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13 Colonies Regions
Test Description: 13 Colonies Regions
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Why did people want to settle the American Colonies?
A
to have religious freedom
B
to become land owners
C
to find jobs
D
all of the above
2) Which group of people left England because they wanted to worship their own religion?
A
Native Americans
B
Merchants
C
Vikings
D
Pilgrims
3) Which was the biggest reason colonial Americans participate in the triangular trade?
A
to make money for themselves
B
to make more money for England
C
to establish colonies in other parts of the world
D
to spread their religion
4) What was a major cash crop grown in Virginia and exported to England?
A
tobacco
B
sugar
C
tea
D
beans
5) Who is a person who works for a certain amount of time without pay in exchange for passage from England to the American colonies?
A
indentured servant
B
apprentice
C
slave
D
settler
6) Which American cultural pattern resulted from the colonization of America? It is still important to Americans today.
A
freedom to attack England
B
freedom to choose religion
C
freedom to destroy others' property
D
freedom to avoid paying taxes
7) What language did most colonists speak?
A
Asian
B
German
C
English
D
Spanish
8) According to the map, what natural resource made traveling and settling west of the colonies difficult?
A
The Rocky Mountains
B
The Appalachian Mountains
C
The Ohio River
D
The Atlantic Ocean
9) Which of the following was the first permanent English settlement in America?
A
Jamestown
B
Boston
C
Roanoke
D
Plymouth
10) Who was already living in the American colonies when the first European settlers arrived?
A
Asians
B
Native Americans
C
Spanish
D
African Americans
11) Which of the following is NOT a way geography impacted the 13 colonies?
A
Middle colonies published many newspapers because many people knew how to read
B
Southern colonies relied on agriculture because they had fertile soil
C
Middle colonies produced a lot of wheat because they had rich farmland
D
New England built ships because they had many forests and good harbors
12) Which section of the 13 colonies was known as the breadbasket colonies?
A
Southern Colonies
B
Middle Colonies
C
New England Colonies
13) Which section of the 13 colonies had rocky soil (bad for farming)?
A
Middle Colonies
B
Southern Colonies
C
New England Colonies
14) According to the chart, which colony region had a decline in slaves from 1675-1676?
A
Middle Colonies
B
New England Colonies
C
Southern Colonies
D
no colonies had a decline
15) Which region would you most likely live if you worked as a whaler?
A
New England Colonies
B
Southern Colonies
C
Middle Colonies
16) True or False - The Middle Colonies was more tolerant of religious ideas than the New England Colonies
A
True
B
False
17) Which region would you most likely have a job as a wheat farmer?
A
New England Colonies
B
Southern Colonies
C
Middle Colonies
18) Which region would you mostly likely have a job as a plantation owner?
A
Middle Colonies
B
Southern Colonies
C
New England Colonies
19) According to the chart, which regions had an economy dependent on farming?
A
New England and Southern Colonies
B
New England and Middle Colonies
C
New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies
D
Middle and Southern Colonies
20) Why did the Southern Colonies have a larger population of slaves than the other colony regions?
A
They needed a lot of free workers for their industries.
B
They had small farms and needed a lot of workers.
C
They were poor and couldn't afford to pay for workers.
D
They had very large farms and needed a lot of workers, but they didn't want to pay them.
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