USI.5b1 New England Colonies Question Preview (ID: 22849)


Geography, Climate, Resources, Specialization, Interdependence, Religion, Social And Political Life Of The New England Colonies. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

Which of the following describes the Religious Life of the New England Colonies?
a) many followed the Church of England
b) consisted mainly of Religious reformers (Puritans) and separatists (Pilgrims)
c) Diverse religions including Quakers
d) most did not practice a religion

Which of the following describes the Social Life of the New England Colonies?
a) Plantations (slavery), mansions, indentured servants, fewer cities, fewer schools
b) Village and church were centers of life
c) Villages and cities; Varied and diverse lifestyles
d) Plantations, cities, most were Quakers

Which of the following describes the Interdependence of the New England Colonies?
a) depended on the Southern colonies for cash crops and forest products and on Mid-Atlantic for metal tools and equipment
b) depended on Southern colonies for cash crops and for forest products and with Mid-Atlantic for livestock and grains
c) depended on Southern for manufactured goods and on the Mid-Atlantic for grains and other agricultural products
d) depended on Southern for ships and naval supplies and on Mid-Atlantic for livestock and fish

Which of the following describes the Specialization of the New England Colonies?
a) Tobacco, rice, cotton, indigo, forest products (lumber, tar, pitch)
b) Livestock, grains, fish
c) Fishing, shipbuilding, naval supplies, metal tools and equipment
d) Tobacco, livestock, naval supplies, tar

Which of the following describes the Natural Resources of the New England Colonies?
a) timber, fish, deep harbors
b) rich farmlands, rivers
c) fertile farmlands, rivers, harbors
d) Timber, fish, sandy soil

Which of the following describes the Human Resources of the New England Colonies?
a) unskilled and skilled workers, fishermen
b) farmers, enslaved African Americans
c) skilled craftsmen, shopkeepers, shipbuilders
d) Indentured servants, shopkeepers, farmers, unskilled workers

Which of the following describes the Climate of the New England Colonies?
a) Mild winters and moderate climate
b) Humid climate with mild winters and hot summers
c) Moderate summers, cold winters
d) Cold winters, hot summers

Which of the following describes the Geography of the New England Colonies?
a) Appalachian Mountains, Piedmont, Atlantic Coastal Plain, good harbors and rivers
b) Appalachian Mountains, Boston harbor, hilly terrain, rocky soil, jagged coastline
c) Appalachian Mountains, coastal lowlands, harbors and bays, wide and deep rivers
d) Appalachian Mountains, rocky soil, coastal lowlands, Piedmont

The New England Colonies included:
a) Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts
b) New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware
c) Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
d) Plymouth, Jamestown, Georgia, Maine, and Pennsylvania

Which of the following describes the Political and Civic Life of the New England Colonies?
a) decisions made in Market towns
b) decisions made in Counties
c) decisions made in Town meetings
d) decisions were made in England

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