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Colonial Regions Review Part 1
Test Description: SS review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The majority of the colonial population in the Southern Colonies consisted of which of the following groups of people?
A
fur traders and missionaries
B
Mormons and Puritans
C
farmers and plantation owners
D
French and Spanish
2) Pilgrims in the northern English colonies began planting corn as early as 1620. Who taught the English settlers about planting corn?
A
Native Americans
B
Japanese settlers
C
Canadian neighbors
D
Spanish settlers
3) How did most people in colonial America earn money?
A
hunting and gathering
B
manufacturing
C
fishing
D
agriculture
4) There were many different reasons why people settled in the American colonies. Why did many of the first settlers of New England come there?
A
They were seeking religious freedom
B
They had been kicked out of England because of their political beliefs
C
They wanted to be close to the West Indies.
D
They wanted to establish a trade route to the Far East.
5) There were several different reasons why the colonies were settled. In general, why were the majority of the Southern Colonies settled?
A
to establish a trade route to the Far East
B
religious purposes
C
political banishment from England
D
source of cheap land and potential profits from plantations
6) Which of the following was the first profitable crop in colonial Virginia?
A
corn
B
soy bean
C
tobacco
D
hay
7) The majority of the colonial population in the New England colonies consisted of which of the following groups of people?
A
Irish
B
slaves
C
Puritans
D
Quakers
8) The Northern and Southern Colonies had both different crops that they farmed and different means through which they accomplished their work. In which of the following areas was slavery most common?
A
Northern Colonies
B
The Northern and Southern Colonies both utilized slavery equally
C
Southern Colonies
D
Neither the Northern nor Southern Colonies utilized slavery.
9) Rebellious colonists felt that they were under tight control of the English. With the Atlantic Ocean between England and New England, which of the following was one of the reasons the colonists were not happy under English control?
A
Colonists regularly had to travel back to England to work
B
English troops were present in the colonies to maintain order.
C
The King of England officially owned all of the land in the New World.
D
English representatives were required to control all business transactions in the colonies.
10) Boston, Jamestown, and New York were three early colonial settlements. What do each of these three cities have in common?
A
They were all settled by Puritans in the early 1600s.
B
They were all settled by John Smith
C
They all have easy access to travel by water.
D
They were the first three capitals following the American Revolution
11) The Province of New Hampshire was one of the original Thirteen Colonies. In which region was it located?
A
New England
B
Middle Atlantic
C
Southern
D
Pacific Northwest
12) Which of the following original colonies was located in the Southern region?
A
Province of Massachusetts Bay
B
Province of New Jersey
C
Province of Maryland
D
Province of Pennsylvania
13) The Province of New York was located in which region of the original Thirteen Colonies?
A
Southern
B
Southwest
C
New England
D
Middle Atlantic
14) What made the Georgia colony unique from all the other colonies?
A
trade and farming
B
its colonial region
C
home for deptors
D
land sales
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