1) The 13 original colonies were under the control of what European country? a) France b) England c) Spain d) Portugal 2) The first permanent English settlement in the New World was? a) Jamestown, VA b) Plymouth, MA c) Pennsylvania d) Georgia 3) On which ship did the Pilgrims sail to North America? a) the Pilgrimage b) the Speedwell c) the Mayflower d) the Santa Maria 4) Plymouth colony was in which state? a) New Hampshire b) Massachusetts c) Delaware d) Connecticut 5) The Mid-Atlantic Colonies were between the colonies in New England and the Southern Colonies. a) True b) False 6) Georgia was created to be settled by debtors. a) True b) False 7) What was the main reason Jamestown was founded? a) To meet Native Americans b) To find clean drinking water c) To start a new country d) To find precious metals 8) Which colony was established for the "Quakers"? a) New York b) Pennsylvania c) Rhode Island d) New Jersey 9) Which of the following was the most widely grown crop in the Middle Colonies? a) tobacco b) cotton c) rice d) wheat 10) What religious group was dominate in the New England Colonies? a) Quakers b) Pilgrims/ Puritans c) Methodists d) Catholics 11) A person who agreed to work of another person without pay for a certain length of time in exchange for passage to North America was? a) a slave b) an immigrant c) a minister d) an indentured servant 12) Which colony is NOT a part of the Southern Colonies? a) Georgia b) South Carolina c) North Carolina d) Vermont 13) The most important crops grown on Southern plantations were: a) rice and tobacco b) apples and corn c) wheat and squash d) citrus fruits 14) Because of fertile land and a long growing season, plantations in the 13 colonies developed in which colonial region? a) Southern b) Mid-Atlantic c) New England 15) The Middle Colonies were called the Breadbasket of Colonial America because...? a) they had rocky soil b) had a lot of tobacco c) had water to fish d) they had so much wheat and corn 16) What was a specialization of the New England colonies? a) shipbuilding and lumber b) growing tobacco c) growing wheat d) raising farm animals 17) Which of the following is NOT a Mid-Atlantic colony? a) New York b) New Jersey c) Pennsylvania d) South Carolina 18) Which of the following is NOT a New England colony? a) New Hampshire b) New Jersey c) Massachusetts d) Rhode Island

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