USI.5 Colonial America: Flyswatter Questions
1. Which group of people lived predominately in the South, had a rich social culture, and were
educated in some cases? (large landowners)
2. Jamestown and Roanoke Island were both established as an? (economic venture)
3. This colonial region specialized in fishing, shipbuilding, industry, and naval supplies. (New
England)
4. Which group of people lived in small villages and cities, and worked as craftsmen in towns and
on the plantations? (artisans)
5. The human resources in this region include unskilled and skilled workers and fishermen while
the natural resources include rich farmlands and rivers. (Mid Atlantic)
6. Which region specialized in wood products, indigo, cotton, and tobacco? (Southern)
7. This colony is also known as the “Lost Colony.” (Roanoke Island)
8. When two or more people depend on each other for goods and services, it is known as?
(interdependence)
9. The social and political life of this region is composed of few cities, few schools, the Church of
England, indentured servants, mansions, plantations, and slavery. (Southern)
10. Who was captured, sold to slave traders, and then shipped to the colonies where they were sold
into slavery? (enslaved African Americans)
11. Natural, human, and capital are the three types of? (resources)
12. Which colony was established by separatists from the Church of England who wanted to avoid
religious persecution? (Plymouth Colony)
13. The geography and climate of this colonial region include the Appalachian Mountains, rocky soil,
a jagged coastline, Boston Harbor, moderate summers, and cold winters. (New England)
14. Who could not vote, had few chances for an education, and worked as caretakers, house
workers, and home makers? (women)
15. Between 1754 and 1763 England and France fought for land in the Ohio River Valley. This war
was known as the? (French and Indian War)
16. Which region’s civic life was the market town? (Mid Atlantic)
17. The New England colonies depending on the Southern colonies for raw materials such as cotton,
and on the Middle colonies for livestock and grain, is an example of what? (interdependence)
18. A representative of the king is called the? (proprietor)
19. This colony was settled by people who were looking for a new life and economic freedom.
(Georgia)
20. Which region specialized in livestock, grain, and fish? (Mid Atlantic)
21. What do the following things describe? Colonies had to obey British laws enforced by
governors, colonial governors were appointed by the king or the proprietor, and colonial
legislatures made laws for each colony and were monitored by colonial governors. (political
relationships between the colonies and England/Great Britain)
22. Which group of people signed a contract and were free upon fulfilling that contract?
(indentured servants)
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23. Varied and diverse lifestyles, villages and cities, and diverse religions describe the social and
political life in which region? (Mid Atlantic)
24. This colony was established by Puritans who wanted to avoid religious persecution.
(Massachusetts Bay Colony)
25. The natural resources of this region include fertile land, rivers, and harbors, while the human
resources include farmers and enslaved African Americans. (Southern)
26. The Southern colonies depending on the New England colonies for manufactured goods, tools,
and equipment is an example of? (interdependence)
27. Who was owned as property for life with no rights, and often born into slavery? (enslaved
African Americans)
28. Which colony was settled by a group of people who wanted the freedom to practice their faith
without interference, known as the Quakers? (Pennsylvania)
29. Which region was divided into counties? (Southern)
30. Who relied on family members for labor and worked the land according to region? (farmers)
31. Which colonial region’s social and political life centered around the village and church, and was
made up of religious reformers and separatists? (New England)
32. The geography and climate of which region includes the Appalachian Mountains, good harbors,
rivers, the Piedmont, the Atlantic Coastal Plain, and a humid climate with mild winters and hot
summers. (Southern)
33. Focusing on one or more products is known as? (specialization)
34. The Mid Atlantic colonies trading with both New England and the South to get the products they
did not produce is an example of? (interdependence)
35. Which colonial region had natural resources that included timber, fish, and deep harbors, and
human resources that included skilled craftsmen, shopkeepers, and shipbuilders? (New England)
36. This group of people did not have money to pay for passage to the colonies, so they agreed to
work without pay for the person who paid for their passage. (indentured servants)
37. This colony was established as an economic venture by the Virginia Company. (Jamestown)
38. Which group of people relied on indentured servants and slaves for labor? (large landowners)
39. Which colony was settled by people who were in debtor’s prisons in England? (Georgia)
40. This colony was established as an economic venture, although it did not last. (Roanoke Island)
41. What do the following things describe? Great Britain imposed strict control over trade, Great
Britain taxes the colonies after the French and Indian War, and colonies traded raw materials for
goods. (economic relationships between the colonies and England/Great Britain)
42. The civic life of this colonial region was the town meeting. (New England)
43. Who had economic freedom and could work for pay and decide how to spend their money, and
could own land, but could not vote? (free African Americans)
44. The geography and climate of this region is composed of the Appalachian Mountains, harbors
and bays, coastal lowlands, wide and deep rivers, mild winters and a moderate climate. (Mid
Atlantic)
45. This colony was established in 1607 as the first permanent English settlement in North America.
(Jamestown)
L. Pennington
Portsmouth Public Schools
2008
L. Pennington
Portsmouth Public Schools
2008