Social Studies · US history: Colonial America
Thirteen Colonies Quiz
Jamestown, Plymouth, the three colonial regions and life in colonial America.
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What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?
- A Jamestown
- B Boston
- C Plymouth
- D Roanoke
In what year was Jamestown founded?
- A 1620
- B 1607
- C 1492
- D 1776
What ship carried the Pilgrims to America in 1620?
- A Mayflower
- B Discovery
- C Santa María
- D Speedwell
What agreement did the Pilgrims sign before going ashore?
- A Treaty of Paris
- B Bill of Rights
- C Mayflower Compact
- D Declaration of Independence
Where did the Pilgrims settle?
- A Plymouth
- B Philadelphia
- C Jamestown
- D Savannah
What crop made money for Jamestown and Virginia?
- A Apples
- B Tobacco
- C Wheat
- D Cotton
What is the colony of Roanoke often called?
- A The Island Colony
- B The First Colony
- C The Lost Colony
- D The Golden Colony
Which colonies were known as the breadbasket colonies?
- A New England Colonies
- B Southern Colonies
- C Western Colonies
- D Middle Colonies
Which region had large plantations growing rice, tobacco and indigo?
- A New England Colonies
- B Middle Colonies
- C Southern Colonies
- D Northern Colonies
Which region had rocky soil, so many people fished, built ships and traded?
- A Western Colonies
- B Middle Colonies
- C Southern Colonies
- D New England Colonies
Which colony did William Penn start?
- A Pennsylvania
- B Rhode Island
- C Maryland
- D Georgia
Which was the last of the 13 colonies to be founded?
- A Delaware
- B New York
- C Virginia
- D Georgia
Who founded the colony of Georgia?
- A John Smith
- B William Penn
- C James Oglethorpe
- D Roger Williams
Who founded Rhode Island after leaving Massachusetts?
- A Lord Baltimore
- B William Penn
- C Roger Williams
- D John Winthrop
New York was first a Dutch colony called…
- A New Spain
- B New France
- C New Netherland
- D New Sweden
Which leader helped Jamestown survive with the rule "work or don't eat"?
- A William Bradford
- B William Penn
- C Henry Hudson
- D John Smith
What was the first elected lawmaking assembly in the colonies?
- A Supreme Court
- B House of Burgesses
- C Congress
- D Parliament
Which group is NOT one of the three colonial regions?
- A New England Colonies
- B Southern Colonies
- C Middle Colonies
- D Western Colonies
A young person who learned a trade by working for a master was an…
- A Admiral
- B Architect
- C Ambassador
- D Apprentice
Which country ruled the 13 colonies?
- A Great Britain
- B France
- C Spain
- D The Netherlands
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