Colonies Quiz
Colonies Quiz: Test Your Knowledge on Early American Settlements
Embark on a journey back in time with our Colonies Quiz! Explore the fascinating stories of early European settlers as they established their new homes in the New World. Will you be able to answer questions about significant colonies, key historical figures, and the challenges faced by the settlers?
Test your understanding and learn about:
- The motivations behind European colonization
- The fate of the Roanoke Colony
- The regions of early America and their characteristics
- Key historical events and wars involving colonists
1. Why did European settlers come to the New World?
To claim and colonize land
To make money
For religious freedom
For adventure
All of the above
2. What happened to the colony of Roanoke?
It prospered and grew into the city of Raleigh, South Carolina.
The colonists all disappeared, leaving the word "Croatoan" carved into a tree.
The colonists all returned to England with Sir Walter Raleigh.
It was wiped out by a hurricane.
3. The first successful English colony was formed by the Virginia Company of London, in what is now Virginia. What is its name?
St. Petersburg
Boston
Virginia City
Jamestown
4. Who settled in what is now New York?
The Dutch
The Dutch
5. Who settled in Quebec and Montreal, in present-day Canada?
The Dutch
The Dutch
6. Groups of people who work together for the same cause, or join together in a fight are called
Adversaries
Allies
Representatives
Scouts
7. Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Connecticut make up which region?
New England
New England
New England
8. New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware make up which region?
New England
New England
New England
9. Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia make up which region?
New England
New England
New England
10. New England farmers had to be self - _____________ , because they had no stores from which to buy food, clothing or tools.
Learning
Governing
Religious
Sufficient
11. These colonies earned their livelihoods from trade, shipbuilding, fishing and lumber.
New England
New England
New England
12. These colonies were known as the "breadbasket" because they grew most of the grains in the New World.
New England
New England
New England
13. These colonies used slave labor to grow tobacco and rice on huge plantations.
New England
New England
New England
14. African slaves were brought to the New World as part of the "__________ Trade Routes."
Rotating
Circular
Triangular
Tropical
15. Early colonists went through some hard times, including the "________ Time" when many of the colonists died.
Starving
Fighting
Searching
Wandering
16. These colonists were forced to attend church.
Puritans of New England
Puritans of New England
17. These colonists had religious freedom, and worshiped as they pleased.
Puritans of New England
Puritans of New England
18. The colony of New Amsterdam, which was part of New Netherland, was founded by the Dutch. The English captured the city and re-named it
New England
New York
New London
New Jersey
19. Most slaves were considered the property of their owners for
Less than 5 years
5 - 10 years
10 - 20 years
Life
20. During colonial times, much of what is now California, Texas and Florida was under the control of the ___________ .
French
English
Dutch
Spanish
21. Natives led by Wampanoag chief Metacom fought back against the colonists, but lost, in "King ___________ War."
Metacom's
Phillip's
Samoset's
Squanto's
22. The French, the British and the Native Americans fought over land in the _________ River Valley.
Mississippi
Hudson
St. Lawrence
Ohio
23. This war was known as the
French and Indian War
The French and English War
The English and Indian War
The American and Indian War
24. During this war, the English were allied with the
Iroquois
Iroquois
25. ...and the French were allied with the
Iroquois
Iroquois
26. After the war, the colonists were able to cross the ______________ Mountains and settle new lands to the west.
Rocky
Adirondack
Cascade
Apalachian
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