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Copy of Colonial Regions Quiz

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13 questions
Answer each question to the best of your ability.
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Question 1
1.

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

Question 2
2.

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

Question 3
3.

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

Question 4
4.

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

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Connecticut
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Founded by Puritans and Pilgrims seeking religious freedom in the new world
Rhode Island
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Founded by Thomas Hooker to extend voting rights to non church members
Massachusetts
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Founded by Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson to extend religious freedom to all faiths
New York
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Founded by the Dutch for economic reasons
Question 5
5.

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

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Virginia
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Established as a safe haven for the Quakers
Pennsylvania
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Established as a safe haven for the Catholics
Maryland
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Founded by the Virginia Company in search of a commercial profit
Georgia
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Founded by James Oglethorpe as a safe haven for debtors
Question 6
6.
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.
Question 7
7.
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.
Question 8
8.

The geographic factors in this table led primarily to the-

Question 9
9.

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?

Question 10
10.

Select the hotspot that shows the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Question 11
11.

Select the hotspot that shows the colony of Virginia.

Question 12
12.

Select the hotspot that shows the colony of Pennsylvania.

Question 13
13.

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