This medium-level worksheet has students fill in blanks, and match items from two columns to practice exploration & colonization skills.
It includes 10 questions across 2 sections for focused practice.
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Exploration & Colonization
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The House of Burgesses in Virginia was the first elected assembly in the colonies.
2. Roger Williams founded Rhode Island after being banished from Massachusetts.
3. The colony of Maryland was founded as a safe place for Catholics.
4. James Oglethorpe founded Georgia as a colony for people released from prison.
5. A royal charter gave colonists official permission from the king to settle land.
6. The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut was an early written constitution in the colonies.
7. William Penn believed in treating Native Americans fairly and paying for their land.
8. John Smith's rule of "no work, no food" helped save Jamestown from collapse.
9. Anne Hutchinson was banished from Massachusetts for challenging church leaders.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each colony to the person or group who founded it.
Pennsylvania
→ William Penn
Puritans
Georgia
→ James Oglethorpe
Lord Baltimore
Massachusetts
→ Puritans
James Oglethorpe
Maryland
→ Lord Baltimore
William Penn
Exploration & Colonization
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) The House of Burgesses in Virginia was the first elected assembly in the colonies.
2) Roger Williams founded Rhode Island after being banished from Massachusetts.
3) The colony of Maryland was founded as a safe place for Catholics.
4) James Oglethorpe founded Georgia as a colony for people released from prison.
5) A royal charter gave colonists official permission from the king to settle land.
6) The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut was an early written constitution in the colonies.
7) William Penn believed in treating Native Americans fairly and paying for their land.
8) John Smith's rule of "no work, no food" helped save Jamestown from collapse.
9) Anne Hutchinson was banished from Massachusetts for challenging church leaders.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each colony to the person or group who founded it.
Pennsylvania
→ William Penn
Puritans
Georgia
→ James Oglethorpe
Lord Baltimore
Massachusetts
→ Puritans
James Oglethorpe
Maryland
→ Lord Baltimore
William Penn
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