Ch. 7 Colonies Question Preview (ID: 48166)


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The economies of the 13 colonies differed because they had different
a) government
b) languages
c) resources
d) origins

Plantations specialized in producing
a) fine food
b) cash crops
c) dairy cattle
d) wood furniture

Which of these was a disadvantage of Maryland as a place to settle?
a) crops grew poorly
b) there were no industries
c) Mosquitos spread diseases
d) there were no ports for ocean ships

Why was Rhode Island founded?
a) for religious freedom
b) As a trade center
c) for large tobacco farms
d) as a place for the poor to settle

Massachusetts Bay was founded to protect
a) Baptists
b) Catholics
c) Puritains
d) Quakers

A person who learns an occupation by getting experience under a skilled worker is called
a) an indentured servant.
b) a slave.
c) an assemblyman.
d) an apprentice.

Pennsylvania offered job opportunities in all of the following fields EXCEPT
a) Farming
b) Fur trading
c) Lumbering
d) Mining

Why was Georgia founded?
a) To trade with Spanish colonies.
b) To raise taxes from new settlers.
c) To help poor people avoid being jailed for their debts.
d) As a home for former slaves.

Just south of the colony established as a safe place for Quakers was the colony of
a) Pennsylvania
b) Massachusetts
c) Maryland
d) Georgia

To the west of the colony where many Puritans lived is the colony whose government was basically run by a governor appointed by the English King. This colony is now known as
a) New York
b) Rhode Island
c) South Carolina
d) New Hampshire

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