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The first permanent colony was
a) Connecticut
b) Roanoke
c) Jamestown
d) Pennsylvania

The Pilgrims founded Plymouth Colony in
a) the New England colonies
b) the southern colonies
c) Canada
d) the middle colonies

The Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded by
a) Dutch explorers
b) Puritans and Pilgrims
c) Native Americans
d) French explorers

In 1681, William Penn was given a charter and founded
a) Rhode Island
b) Virginia
c) Georgia
d) Pennsylvania

The colony of Jamestown experienced everything except
a) defeat by German invasion
b) high infant death rates
c) starving
d) questionable relations with the Indians

The fishing industry became the most profitable in the _________ colonies.
a) western
b) middle
c) northern
d) southern

Colonial children were expected to
a) do chores at an early age
b) attend school regularly
c) get into a good college
d) disobey their parents

The region that depended on slave labor the most was
a) New England Colonies
b) Middle colonies
c) Southern colonies
d) I have no clue

Men and women who signed a contract to come to the New World and work for a set amount of years were
a) slaves
b) Indigenous people
c) Native Americans
d) indentured servants

There were _____ colonies.
a) 13
b) 11
c) 50
d) 21

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