Quiz  /  The Thirteen Colonies

  • 1. 
    What country did the thirteen American colonies belong to prior to forming the United States?

  • Canada
  • Spain
  • Denmark
  • England

  • 2. 
    Which colony did James Oglethorpe form as a place for debtors to settle?

  • Pennsylvania
  • Virginia
  • North Carolina
  • Georgia

  • 3. 
    Connecticut and Massachusetts Bay colonies were considered part of this region.

  • New England
  • Middle Colonies
  • Southern Colonies
  • Northern Colonies

  • 4. 
    New York and New Jersey were originally founded by these people.

  • Dutch
  • Germans
  • Spanish
  • French

  • 5. 
    Queen Elizabeth I established the American colonies for this reason.

  • All of the above
  • Trade ports
  • Expand the British Empire
  • Counter the Spanish

  • 6. 
    This colony was the first permanent English colony formed in the Americas.

  • North Carolina
  • Georgia
  • Pennsylvania
  • Virginia

  • 7. 
    Man who founded Pennsylvania for the Quakers.

  • Bill Sylvania
  • John Smith
  • William Bradford
  • William Penn

  • 8. 
    Who were the people who founded the Massachusetts Bay colony for religious freedom?

  • Puritans
  • Muslims
  • Quakers
  • Catholics

  • 9. 
    What colony did Thomas Hooker found after being kicked out of Massachusetts?

  • Vermont
  • Maryland
  • Rhode Island
  • Connecticut

  • 10. 
    Which colony was considered one of the Middle Colonies?

  • South Carolina
  • New Hampshire
  • Georgia
  • Pennsylvania
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