The Thirteen Colonies History Trivia: Quiz!
13 Questions
| Total Attempts: 104
Questions and Answers
- 1.Which colony was founded as a safe haven for Catholics?
- A.
Pennsylvania
- B.
Delaware
- C.
Maryland
- 2.What is the name of the colony that was founded by James Oglethorpe as an alternative to the overcrowding in English debtors' prisons?
- A.
South Carolina
- B.
New Jersey
- C.
Georgia
- 3.Which colony contributed the first representative form of government (the House of Burgesses)?
- A.
South Carolina
- B.
Virginia
- C.
Pennsylvania
- 4.Name the colony that was created by Quakers.
- A.
Pennsylvania
- B.
Connecticut
- C.
Massachusetts
- 5.Name the colony that was once "New Netherlands".
- A.
North Carolina
- B.
New Jersey
- C.
New York
- 6.Which colony had an economy based on the production of rice and indigo?
- A.
South Carolina
- B.
Georgia
- C.
Maryland
- 7.This colony was founded by Thomas Hooker and contributed the Fundamental Orders of ________________, which later served as an example for the drafting of the U.S. Constitution.
- A.
Delaware
- B.
New York
- C.
Connecticut
- 8.Which colony was founded by Puritans that wanted it to be an example of a "city upon a hill" for all the world to see?
- A.
New York
- B.
Massachusetts
- C.
Delaware
- 9.Which colony was founded by Roger Williams who believed that Native Americans should be paid for their land instead of forcing them off without payment?
- A.
Massachusetts
- B.
Rhode Island
- C.
Delaware
- 10.Name the middle colony that was known for wheat production, as well as a center for entrepreneurs.
- A.
Maryland
- B.
Delaware
- C.
New Jersey
- 11.Name the colony founded by Lord Berkley and Sir George Carteret.
- A.
New Jersey
- B.
Massachusetts
- C.
Delaware
- 12.Which colony is the present day location of the Lost Colony of Roanoke?
- A.
South Carolina
- B.
North Carolina
- C.
Virginia
- 13.Which colony was founded by John Mason as a fishing colony?
- A.
Rhode Island
- B.
New Hampshire
- C.
New Jersey
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