Thirteen Colonies Study Guide
1.) Name the New England Colonies:
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut
2.) Name the Middle Colonies:
Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware
3.) Name the Southern Colonies:
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
4.) Import means:
A product brought into the country from another
5.) Export means:
A product sent to another country and sold
6.) What were the three New England industries that depended on the sea?
Ship building, fishing, and whaling
7.) The imaginary triangle that is known as the Triangular Trade was made up
of:
North America, Europe and Africa
8.) The Middle Passage was a voyage from:
Africa to the West Indies
9.) What was the Great Awakening?
A movement to bring a renewed interest in religion to the colonies
10.) What kind of work did men and boys do in Colonial New England?
Planted and harvested crops, built and repaired buildings and
tools.
11.) What kind of work did women and girls do in Colonial New England?
Preserved food, made household items such as soap clothing, and
candles.
12.) What is a market economy?
It is when the people, not the government, decide what will be
produced
13.) What is free enterprise?
An economic system where people start any business they believe
will succeed.
14.) Why were the Middle Colonies known as the bread basket?
Food, especially grain, was grown there.
15.) How did most colonists make a living in the Middle Colonies?
Farming
16.) A plantation is…
a large farm on which crops are raised by workers who live on the
farm
17.) A legislature is…
a group of people with the power to make and change laws
18.) The legislature of Virginia was known as the:
House of Burgesses
19.) Virginia was founded:
To find gold
20.)Maryland was founded to:
Be a refuge for Catholics
21.) Carolina was founded to:
To help England control southeastern North America
22.)Georgia was founded to:
To help debtors and other poor people