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Which was a southern colony?
a) South Carolina
b) New York
c) Connecticut
d) Pennsylvania
Which colonial region had forced labor and a plantation system?
a) Southern colonies
b) New England colonies
c) Middle colonies
d) Mid-Atlantic colonies
What motivated James Oglethrope to start the Georgia colony?
a) To create a location for debtors to live instead of the crowded London prisons
b) to create a safe a haven for people who were persecuted for their religious beliefs
c) to serve as a prison camp for London prisoners
d) Because Ms. Patrick said so
Importing and exporting was important to the colonies. Why did this become an issue for colonists?
a) The colonists felt that Great Britain was not helping them to defend their colonies
b) Great Britain was trying to control trade with taxes
c) Great Britain did not want to trade with colonists
d) Ms. Patrick did not approve of the trade agreements
Which early colony failed and is often referred to as the Lost Colony?
a) Roanoke Colony
b) Jamestown Colony
c) Quebec colony
d) Plymouth Colony
Which group of people had a contract and were free from working after they completed the contract?
a) Indentured servants
b) Mexicans
c) Enslaved Africans
d) 6th grade history students
Which region developed a middle class of skilled artisans, entrepreneurs, and small farmers?
a) Middle colonies
b) New England colonies
c) Southern Colonies
d) Petersburg
Which colony was NOT established for religious reasons?
a) Georgia
b) Plymouth
c) Pennsylvania
d) Massachusetts Bay
Which social group worked as craftsmen, on plantations, towns, and throughout the colonies?
a) artisans
b) large landowners
c) farmers
d) slaves
The first permanent English settlement was
a) Jamestown
b) Quebec
c) Roanoke Island
d) Plymouth
Which of the following is an economic specialization?
a) Making only ladders
b) making pens, paper, and pencils
c) buying 200 acres of wood
d) hiring lumberjacks and truck drivers
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