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Colonial America Quiz Study Guide
What were the two main reasons colonies were established in the new world?
1. ____RELIGIOUS______________________________________
2. ____ECONOMIC_______________________________________
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4.
Roanoke Island was known as the__”LOST COLONY”________.
__________QUAKERS__________________ were the religious group that settled in
Pennsylvania.
5. Separatists from the Church of England established _______PLYMOUTH_________ colony.
6. Georgia was settled by people that were in _______DEBTORS_________ prisons in England.
7. _____JAMESTOWN_______________ was the first permanent English settlement in North
America.
8. The Massachusetts Bay Colony was settled by _______PURITANS___________________.
9.
List the three (3) colonies established for religious reasons.
PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTES BAY COLONY, AND PENNSYLVANIA
10. List the three (3) colonies established for economic reasons.
ROANOKE ISLAND, JAMESTOWN, AND GEORGIA
New England – Mid-Atlantic – Southern
Answer the following set of questions using either New England, Mid-Atlantic, or Southern
colonies.
11. The ________SOUTHERN_____________ colonies depended on slavery for labor on
plantations.
12. The ________MIDDLE________________ colonies had diverse religions and people.
13. The ________NEW ENGLAND_________ colonies held town meetings.
14. The ________SOUTHERN_____________ colonies specialized in cash crops.
15. The ________MIDDLE_______________ colonies specialized in livestock and grain.
16. The _______NEW ENGLAND__________ colonies’ economy was built around fishing and
shipbuilding.
17. The _______SOUTHERN_____________ colonies had few schools, cities and counties.
18. The _______MIDDLE________________ colonies had a moderate climate throughout the
year.
19. The _______NEW ENGLAND__________ colonies had rocky soil and a short growing
season.
20. The _______MIDDLE________________ colonies centered around market towns.