Copy of Colonial Regions Quiz

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13 questions

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Copy of Colonial Regions Quiz

Last updated 8 months ago

13 questions

Instructions

Answer each question to the best of your ability.

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Select the hotspot that shows the location of the Middle Colonies.

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Select the hotspot that shows the location of the Southern Colonies.

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Select the hotspot that shows the location of the New England Colonies.

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item

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Correctly match the geography to the correct region.

Other Answer Choices:

Cold climate with long, harsh winters and poor, rocky soil & abundant forests. Fast moving rivers and deep, natural harbors.

Warmest climate, hot summers with the longest growing season and the most fertile soil.

Warm, moderate (not too hot, not too cold) with mild winters and good soil and natural harbors.

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Correctly match the economy to the correct region.

Other Answer Choices:

Lumber, shipbuilding, trade, fishing, & whaling

Agrarian economy based on cash crops like tobacco, rice & indigo.

Wheat farms, livestock like dairy farming, mining, and trade.

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Select the hotspot that shows the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

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Select the hotspot that shows the colony of Virginia.

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Select the hotspot that shows the colony of Pennsylvania.

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Answer each question to the best of your ability.

Select the hotspot that shows the location of the Middle Colonies.

Select the hotspot that shows the location of the Southern Colonies.

Select the hotspot that shows the location of the New England Colonies.

Select the correct reason that explains why the New England or Middle colony was founded.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Rhode Island		Founded by Puritans and Pilgrims seeking religious freedom in the new world
Massachusetts		Founded by Thomas Hooker to extend voting rights to non church members
New York		Founded by Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson to extend religious freedom to all faiths
Connecticut		Founded by the Dutch for economic reasons

Select the correct reason that explains why the Middle or Southern colony was founded.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Georgia		Established as a safe haven for the Quakers
Virginia		Established as a safe haven for the Catholics
Pennsylvania		Founded by the Virginia Company in search of a commercial profit
Maryland		Founded by James Oglethorpe as a safe haven for debtors

Correctly match the geography to the correct region.

Other Answer Choices:

Cold climate with long, harsh winters and poor, rocky soil & abundant forests. Fast moving rivers and deep, natural harbors.

Warmest climate, hot summers with the longest growing season and the most fertile soil.

Warm, moderate (not too hot, not too cold) with mild winters and good soil and natural harbors.

Correctly match the economy to the correct region.

Other Answer Choices:

Lumber, shipbuilding, trade, fishing, & whaling

Agrarian economy based on cash crops like tobacco, rice & indigo.

Wheat farms, livestock like dairy farming, mining, and trade.

The geographic factors in this table led primarily to the-

pattern of religious differences in the two regions

establishment of import taxes in some colonies

development of different economies in the two regions

founding of trade schools in some colonies

An immigrant sails to North America in the early 1700s in hopes of starting a tobacco farm. He has done some research on the best environment to grow tobacco. Where will the immigrant most likely settle?

Rhode Island

Pennsylvania 

Virginia

Massachusetts

Select the hotspot that shows the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Select the hotspot that shows the colony of Virginia.

Select the hotspot that shows the colony of Pennsylvania.

Boston and New York City in the 1700s are examples of-

port cities

agricultural communities 

industrial centers

military outposts

Select the correct reason that explains why the New England or Middle colony was founded.

Rhode Island

Founded by Puritans and Pilgrims seeking religious freedom in the new world

Massachusetts

Founded by Thomas Hooker to extend voting rights to non church members

New York

Founded by Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson to extend religious freedom to all faiths

Connecticut

Founded by the Dutch for economic reasons

Select the correct reason that explains why the Middle or Southern colony was founded.

Georgia

Established as a safe haven for the Quakers

Virginia

Established as a safe haven for the Catholics

Pennsylvania 

Founded by the Virginia Company in search of a commercial profit

Maryland

Founded by James Oglethorpe as a safe haven for debtors

The geographic factors in this table led primarily to the-

pattern of religious differences in the two regions

establishment of import taxes in some colonies

development of different economies in the two regions

founding of trade schools in some colonies

An immigrant sails to North America in the early 1700s in hopes of starting a tobacco farm. He has done some research on the best environment to grow tobacco. Where will the immigrant most likely settle?

Rhode Island

Pennsylvania 

Virginia

Massachusetts

Boston and New York City in the 1700s are examples of-

port cities

agricultural communities 

industrial centers

military outposts