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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a colony?A place that has certain traits in common with other places near ita place where people can't practice their religion freelya place that's settled by people inside their home country but does not follow the rules of that home countrya place that's settled by people outside their home country and belongs to or is ruled by that home country
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhy did most people come to the New England colonies?They wanted the freedom to practice their religion the way they wanted.They wanted to make money by working in factories.They were taken from their home countries and forced to work there as slaves.They were looking for a more diverse place to live.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best describes how slaves were treated in the Southern colonies?They were treated well and given free education.They were beaten and treated very badly.They were paid to do skilled jobs and housework.They were paid to do work in factories.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe ______ colonies included people from the most diverse group of European countries.New EnglandMiddleSouthern
- 5. Multiple ChoiceIn New England, men gathered to discuss the issues of the town atportsfactoriesplantationsmeetinghouses
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best describes the experience of African-American people in the New England colonies?All lived free and were treated the same as white people.All were enslaved.some lived free but were treated differently than white people, and some were enslaved.Some lived free and were treated better than white people, and some were enslaved.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceIn the Southern colonies, what was the economy mostly based on?Shipbuildingproducing iron and textiles in factorieswhaling and fishingproducing cash crops on large farms
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich crop grew well in the Middle colonies because of the climate?wheatcottontobaccofish
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was NOT part of the Southern colonies?MarylandVirginiaDelawareGeorgia
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich colony region had many factories that supplied paper, textiles, and iron?the New England coloniesthe Middle coloniesthe Southern colonies
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