Colonial Life:
For questions 1-7, write the letter from the box below on the line that accurately defines that person:
a) large landowner b) farmers c) artisans d) women e) free African Americans f) indentured servants
g) enslaved African Americans
1. __d____ worked as caretakers, house workers, homemakers, could not vote, and had few chances for an education.
2. __c____ worked as craftsmen in towns and on the plantations, lived in small villages and cities.
3. __e____ were able to own land, had more economic freedom and could work for pay and decide how to spend their
money, were not allowed to vote.
4. __a___ lived predominantly in the South, relied on indentured servants and/or slaves for labor.
5. ___b__ worked the land according to the region, relied on family members for labor.
6 ___f___ consisted of men and women who did not have money for passage to the colonies and who agreed to work
without pay for the person who paid their passage, were free at the end of their contract.
7. __g___ were captured in their native Africa, and sold to slave traders, then were shipped to the colonies where they
were sold into slavery, were owned as property for life with no rights, were often born into slavery.
8. Who were the Artisans? ___Craftsmen in towns and on the plantation. ________________________________
9. Where did Artisans most likely live? ____Lived in small villages and cities _______________________________
10. Who were the landowners? ___Owned large plantations, some were educated, and had a rich social culture. _
11. Where would you most likely find landowners? __in the southern colonies _________________________
12. What group(s) of people did the landowners use to farm their land? _indentured servants and slaves ______
13. Who were the farmers? __they worked the land according to the region _____________________________
14. Where would you most likely find farmers? ___any region _________________________________________
15. Who helped the farmers on their farms? __family members ________________________________________
16. What types of jobs did women perform? ___worked as caretakers, house workers, and homemakers ______
17. Who were the indentured servants? ____people who had to work for a certain number of years, were treated like
slaves ________________________________
18. How did the indentured servants come to the colonies? rich people paid their way, but then they had to pay them
back by working for them._______________________________
19. How long did an indentured servant’s contract usually last? ____4-7 years and then they were free ___________
20. Who were the enslaved African Americans? __people who were sold into slavery__________________________
21. How did the enslaved African Americans come to the colonies? __they were captured in Africa and then shipped to
the colonies.___________________________________
22. What the future like for enslaved African Americans? ___horrible—most would be slaves for life______________
23. What did the future look like for the children of enslaved African Americans? __they would be slaves too________
Colonies’ Specialization:
For questions 24-26, write in which colony (New England, Middle, or Southern) specialized in the materials/products
listed:
24. ___Middle____________ : livestock, grain, fish
25. ___Southern____________ : tobacco, cotton, indigo, wood products
26. ___New England___________ : fishing, shipbuilding, industry, and naval supplies
Colonies’ Resources:
For questions 27-29, write in which colony (New England, Middle, or Southern) had the following resources:
27. __Southern____________ : Natural Resources = fertile land, rivers and harbors. Human Resources = farmers,
indentured servants, and enslaved African Americans.
28. __Middle____________ : Natural Resources = rich farmlands and rivers. Human Resources = unskilled and skilled
workers, fishermen
29. __New England____________ : Natural Resources = timber, fish, deep harbors. Human Resources= skilled
craftsmen, shopkeepers, shipbuilders
Colonies’ Geography & Climate:
For questions 30-32, write in which colony (New England, Middle, or Southern) had the following geography:
30. __New England___________ : Appalachian Mountains, Boston Harbor, hilly terrain, rocky soil, jagged coastline.
Moderate summers and cold winters.
31. _Middle_____________ : Appalachian Mountains, coastal lowlands, harbors and bays and deep rivers. Mild winters
and moderate summers.
32. __Southern____________ : Appalachian Mountains, Piedmont, Atlantic Coastal Plain, good harbors and rivers.
Humid climate with mild winters and hot summers.
Colonies’ Interdependence:
Fill out the chart below by writing in the interdependence between the colonies:
COLONY
FROM NEW ENGLAND
FROM MIDDLE
FROM SOUTHERN
TO NEW ENGLAND
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
livestock and grains
crops such as tobacco, rice,
cotton, and indigo, and for
forest products such as
lumber, tar, and pitch
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
tobacco, rice, cotton,
indigo, and forest products
grains and other
agricultural products not
plentiful in the South
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
TO MIDDLE
metal tools and equipment
TO SOUTHERN
manufactured goods,
including metal tools and
equipment
Colonies’ Social Political:
For questions 33-35, match the social and political life with the colony.
33. __Southern______________ : Plantations, mansions, few cities, few schools, Church of England. The people had a
big social life but it was spread out throughout the counties.
34. __Middle______________ : Villages and cities, varied and diverse lifestyles, diverse religions. (Diverse means lots of
different kinds). The civic life happened in market towns— the center of town where people would gather.
35. __New England______________ : Villages and church as center of life. Religious reformers and separatists. The civic
life was held in town meetings.
The First Colonies:
For questions 36- 46, answer questions on the early (first six) colonies:
36. Roanoke is known as the ___Lost___________________ Colony, because no one knows what happened to it.
37. The first permanent English settlement was the colony of __Jamestown___________________________________.
38. Georgia was founded as a _____Debtor__________________________ colony. This was a unique idea and colony.
39. What religious group settled in Pennsylvania? ___the Quakers_________________________________________.
40. What religious group settled the Massachusetts Bay Colony? __Puritans______________________________.
41. What religious group settled Plymouth Colony? ___Separatists________________________________________.
42. What three early colonies were settled for religious purposes (religious freedom) : ( 1) __Plymouth colony_______
(2) ___Massachusetts Bay Colony__________________ and (3) ___Pennsylvania Colony _______________________.
43. What three early colonies were settled as an economic venture (to make money) : (1) __Jamestown____________
(2) __Lost Colony of Roanoke_________________ and (3) __Colony of Georgia __________________________
44. List the New England Colonies:
(1) ____New Hampshire___________________________ (2) ___Massachusetts_______________________________
(3) ___Rhode Island______________________________ (4) ___Connecticut_________________________________
45. List the Mid-Atlantic (Middle) Colonies:
(1) ____New York_______________________________ (2) _____Pennsylvania _______________________________
(3) ____New Jersey _____________________________ (4) _____Delaware___________________________________
46. List the Southern Colonies:
(1) ____North Carolina _________________________ (2) ____South Carolina ________________________________
(3) __Maryland____________________ (4) ___Virginia_____________________ (5) ___Georgia__________________
(1) Massachusetts
(2) New Hampshire
(3) Rhode Island
(4) Connecticut
(5) New York
(6) New Jersey
(7) Pennsylvania
(8) Delaware
(9) Maryland
(10) Virginia
(11) North Carolina
(12) South Carolina
(13) Georgia