Colonial America Test

(Multiple Choice)
1) Which Colonial region specialized in shipbuilding and fishing?
a) Southern Colonies
b) New England Colonies
c) Mid-Atlantic Colonies
2) The Lost Colony (Roanoke Island) and Jamestown were established as.
a) Economic Ventures
b) Places of religious freedom
c) Christian missions
d) Fur trading posts
3) Which current day state was NOT in the Mid-Atlantic Colonies?
a) Pennsylvania
b) New York
c) Massachusetts
d) Delaware
4) The colony of Georgia was settled for.
a) Economic freedom
b) Religious freedom
c) Economic Venture
d) Religious tolerance
5) The climate in the Southern Colonies was.
a) Mild or moderate
b) Humid with moderate winters and hot summers
c) Moderate summers and long cold winters
d) Cold year round
6) Interdependence in the 13 Colonies meant.
a) Colonial regions were completely independent and survived with no help
b) Colonial regions traded and depended upon each other for survival
c) Colonial regions traded only with Europe for their needs

7) Market towns were important in many ways to.

a) New England Colonies
b) Mid-Atlantic Colonies
c) Southern Colonies
8) The last Mid-Atlantic colony established by Quakers was.
a) Pennsylvania
b) New York
c) Delaware
d) Maryland
9) County seats were the primary place for law making and social gatherings in.
a) Mid-Atlantic Colonies
b) Southern Colonies
c) New England Colonies
10) Specializations of the Mid-Atlantic Colonies included
a) Fishing, shipbuilding, and naval stores
b) Cotton, rice, indigo, and tobacco
c) Fishing, raising livestock, and growing grains
d) Farming, school building, and industry
11) Town Meetings were the center of political life in.
a) New England Colonies
b) Southern Colonies
c) Mid-Atlantic Colonies
12) The first permanent English settlement was.
a) Jamestown
b) Roanoke Island
c) Plymouth
d) Pennsylvania

(Matching)
13) No social position, no education, and no rights.
14) Often worked as house workers taking care of children and preparing meals. Not given
the right to vote and received very little education.

15) Skilled craftsmen who lived mostly in small towns and villages. Medium social position
and no formal education.
16) Medium social position and could be found in all of the colonies. Relied on their families
for help and sometimes sold their goods to markets.

17) Usually wealthy and well educated. They also had a very rich social culture.
18) People who wanted to come to America, but did not have the money to come. Agreed
to work 5-7 years in exchange for a trip to America.

19) Low social position, free, not allowed to vote.

Women _____

Artisans ____

Large Landowners ____

Free African Americans ____

Farmers _____

Indentured Servants ____

Enslaved African Americans____

(True/False) Answer by inserting a T or F

20) ____ Religious tolerance means to be open to different religions. It means accept the
idea that people have different beliefs.
21) ____ Indentured servants had rights and the ability to vote while they served their 5-7
year commitment.
22) ____ Each southern plantation focused on growing different cash crops.
23) ____ The church was the center of town in the New England Colonies.

(Short Answer) Answer in complete sentences

24) Interdependence was a major part of the colonies. What does interdependence mean
and what benefits did the colonies enjoy from being interdependent?

25) What was ONE major similarity and ONE major difference between the New England
and Southern Colonies?