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Thirteen Colonies Unit Test

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Question 1

1.

Which region's economy relied on growing cash crops like tobacco and cotton?

New England colonies

Middle colonies

Southern colonies

Question 2

2.

Which religious group settled in colonial Pennsylvania, was opposed to violence, and was famous for their "plain dress"?

Quakers

Puritans

Pilgrims

Catholics

Question 3

3.

Which group held the most power in Colonial America?

Indentured servants

African slaves

Male landowners

Female workers

Question 4

4.

Where were the Salem Witch Trials held?

New England colonies

Middle colonies

Southern colonies

Question 5

5.

Which British colony was originally a Dutch colony?

Georgia

New York

Massachusetts

South Carolina

Question 6

6.

Which British colony was founded as a haven for Catholics under the leadership of Cecilius Calvert?

Connecticut

New Hampshire

Georgia

Maryland

Question 7

7.

Which British colony was settled by John Winthrop who wrote that the colony should be like a "city upon a hill"?

Virginia

South Carolina

Massachusetts

Rhode Island

Question 8

8.

This colonial leader is associated with the Pilgrims.

Roger Williams

William Bradford

William Penn

John Smith

Question 9

9.

This colonial leader is associated with the Quakers.

Roger Williams

William Bradford

William Penn 

John Smith

Question 10

10.

This colonial leader is associated with the Virginia Company.

Roger Williams

William Bradford

William Penn

John Smith

Question 11

11.

What are two reasons why Europeans colonized America?

Question 12

12.

What are two challenges that European colonizers faced in the New World?

Question 13

13.

What was the Mayflower Compact?

Question 14

14.

What types of things did the New England Puritans value? Explain two values.

Question 15

15.

Describe how fur trading worked in the Middle colonies. Specifically, explain why Europeans wanted furs, what items they traded, and whom they traded with.

Question 16

16.

The Thirteen colonies can be divided into three regions: New England, Middle, and Southern. Select two regions to compare and contrast. Your response should discuss at least 3 topics.