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Test your knowledge of the 13 colonies.
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1
Which of the following was NOT important to the prosperity of the Middle Colonies?
trade
whales
farms
ports
2
Who led the Puritans from England to Massachusetts Bay in 1630?
Thomas Hooker
Roger Williams
Anne Hutchinson
John Winthrop
3
What is the main reason that the Puritans started the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
to set up a democratic government
to mine for gold and silver
to live according to their religious beliefs
to build missions and ranches
4
What was the name for a young person who was learning a skill?
a mason
an artisan
a tanner
an apprentice
5
What was the main subject taught in New England schools?
math
reading
social studies
science
6
What was an important industry for the economy of the New England Colonies?
growing sugar
growing tobacco
shipbuilding
manufacturing cloth
7
Who founded the Maryland Colony to give Catholics a safe place to worship?
the Lords Proprietors
James Oglethorpe
Lord Baltimore
King Charles II
8
Which Southern Colony did James Oglethorpe help found?
South Carolina
Maryland
Georgia
Virginia
9
What was the major issue that caused King Philip's War?
France building forts on English land
England trying to take over New Netherland
Puritans did not want slavery
Colonists and Native Americans argued about land ownership
10
What does the word "refuge" mean?
a safe place
a friend or partner
a center of trade
a mix of people
11
Which of these is a geographical advantage for farmers in the Middle Colonies?
tropical climate
fertile soil
long rivers
deep harbors
12
Which of the following was NOT a trade item sent from the colonies to England?
lumber
furs
spices
whale oil
13
Which three places did the triangular trade routes connect?
the New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies
England, the English colonies, and Africa
Boston, Philadelphia, and London
Europe, Africa, and Asia
14
Who founded Rhode Island Colony after being expelled from Massachusetts Bay Colony?
Roger Williams
John Winthrop
Metacomet
Thomas Hooker
15
What religious group found refuge by purchasing land in New Jersey?
Anglicans
Puritans
Catholics
Quakers
16
Which two colonies did the English form from New Netherland?
Connecticut and Massachusetts
Maryland and Virginia
Delaware and Pennsylvania
New York and New Jersey
17
Which city in the Middle Colonies because the largest and had the busiest port?
Philadelphia
Boston
Providence
New York
18
Where did most enslaved Africans work in the Southern Colonies?
on plantations
in the backcountry
in port cities
on ships
19
Which of the following activities occurred during the Puritan's free time?
quilt-making
all of the above
reading the Bible
fishing
20
Who set up Philadelphia's firefighting company, hospital, militia, college, and public library?
Thomas Hooker
Ben Franklin
Anne Hutchinson
William Penn
21
Who was the leader of the Wampanoag who tried to unite his people against colonists?
John Winthrop
Roger Williams
Thomas Hooker
Metacomet
