Colonial America Quiz

Grade 5 · Social Studies · Quiz

How well do you know life in the thirteen colonies? Let's find out!

Questions

Which region of the colonies was known as the 'breadbasket' for its grain production?
1. New England Colonies
2. Middle Colonies
3. Southern Colonies
4. Western Colonies
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Answer: Middle Colonies
Jamestown, Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in North America.
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Answer: True
What year was Jamestown, Virginia founded?
1. 1492
2. 1585
3. 1607
4. 1620
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Answer: 1607
Large farms in the Southern Colonies that used enslaved labor to grow cash crops were called __________.
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Answer: plantations
The House of Burgesses was important because it was the first what in colonial America?
1. church
2. representative assembly
3. school
4. trading post
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Answer: representative assembly
The New England Colonies had a warm climate ideal for large plantations.
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Answer: False
Which group of settlers arrived on the Mayflower in 1620?
1. Puritans
2. Quakers
3. Pilgrims
4. Loyalists
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Answer: Pilgrims
William Penn founded which Middle Colony for Quakers seeking religious freedom?
1. New York
2. Delaware
3. New Jersey
4. Pennsylvania
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Answer: Pennsylvania
By 1750, __________ was the largest city in colonial America.
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Answer: Philadelphia
By the mid-1700s there were thirteen British colonies along the eastern coast of North America.
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Answer: True