New England had thin rocky soil and short summers, while the Southern Colonies had a long growing season and a wide coastal plain. Which region exported large amounts of tobacco and rice?

Farmers in one colonial region shipped so much wheat, rye, and flour that the region was called the breadbasket of the colonies. Which region was it?

New England and the Southern Colonies both shipped goods across the Atlantic. Which good was New England far more likely to export?

The Massachusetts Bay Colony and the Virginia Colony were both settled by the English, but for different reasons. Virginia was founded to earn profits for a trading company's investors. Why was Massachusetts Bay founded?

In New England, colonists handled local affairs in town meetings, while Virginia colonists elected members to a lawmaking assembly. Which body made laws for a whole colony rather than for one town?

Which colonial region produced the Mayflower Compact, an agreement in which settlers promised to make and obey their own laws?

New England settlers built compact towns around a common and a meeting house, while Southern planters lived spread out along rivers. What best explains the Southern pattern?

Pennsylvania and Massachusetts Bay were both founded by religious groups. Which colony was founded as a place where Quakers could worship freely?

Massachusetts Bay was founded so that Puritans could worship in their own way. Maryland was founded partly as a refuge for members of which religious group?

In the 1700s, Dutch, German, Swedish, and Scots-Irish settlers lived alongside English colonists. Which colonial region was the most mixed in language and religion?

King Charles II granted Pennsylvania to William Penn, who then owned the land and chose its officials. What type of colony was Pennsylvania?

Georgia was the last of the thirteen colonies, founded in 1733. Besides giving poor English settlers a fresh start, what was its other main purpose?

Enslaved Africans were held in all thirteen colonies. In which colonial region did enslaved labor become the base of the entire economy?

Boston, New York, and Philadelphia grew into busy port cities, but the Southern Colonies had few large towns. What best explains that difference?

Most New England farms grew about enough food for the family, with a little left over to trade. What is this kind of farming called?

Southern Colony farmers could plant and harvest for more months each year than New England farmers could. What best explains that difference?

Roger Williams founded Rhode Island after leaving the Massachusetts Bay Colony. What made Rhode Island different from the colony he left?

Massachusetts law required towns of a certain size to hire a schoolteacher, yet the Southern Colonies had few town schools. What best explains the Southern difference?

In many New England communities, adult male property owners gathered regularly to vote on local laws and choose local officials. What was this practice called?

New England's forests supplied timber and its coast offered many natural harbors. Which industry grew especially strong there because of these resources?