The 13 colonies: Regional Differences

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Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What are the 3 colonial Regions?

New England, Middle, Southern

New Southern, Middle England

New England, Southern, New middle

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Virginia is in which region?

New England

Middle

Southern

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Georgia is in which region?

New England

Middle

Southern

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

North Carolina is in which region?

New England

Middle

Southern

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Maryland is in which region?

New England

Middle

Southern

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

South Carolina is in which region?

New England

Middle

Southern

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Massachusetts is in which region?

New England

Middle

Southern

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

New Hampshire is in which region?

New England

Middle

Southern

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Rhode Island is in which region?

New England

Middle

Southern

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Connecticut is in which region?

New England

Middle

Southern

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Pennsylvania is in which region?

New England

Middle

Southern

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

New Jersey is in which region?

New England

Middle

Southern

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Delaware is in which region?

New England

Middle

Southern

14.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

Plymouth is in which colony?

New York

Massachusetts

New Jersey

New Hampshire

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Boston is in which region?

New England

Middle

Southern

Virginia

16.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

Which region of the 13 colonies could people go to for religious freedom?

Southern

Middle

New England

Texas

17.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Warm climate and good soil best describes which region?

New England

Southern

Middle

Eastern

18.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What was the main reason that Puritans migrated to New England colonies

To explore new lands

To escape poverty

To live in warmer climates

To gain religious freedom

19.

Multiple Choice

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Which colonial region was settled by Puritans and Pilgrims seeking religious freedom?

New England

Southern

Middle

Backcountry

20.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which colonial region was settled by people with many different cultural and religious backgrounds?

New England

Middle

Southern

Backcountry

21.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which colonial region contained rocky soil and cold climate?

New England

Middle

Southern

Backcountry

22.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which colonists were farmers and plantation owners who grew cotton and tobacco?

New England

Southern

Middle

Backcountry

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Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Why were the Mid-Atlantic colonies nicknamed "The Bread Basket?"

They grew many types of grain.

Making bread was a great economic opportunity.

They ate bread with every meal.

They imported many types of grain

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Multiple Choice

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1 pt

Most of the work on large, southern plantations was done by ___________ and ___________

Native Americans and slaves

women and children

slaves and indentured servants

Frenchmen and Mexicans

25.

Multiple Choice

10 sec

1 pt

The people who settled in the New England colonies were looking for religious freedom

True

False

26.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which region relied mostly on cash crops to make their money?

New England

Middle Colonies

Southern Colonies

Backcountry

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Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which colonies have large plantations?

Middle

Southern

New England

Northeast

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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

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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

30.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Why did the Pilgrims come to a new land and form a settlement?

They wanted to be ruled by a king in Great Britain

They wanted freedom to practice their own religion

They wanted to start plantations and earn money

They wanted to learn from the Native Americans

31.

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What was the New England economy shaped by?

Rocky soil, long winters

Fertile Soil, short winters

Forest, mild summers

Mountainous land

32.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

The _____ of the Southern Colonies was based on farming.

economy

colony

merchant

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Why was slavery LESS important in the Middle Colonies and the New England Colonies than in the Southern Colonies?

They were far behind the South in business and industry.

They did not rely heavily on cash crops.

Slavery was important in all of the colonial regions.

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Multiple Choice

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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

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Multiple Choice

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1 pt

Because I was born into _______, I was scared I might be sold and never see my family again.

artisan

slavery

merchant

36.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

An area of land that is ruled by another country such as Jamestown is called a _____.

indentured servant

slavery

colony

37.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Most African Americans who lived in the British Colonies were _______

quakers

slaves

Puritans

38.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Jack was a shipbuilder living in Massachusetts. He lived in a _______ colony.

New England

Royal

Southern

39.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which are the Middle Colonies?

Main, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island

Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia

Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey

40.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

What large mountain range is pictured here?

Catskill Moutains

Rocky Moutanins

Appalachian Mountains

41.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

What is the name of the southern most colony?

South Carolina

North Carolina

Georgia

Maryland

42.

Multiple Choice

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What is the major industry of the New England Colonies?

Cash Crops

Metalwork

Slavery

Shipbuilding and Fishing

43.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

A cash crop is

Traded with other crops

Raised for sale in markets

Planted only for one's family

Only for personal use

44.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What region is this?

Southern

Middle

New England

West

45.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

A,B,C, AND D ARE INCLUDED IN WHICH REGION?

NEW ENGLAND

MIDDLE

SOUTHERN

WEST

46.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

WHICH REGION DO THESE COLONIES BELONG TO?

MIDDLE

NEW ENGLAND

SOUTHERN

WEST

47.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Why did Pilgrims come to America?

for better farmland

to find gold

to escape religious persecution

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Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Georgia is a Southern Colony. True or False?

False

True

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Multiple Choice

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1 pt

New York is a ________ colony.

New England

Southern

Middle

Northern

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Multiple Choice

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The hot, wet climate of the ____________________ colonies was ideal for growing cash crops.

New England

Middle

Southern

Marsh

51.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What region produced huge amounts of grain during the colonial period?

Middle Colonies

Southern Colonies

New England Colonies

frontier region

52.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

The long cold winters in the ____________________ colonies was not ideal for growing cash crops and so they focused on lumbering, fishing & fur trading.

New England

Middle

Southern

Winter

53.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which colonial region had subsistence farming, whaling, fishing, and trading?

New England Colonies

Middle Colonies

Southern Colonies

Western Colonies

54.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Who was given the land that became Carolina?

Lord Proprietors

The Quakers

Pilgrims

Separatist

55.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

In this region there are large plantation farms used slaves to grow crops.

Middle

New England

Southern

Carolina

56.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

NC's First Town

Bath

Albemarle

Wilmington

New Bern

57.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

This region has a wide diversity in background, religion, and economics

New England

Middle

Southern

Carolina

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