Thirteen Colonies Review
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- Q1Who founded the Georgia Colony?James OglethorpeSpidermanWilliam PennRoger Williams30s
- Q2Who was able to vote during colonial times?Free, white land-owning menSlaves from AfricaEveryoneWomen30s
- Q3Which of these industries depended heavily on New England's lumber industry?tradingshipbuildingfarmingfishing30s
- Q4Which of these geographical advantages most helped the Mid-Atlantic Colonies become known as the "breadbasket" colonies?fertile soildeep harborslong riverstropical climate30s
- Q5Which nation started colonies in the Americas first?SpainFranceNetherlandsEngland30s
- Q6What was the main purpose of town meetings in the New England Colonies?To take care of town governmentTo harvest and sell cropsTo hold Puritan religious servicesTo teach children how to read30s
- Q7The thousands of __________ who settled in the Mid-Atlantic Colonies added to the region's diversity.immigrantsapprenticesmilitiajustice30s
- Q8What port city was located in Georgia?BaltimoreCharles TownNorfolkSavannah30s
- Q9Many young colonists learned how to make a living as artisans by becoming __________.apprenticesmilitiaimmigrantsjustice30s
- Q10Where did most enslaved Africans work in the Southern Colonies?port citiesthe backcountryplantationsships30s
- Q11Why were port cities important to the economic success of the Mid-Atlantic Colonies?They offered more freedoms to immigrants.They were major trade centers, so importing and exporting was easier.They gave artisans a place to sell their products.They were surrounded by trees.30s
- Q12What is the main reason the Puritans started the Massachusetts Bay Colony?To live according to their religious beliefsTo mine for silver and goldTo build missions and ranchesTo set up a democratic government30s
- Q13Why was farming a better economic choice in the Mid-Atlantic Colonies than farming in the New England Colonies?The cost of shipping goods to England from the Mid-Atlantic Colonies was cheaper.The coast of grain was lower in the Mid-Atlantic Colonies.The Mid-Atlantic Colonies had very mild winters.The soil in the Mid-Atlantic Colonies was more fertile and the climate was better.30s
- Q14Why was the Georgia Colony founded?To grow cottonAs a source of goldAs a second chance for debtorsTo help with Native Americans30s
- Q15What was the first successful settlement in the New World?JamestownPhiladelphiaSavannahNew York30s