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13 Colonies
Test Description: 13 Colonies
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What was the main purpose of the Mayflower Compact?
A
To provide a new chance for debtors and criminals
B
To establish freedom of religion in the colony
C
To create a government that would benefit the colony
D
To ensure obedience to the King of England
2) Merchants in England supported the setting up of colonies because they hoped colonies would
A
remove some of the population from England
B
weaken the powers of the king
C
provide competition for goods make in England
D
send raw materials to England and buy goods from England
3) Which section of the 13 colonies used slave labor to grow tobacco?
A
Spanish Florida
B
New England
C
Southern
D
Middle
4) William Penn and the Quakers founded the colony of Pennsylvania mainly on the principle of
A
Making friends with Native Americans
B
Opportunity for debtors
C
Religious tolerance
D
Trade of furs and gold
5) Which of the following does NOT show European influence on the colonial Americas
A
The main languages spoken in the Americas is Spanish and English
B
Cities and territories were named New York, New Amsterdam, New Spain and New France
C
Native Americans taught the Pilgrims how to grow food in the rocky soil of Massachusetts
D
The main religion in the colonies was Christianity
6) The triangular trade involved
A
guns, gold and glory
B
molasses, rum and slaves
C
cotton, disease and slaves
D
oranges, rum and slaves
7) Which section of the 13 colonies had rocky soil?
A
Southern
B
Canada
C
Middle
D
New England
8) Which section of the 13 colonies was known as the breadbasket colonies?
A
New England
B
Southern
C
Middle
D
Western Territories
9) Which of the following was NOT a reason European settlers came to the New World
A
forced into slavery
B
opportunity to own their own land
C
religious freedom
D
economic opportunities
10) Which was the biggest reason colonial Americans participate ind the triangular trade?
A
to make money
B
to establish colonies in other parts of the world
C
to make more money for England
D
to spread their religion
11) Which of the following is NOT a way geography impacted the 13 colonies
A
Southern colonies relied on agriculture because they had fertile soil
B
New England had a more varied economy because they had rocky soil and more natural resources
C
Middle colonies published many newspapers because many people knew how to read
D
New England built ships because they had many forests and good harbors
12) What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?
A
Plymouth
B
Roanoke
C
Jamestown
D
St. Augustine
13) In what colony did the Quakers find religious freedom?
A
Massachusetts
B
Georgia
C
Pennsylvania
D
Connecticut
14) Why did merchants in England support the creation of the 13 colonies?
A
They wanted to reduce competition from other merchants.
B
They hoped to weaken the power of the king.
C
They wanted to ease the pressures of overpopulation in England.
D
They hoped the colonies would buy English goods and serve as a source of raw materials.
15) Which region produced huge amounts of grain during the colonial period?
A
Middle Colonies
B
Southern Colonies
C
The Frontier
D
New England COlonies
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