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13 Original Colonies Quiz

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1. Which colony depended on lumber, fish, and trade by sea to make a living due to cold weather and bad soil?

A. Georgia

B. New England colony

C. New York

D. Virginia colony

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2. Which colony was established by the puritans?

A. New England

B. Virginia

C. New Jersey

D. Georgia

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3. What was New York originally called?

A. Dutch New Netherlands

B. Empire State

C. Southern colonies

D. Queen Elizabeth

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4. An explorer who discovered America in 1492 is?

A. Christopher Columbus

B. Alexandra Hamilton

C. John Raymond

D. John Christopher

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5. Which colony created model moral communities; a very strict religion with punishments for not following a strict religious and moral life?

A. Puritans

B. Georgia

C. New Jersey

D. Virginia

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6. What religious group founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony or New England colony?

A. Puritans

B. Southern colonies

C. Qakers

D. Indies

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7. The main Northern Fort of the Spanish colonial empire founded in 1565 by Pedro Mendendez de Avilos is called?

A. Fort Texas

B. Canada

C. Mexico

D. St. Augustine, Florida

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8. Which colony believed in hard work and individual responsibility; one of the foundations of American culture and character?

A. New England

B. Georgia

C. New Hampshire

D. Virginia

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9. To encourage settlements and to protect its colonies in border regions in the present-day Southwestern states and Florida, Spain established which of the following?

A. Presidos and Forts

B. Missionaries to convert Native Americans to Christianity

C. Religious concert

D. A and B

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10. The first governing document of Plymouth Colony is called?

A. The constitution

B. The enlightenment

C. The Bill of Plymouth

D. Mayflower compact

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11. A term used to describe the Middle colonies because of their fertile soil, ideal for farming is known as?

A. Sufficient colonies

B. Bountiful colonies

C. flourbasket colonies

D. Breadbasket colonies

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12. The first English colony was formed in?

A. Plymouth

B. Jamestown

C. Boston

D. Virginia Colonies

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13. Virginia's primary source of wealth came from?

A. Tobacco

B. Rye

C. Wheat Flour

D. Sugar cane

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14. Where did Columbus think he was when he landed in America? 

A. Artic Ocean

B. Canada

C. Mexico

D. Indies

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15. North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia are part of which colonies?

A. New England

B. Middle

C. Southern

D. Virginia

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16. The legislative body of the Colony of Virginia is known as?

A. Congress

B. Virginia Republican House

C. People’s House

D. The House of Burgesses

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17. Jamestown was the capital of which English colony?

A. New England

B. Virginia

C. New Jersey

D. Georgia

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18. Which colony is one of the middle colonies?

A. New England

B. Delaware

C. Georgia

D. Virginia

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19. Which country did the thirteen original American colonies belong to prior to forming the United States?

A. England

B. Spain

C. France

D. Germany

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20. Where did Columbus think he was when he landed in America? 

A. Artic Ocean

B. Canada

C. Mexico

D. Indies

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21. The House of Burgesses is associated with which colony?

A. New England

B. Virginia

C. New Jersey

D. Georgia

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22. Which colony was Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware?

A. New England Colonies

B. Middle Colonies

C. Southern Colonies

D. Virginia Colonies

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What was New York originally called?

Dutch New Netherlands

Which country did the thirteen original American colonies belong to prior to forming the United States?

England

What religious group founded the New England colony?

Puritans

Where did Columbus think he was when he landed in America? 

Indies

The first English colony was formed in?

Jamestown, Virginia

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