English Colonies 5th Grade Test PDF

The English Colonies: Settled and Grow - 5th Grade Test Multiple Choice (1-15) 1. Why did the Pilgrims leave England? a) They wanted more land. b) They sought religious freedom. c) They were escaping the king's army. d) They wanted to explore the New World. 2. What was the...

The English Colonies: Settled and Grow - 5th Grade Test Multiple Choice (1-15) 1. Why did the Pilgrims leave England? a) They wanted more land. b) They sought religious freedom. c) They were escaping the king's army. d) They wanted to explore the New World. 2. What was the first permanent English settlement in North America? a) Plymouth b) Jamestown c) Roanoke d) Massachusetts Bay 3. Which colony was founded by the Quakers? a) Virginia b) Massachusetts c) Pennsylvania d) Georgia 4. What was the primary crop in the Southern colonies? a) Wheat b) Cotton c) Tobacco d) Corn 5. What is the Mayflower Compact? a) A ship b) An agreement for self-government  c) A declaration of war d) A map of the New World 6. What was the main reason people settled in the New England colonies? a) Gold and silver b) Religious freedom c) Fur trading d) Fishing 7. Which colony was founded as a place for debtors and poor people? a) Georgia b) New York c) Maryland d) South Carolina 8. Who was the leader of Jamestown that helped the colony survive its early years? a) John Rolfe b) William Bradford c) John Smith d) James Oglethorpe 9. The colony of Maryland was originally founded as a safe place for which group? a) Pilgrims b) Quakers c) Catholics d) Puritans 10. What natural resource was important to the New England colonies' economy? a) Gold b) Fish c) Coal  d) Sugar 11. What was the main reason for establishing the Virginia House of Burgesses? a) To create laws for the colony b) To trade with Native Americans c) To collect taxes d) To organize farming practices 12. What is a plantation? a) A small farm for personal crops b) A large farm that grows cash crops c) A colony's government building d) A religious settlement 13. Which group of colonies focused on shipbuilding and trade? a) New England colonies b) Middle colonies c) Southern colonies d) Western colonies 14. What was an indentured servant? a) A person who worked for free to pay off their travel to the colonies b) A prisoner in the colonies c) A plantation owner d) A government worker 15. Which war was fought between the English settlers and Native Americans in 1675? a) King Philip's War b) The French and Indian War c) The Pequot War d) The Revolutionary War Map Identification (16-20) 16. Label the colony of Virginia on the map. 17. Identify the colony farthest north. a) New York b) Massachusetts c) Maine d) New Hampshire 18. Which colony was located between the two largest colonies (Virginia and Massachusetts)? a) Pennsylvania b) Connecticut c) New Jersey d) Maryland 19. Label the colony of Georgia on the map. 20. Which colony was known for its ports and shipbuilding industry? a) South Carolina b) Massachusetts c) Rhode Island d) Pennsylvania Matching (21-30) 21. Led the Jamestown colony and helped it survive 22. Quaker who founded Pennsylvania 23. Founded Georgia as a place for debtors 24. Founded Rhode Island for religious freedom 25. Banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony for her religious views 26. First governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony 27. Founded Maryland as a safe haven for Catholics 28. Native American who helped the Pilgrims survive 29. Native American woman who helped with relations between Jamestown and her tribe 30. Introduced tobacco to Jamestown, making it profitable Word Bank: John Smith, William Penn, James Oglethorpe, Roger Williams, Anne Hutchinson, John Winthrop, Lord Baltimore, Squanto, Pocahontas, John Rolfe