Compare colonial regions through tougher analysis. Multiple-choice items ask why Georgia was founded as a buffer against Spanish Florida, why the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut mattered as the first written plan of government, what role indentured servants played, and how the Middle colonies' fertile soil supported grain farming. Fill-in questions cover Delaware completing the Middle colonies, the triangular trade route across three continents, Puritans wanting to purify the Church of England, the Middle Passage across the Atlantic, and mercantilism's view of colonies serving the mother country.
Reasoning about regional economies and policies prepares students for Revolutionary-era cause-and-effect work.
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Exploration & Colonization
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which colony was founded primarily as a buffer between English settlements and Spanish Florida?
A) Virginia
B) South Carolina
C) Georgia
D) Maryland
2. Why did the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut matter in American history?
A) It was the first treaty with Native Americans
B) It set up the first written plan of government in the colonies
C) It ended slavery in the New England colonies
D) It gave women the right to vote in colonial elections
3. What role did indentured servants play in the early colonies?
A) They served as governors of each colony
B) They worked for a set number of years in exchange for passage to America
C) They taught colonists how to farm the land
D) They represented the colonies in the English Parliament
4. How did the geography of the Middle colonies influence their economy?
A) Rocky soil forced colonists to rely only on fishing
B) Fertile soil and mild winters supported grain farming and trade
C) Dense forests prevented any farming or settlement
D) Mountains isolated the colonies from all trade routes
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware made up the Middle colonies.
2. The triangular trade route connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
3. Puritans wanted to purify the Church of England rather than separate from it.
4. The Middle Passage was the forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic.
5. Mercantilism was the belief that colonies existed to benefit the mother country.
Exploration & Colonization
★ Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which colony was founded primarily as a buffer between English settlements and Spanish Florida?
A) Virginia
B) South Carolina
C) Georgia
D) Maryland
2. Why did the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut matter in American history?
A) It was the first treaty with Native Americans
B) It set up the first written plan of government in the colonies
C) It ended slavery in the New England colonies
D) It gave women the right to vote in colonial elections
3. What role did indentured servants play in the early colonies?
A) They served as governors of each colony
B) They worked for a set number of years in exchange for passage to America
C) They taught colonists how to farm the land
D) They represented the colonies in the English Parliament
4. How did the geography of the Middle colonies influence their economy?
A) Rocky soil forced colonists to rely only on fishing
B) Fertile soil and mild winters supported grain farming and trade
C) Dense forests prevented any farming or settlement
D) Mountains isolated the colonies from all trade routes
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1) New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware made up the Middle colonies.
2) The triangular trade route connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
3) Puritans wanted to purify the Church of England rather than separate from it.
4) The Middle Passage was the forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic.
5) Mercantilism was the belief that colonies existed to benefit the mother country.
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