Question 1

Which colony is made up of the states of Maryland, Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia?

Accepted Answer

Southern Colonies

Answer

New England Colonies

Answer

Middle Colonies

Question 2

Which colony is made up of the states of New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts?

Accepted Answer

New England Colonies

Answer

Southern Colonies

Answer

Middle Colonies

Question 3

Which colony is made up of the states of New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania?

Accepted Answer

Middle Colonies

Answer

Southern Colonies

Answer

New England Colonies

Question 4

William Penn was a key individual of the _____ colonies.

Accepted Answer

Middle

Answer

New England

Answer

Southern

Question 5

What was a huge income for the economy for the middle colonies?

Accepted Answer

fur trading

Answer

tobacco

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fishing

Question 6

In the southern colonies, education was considered a privilege for the ______ people.

Accepted Answer

wealthy

Answer

poor

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slave

Question 7

In which colonies was the geography warm and had VERY fertile soil?

Accepted Answer

Southern Colonies

Answer

New England Colonies

Answer

Middle Colonies

Question 8

Which major religion was part of the New England colonies?

Accepted Answer

the Puritans

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Catholics

Answer

the Quakers

Question 9

Who were the 2 key individuals for the New England Colonies?

Accepted Answer

John Winthrop and William Bradford

Answer

William Penn and Peter Stuyvesant

Answer

John Smith and Cecilius Calvert

Question 10

Which colonies had a wide variety of religions?

Accepted Answer

Southern Colonies

Answer

Middle Colonies

Answer

New England Colonies

Question 11

Why did the southern colonies settle?

Accepted Answer

to find gold and create a refuge for Catholics

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to show England's power over the Dutch

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to escape religious persecution

Question 12

How was education different in the middle colonies?

Accepted Answer

both boys and girls were taught/equality

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only wealthy were educated

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religious stories were taught in school

Question 13

Why was literacy valued in the New England Colonies?

Accepted Answer

because they wanted everyone to read the Bible

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It wasn't valued.

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They wanted to teach values like simplicity.

Question 14

Why was growing things difficult in the New England Colonies?

Accepted Answer

the geography had rocky soil

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there were only mountains

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the geography had fertile soil

Question 15

Which Native American tribe was a key group in the Southern Colonies?

Accepted Answer

the Powhatan

Answer

the Pilgrims

Answer

the Wampanoag

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