Colonies Quiz

Create an image depicting early American settlers exploring the New World, with elements of various colonial regions, such as a ship landing, a Native American encounter, and colonial buildings in the background.

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

31 Questions8 MinutesCreated by ExploringHistory237

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

5. Who settled in Quebec and Montreal, in present-day Canada?

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

8. New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware make up which region?

New England

9. Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia make up which region?

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

12. These colonies were known as the "breadbasket" because they grew most of the grains in the New World.

New England

13. These colonies used slave labor to grow tobacco and rice on huge plantations.

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

17. These colonists had religious freedom, and worshiped as they pleased.

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

25. ...and the French were allied with the

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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