Colonial America

The _____ of the Southern Colonies was based on farming.

• economy 
• colony
• merchant

An area of land that is ruled by another country such as Jamestown is called a _____.

• indentured servant
• slavery
• colony

Which are the Middle Colonies?

• Main, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island
• Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia
• Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey

Which region was known as the "Bread Basket"?

• Northeastern Colonies
• Mid-Atlantic Colonies
• Southern Colonies

Which colonial region was settled by Puritans and Pilgrims seeking religious freedom?

• New England
• Southern
• Middle
• Backcountry

Which colonial region was settled by people with many different cultural and religious backgrounds?

• New England
• Middle
• Southern
• Backcountry

Which colonists were farmers and plantation owners who grew cotton and tobacco?

• New England
• Southern
• Middle
• Backcountry

Most of the work on large, southern plantations was done by ___________ and ___________

• Native Americans and slaves
• women and children
• slaves and indentured servants
• Frenchmen and Mexicans

The people who settled in the New England colonies were looking for religious freedom

• True
• False

The first permanent English settlement in North America was

• Werowocomoco
• Yorktown
• Richmond
• Jamestown