Colonial America Progress Assessment 1 Read Aloud

Who founded MOST of the New England Colonies? 

• French fur trappers 

• American Indian settlers 

• people searching for gold 

• people seeking religious freedom 

What were the Pilgrims and the Puritans who settled in the New England Colonies searching for? 

• somewhere they could practice their religion freely 

• somewhere they could grow crops to sell in England 

• somewhere they could meet and learn from American Indians 

• somewhere they could mine for metals such as silver and gold 

What was a major reason that the New England Colonies were founded? 

• The area had rich soil for farming. 

• Colonists wanted religious freedom. 

• The area had a sunny and warm climate. 

• Colonists wanted to learn from Native Americans. 

What were most farms like in the New England Colonies? 

• They were large and farmers grew cash crops to send to England. 

• They were large and farmers grew enough food to send to the other colonies. 

• They were small and farmers grew crops from England to sell to American Indians. 

• They were small and farmers grew what they needed for their families. 

The climate of the New England Colonies was very cold for much of the year. How did this affect life in those colonies? 

• Colonists often used ports to ship goods to Europe and other colonies. 

• Colonists had to work multiple jobs to make enough money to survive winters. 

• Colonists often had to trade goods they made for the food they needed. 

• Colonists used numerous enslaved people to keep the cost of growing crops very low. 

What allowed people in the New England to make money by building large ships? 

• Forests covered the colonies, and the colonists built ships using wood from the forests. 

• Gold was discovered, and colonists built large ships to transport the valuable resource. 

• The colonies grew cash crops, and colonists used the money from to build large ships. 

• The colonies had a lot of iron ore, and colonists built ships using iron from their mines. 

What is most likely happening in the picture? 

• The people in the New England colonies are building ships. 

• The people in the New England colonies are gathering materials to trade with American Indians. 

• The people in the New England colonies are farming on the rocky coast. 

• The people in the New England colonies are going to school. 

What was the main focus of MOST schools in New England? 

• Mixing of cultures 

• Preparing for college 

• Learning about religion 

9. Why was farming difficult in the New England Colonies?

• The soil was rich and good for farming.

• The soil was extremely rocky.

• The soil was mostly loam.

10. The colonists in the New England Colonies used the _________ as a major economic source: fishing, whaling, shipbuilding.

• Native Americans

• ocean

• longhouses

• buffalo