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Early British Colonies

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8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is a colony?

A place that has certain traits in common with other places near it
a place where people can't practice their religion freely
a place that's settled by people inside their home country but does not follow the rules of that home country
a  place that's settled by people outside their home country and belongs to or is ruled by that home country

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why did most people come to the New England colonies?

They wanted the freedom to practice their religion the way they wanted.
They wanted to make money by working in factories.
They were taken from their home countries and forced to work there as slaves.
They were looking for a more diverse place to live.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The ______ colonies included people from the most diverse group of European countries.

New England
Middle
Southern

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In the Southern colonies, what was the economy mostly based on?

Shipbuilding
producing iron and textiles in factories
whaling and fishing
producing cash crops on large farms

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Most African Americans who lived in the British Colonies were _______

quakers
slaves
Puritans 

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which are the Middle Colonies?

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why was slavery LESS important in the Middle Colonies and the New England Colonies than in the Southern Colonies?

They were far behind the South in business and industry.
They did not rely heavily on cash crops.
Slavery was important in all of the colonial regions. 

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