This colony is furthest North. What is the colony AND the year it was founded?
Massachusetts, either 1620 (Plymouth) or 1630 (Massachusetts Bay Company)
100
What colonial region had rocky soil?
New England.
100
This region was known for shipbuilding and fishing.
New England
100
This New England Colony profited from the fur trade.
Connecticut!
100
What colonial region had the longest growing season?
The Southern Colonies
200
This colony is the furthest South. What is the colony AND the year it was founded?
Georgia, 1733
200
What colonial region had the MOST fertile soil?
The Southern Colonies
200
What was a nickname for the Middle Colonies?
The Bread Basket
200
Expanding trade was an important goal of many European powers during this period. What are two colonies specifically established in the hopes of EXPANDING trade?
Options: New York, Delaware, Virginia, New Hampshire
200
Who was the founder of Pennsylvania?
William Penn
300
These were the New England colonies.
MA, RI, CT, and NH
300
What colonial region has the Atlantic Ocean in the east and the Appalachian Mountains in the west? (Ocean in the east, Mountains in the west).
All three colonial regions.
300
Whaling was an important part of the economy for this colonial region.
New England
300
What are three colonies established in the hopes of gaining profit from selling land?
Options include:
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina
300
What colony was the first to be settled? Which was the last?
Virginia was first, Georgia was last.
400
These were the Middle Colonies.
NY, DE, NJ, and PA
400
Which two colonies border the Potomac River?
Maryland and Virginia
400
These were the cash crops of the Southern Colonies.
Cotton, tobacco, indigo, and rice
400
One reason this colony was established was to provide protection against Spanish Florida.
Georgia
400
Present day Maine was a part of which colony?
Massachusetts
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Two colonies had a city named Wilmington. What are these two colonies?
North Carolina & Delaware
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What colonial region is the Chesapeake Bay in?
The Southern Colonies.
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What are the names of one New England, one Middle, and one Southern colony that produced iron?
New England: MA, RI, CT
Middle: NY, DE, PA, NJ
Southern: MD
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Name one New England, one Middle, and one Southern Colony established to provide religious freedom.
Options include:
New England: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut
Middle: Pennsylvania
Southern: Maryland, Georgia
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Jamestown eventually became a part of WHAT colony?