur trading.New EnglandMiddleSouthernWinter
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich settlement was the first permanent English settlement?Plymouth, MassachusettsRoanoke IslandJamestown, VaFort Augustine, Fl
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an indentured servant?Someone who agrees to work for several years for passage to the New World.Someone who is bought and cannot obtain freedom.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhy was slavery an important part of the southern economy?
The huge farms needed workers to grow the cash cropsThe colonists needed men to build ships.Puritans needed labor to help catch fish and cut lumber.The colonists needed someone workers to help with trade. - 17. Multiple ChoicePeople who paid for their passage to America with labor were called:enslaved personsproprietorstenant farmersindentured servants
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe _____ of the Southern Colonies was based on farming.economycolonymerchant
- 19. Multiple ChoiceAn area of land that is ruled by another country such as Jamestown is called a _____.indentured servantslaverycolony
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThere were people in the colonies in North America who had more power in the decisions being made by the government. Which group had the MOST power in the colonial government?wealthy landownersslaveswomen
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThe South's geographic features include:hilly mountains and rocky soilforests and moderate climaterich soil and humid climate
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT a crop found in the Southern ColoniesTobaccocottonricegrain
- 23. Multiple ChoiceThe first _________ in the colonies was known as the House of Burgesses.representative assemblyQuakersPilgrimsIndentured Servants
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhich colonial region had the most diverse population, with people coming from Germany, Holland, and France?New England ColoniesMiddle ColoniesSouthern ColoniesAll the above
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the original settlers of the 13 colonies have in common?They were all looking for great farmlandThey were all seeking religious freedomThey were all seeking economic opportunityThey were all in search of a better life
- 26. Multiple ChoiceThe economics of the colonial regions differed because they had different _________.GovernmentsLanguagesTraditionsNatural Resources
- 27. Multiple ChoiceHow were the Puritans' reasons for settling in America different from those of early Spanish explorers?Puritan settlers came to find goldSpanish explorers came to find goldPuritan settlers came so that they could raise tobaccoSpanish explorers came for religious freedom
- 28. Multiple Choice
In general, why were most New England colonies founded?
Make money
Economic Opportunity
Better soil
Religious freedom
- 29. Multiple ChoiceThis region experienced cold winters, mild summers, fertile soil and had natural harbors for trade.New England RegionSouthern RegionMiddle Region
- 30. Multiple ChoiceThis region featured a few powerful Elite planters, many poor farmers, and slaves made up 40% of the overall population.New England RegionMiddle RegionSouthern Region
- 31. Multiple ChoiceThis region had a very diverse population who lived close together and featured the two most largely populated cities, Philadelphia and New York.Southern regionMiddle regionNew England region
- 32. Multiple ChoiceReligion in this region was focused around two main groups: the Puritans and the Pilgrims.Southern regionMiddle regionNew England region
- 33. Multiple ChoiceReligion in this region was very diverse and included the Quakers.Southern regionMiddle regionNew England region
- 34. Multiple ChoiceThe religion practiced by the ___________ valued tolerance, equality, and pacifism (no war).QuakersPilgrimsPuritansnone of these are correct
- 35. Multiple ChoiceNearly year-round growing seasonNew England ColoniesMiddle ColoniesSouthern ColoniesBackcountry
- 36. Multiple ChoiceIn 1681, King Charles ll granted _________________________ a charter for the colony of Pennsylvania.William PennSir GeorgeLord BerkleyThe Duke of York
- 37. Multiple ChoiceNew York was settled by___Sir George CarteretThe OmishThe DutchThe Spanish
- 38. Multiple ChoiceWhen Britain captured the land of New York from the Dutch, who did the King give the land to?his brother, the Duke of YorkRoger WilliamsAnne HutchinsonWilliam Penn
- 39. Multiple Choice
This city became the largest city in the Middle Colonies.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Charleston, South Carolina
New York City, New York
Boston, Massachusetts
- 40. Multiple ChoiceA large farm, usually with 50 or more slaves and producing many cash crops.PlantationTidewaterBackcountryGone with the Wind
- 41. Multiple ChoiceFor what purpose were the Southern Colonies settled?To make money by growing cash cropsTo explore the southern coast & protect the other colonies from SpainTo find the Northwest Passage & travel to AsiaTo spread Christianity to the Native Americans
- 42. Multiple ChoiceA plant that is sold for a profit is acash cropsubsistence cropcorn fieldbenefit crop
- 43. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a Separatist??Someone who wants to leave the Anglican Church the way it isSomeone who wants to leave the Anglican church and set up their own churchessomeone who wants to reform the Anglican Church
- 44. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of people settled in New England colonies?Pilgrims and PuritansQuakersNative AmericansLarge Land Owners
- 45. Multiple ChoicePermission from a king to set up a colony....Royal BilzzardRoyal CharterRoyal HighnessSelf- Government
- 46. Multiple ChoiceWhat were pilgrims also called?PuritansSeparatistsPatriots
- 47. Multiple Choice
What was the soil like in the middle colonies?
It was very dry which made it easy to grow rice
It was made of thick red clay
It was sandy which made it easy to build houses
It was rich and fertile which was perfect for farmland and livestock
- 48. Multiple Choice
Which colony had beaver furs as one of their natural resources; which they made into hats and sold in Europe.
Ne England
Middle
Southern
All three
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