Colonial America Quiz 2 Study Guide
(Colonial Regions, Colonial People, British Control)
Section 1: Colonial Regions
Read each statement and determine which colonial group is described by marking it NE for New
England, MA for Mid-Atlantic, and S for Southern.
1. __S__
Plantations, mansion, slavery, and the Church of England were at the heart of the
social life in these hot and humid colonies.
2. __MA__
Market towns ruled the civic life and the villages and cities were filled with varied and
diverse lifestyles and religions.
3. __NE__
Religious reformers and separatists established villages where the church was the
center of social and political life.
4. __NE__
The cold winters, hilly terrain, rocky soil, and a jagged coastline led to limited farming
resources in the region.
5. __MA__
The mild winters and moderate climate created the perfect conditions for the region to
be known as the “Breadbasket of the Colonies.”
6. __S__
The Piedmont and the Atlantic Coastal Plain, along with good harbors and rivers,
characterizes the geography of the region.
Use New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern to answer the following.
Which colonial region is #1 marking?
Southern
Which colonial region is #2 marking?
Mid-Atlantic
Which colonial region is #3 marking?
New England
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Section 2: Colonial People
Match the group of people with their role in colonial America.
Colonial women __D__
A. people who worked without pay in return for passage to
America
Large landowners __E__
B. were owned as property for their entire lives with no
rights
Free African Americans __G__
C. worked the land using family members for labor
Artisans __F__
D. worked as caretakers, house-workers, and homemakers
Enslaved African Americans __B_
E. lived mostly in the South and depended on slaves and
indentured servants for labor
Indentured servants __A__
F. worked as craftsmen in towns and on the plantations
Farmers __C__
G. were able to own land and work for pay, but were denied
the right to vote