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13 Colonies Multiple Choice
📚 Part 1: Colonial Regions
1. Which colonies were part of the New England region?
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire
Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi
2. The Middle Colonies were known for:
Shipbuilding and fishing
Tobacco and rice plantations
Religious tolerance and farming
Gold mining and cattle ranching
3. Which was the first permanent English settlement in America?
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Jamestown, Virginia
Roanoke, North Carolina
Boston, Massachusetts
4. The Southern Colonies' economy was based mainly on:
Manufacturing and trade
Fishing and whaling
Agriculture and plantations
Mining and lumber
🏛️ Part 2: Colonial Life and Government
5. The Mayflower Compact was important because it:
Established trade with Native Americans
Created the first form of self-government in the colonies
Declared independence from England
Started the first public school
6. Which of these were reasons people came to the American colonies? (Check all that apply)
Religious freedom
Economic opportunities
Escape from debt or prison
Adventure and exploration
7. The French and Indian War (1754-1763) was fought between:
French colonists and Native American tribes
British and French forces (with their Native American allies)
American colonists and British soldiers
Spanish and Portuguese explorers
8. The Stamp Act of 1765 angered colonists because:
It banned all trade with other countries
It taxed paper goods without colonial representation in Parliament
It forced colonists to house British soldiers
It outlawed town meetings
⚔️ Part 3: Road to Revolution
9. "No taxation without representation" meant that colonists:
Refused to pay any taxes to anyone
Wanted to elect their own tax collectors
Believed they shouldn't be taxed without having a voice in Parliament
Wanted to represent themselves in court
10. The Boston Tea Party (1773) was a protest against:
The Tea Act, which gave the British East India Company a monopoly
Poor quality tea from China
High prices at Boston markets
A ban on coffee imports
11. The First Continental Congress (1774) was called to:
Declare war on Britain
Discuss colonial responses to the Intolerable Acts
Sign a peace treaty with France
Establish a new colonial currency
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