Discover the 13 Original Colonies
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Which of the following was NOT one of the original 13 colonies?

  • Vermont (correct)
  • New Hampshire
  • New York
  • Maryland
  • Why were the 13 colonies established?

  • To create new forms of government
  • To expand England's wool industry (correct)
  • To escape religious persecution
  • To pursue fortunes
  • Which century did the 13 colonies exist in?

  • 17th century
  • 19th century
  • 20th century
  • 18th century (correct)
  • What was the main reason for the conversion of farmers' fields into pastures for sheep in 16th-century England?

    <p>To sell more wool</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the English colonists eventually do in the 13 colonies?

    <p>Formed their own version of government</p> Signup and view all the answers

    New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and ______ were established by British colonists for a range of reasons

    <p>Georgia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Because they could make more money from selling wool than from selling food, many of the nation’s landowners were converting farmers’ fields into ______ for sheep

    <p>pastures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The 13 colonies were founded along the Eastern seaboard in the ______ centuries

    <p>17th and 18th</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Colonists in the 13 colonies eventually pushed back against ______ rule and designed their own version of government

    <p>British</p> Signup and view all the answers

    At the same time, many agricultural workers lost their ______

    <p>jobs</p> Signup and view all the answers

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