1. Jeopardy
Hosted by
Mrs. Iliou 

2. New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
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3. Name the New England Colonies.
What are Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode Island?
Name the New England Colonies.
100, Col 1

4. What are New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware ?
Name the Middle
Colonies.
100, col 2

5. What are Virginia, Maryland, S. Carolina, N. Carolina, and Georgia?
Name the Southern
Colonies
100, col 3

6. What is someone who learns a trade from a skilled artisan or person?
Define the term
apprentice .
100, col 4

7. The trade route that allowed North America, Europe,
What is the Triangular Trade Route?
The trade route that allowed
North America, Europe,
and Africa to exchange
goods such as teas, spices,
whale oil, slaves, and molasses.
200,col 1

8. What is New Amsterdam? What was New Netherland?
What present day
New York City was
called.
What was present day
New York & New Jersey
200, col2

9. The colonial region’s geography was not good for growing crops.
What is the New England Colonies?
The colonial region’s geography
was not good for growing crops.
The soil was rocky and they
had a short growing season.
Their economy depended on fishing,
whaling ,
shipbuilding, and lumber.
200, col 3

10. A person who agrees to work for a certain
What is an indentured servant?
A person who agrees to work
for a certain
amount of time without pay in
exchange for a trip to the New World.
200, col 4

11. shipped out to other countries.
What is export.
A product that is
made or grown in
our country and is
shipped out to other countries.
300, col 1

12. Who is James Oglethorpe?
This man started and
led the colony
of Georgia
300, col 2

13. This colonial region has the longest growing season and
What is the Southern Colonies?
This colonial region has the longest
growing season and
is excellent for farming.
Cash crops like rice, indigo,
and tobacco helped their economy.
300, col 3

14. What is his inventions, (lightning rod)?
Ben Franklin was most
known for what?
300, col 4

15. The 13 colonies were Ruled by what European country? 400, col 1
What is England?
The 13 colonies were
Ruled by what
European country?
400, col 1

16. Identify and explain the term used to describe the Middle Colonies.
What is Breadbasket colonies/ they grew many crops used to make bread?
Identify and explain the term
used to describe
the Middle Colonies.
400, col 2

17. The Southern Colonies economy depended on growing what 3
What was tobacco, rice and indigo?
The Southern Colonies economy
depended on growing
what 3
important cash crops ?
400, col 3

18. The man was a Quaker, he was the proprietor of Pennsylvania.
Who is William Penn?
The man was a Quaker, he was the
proprietor of Pennsylvania.
400, col 4

19. What is the 1600’s
When were most of
the colonies formed?
500, col 1

20. This man started the colony of Rhode Island. 500, col 2
Who is Roger Williams?
This man started the
colony of Rhode Island.
500, col 2

21. Massachusetts from the Puritans and the Pilgrims?
What is Plymouth Colony and the
Massachusetts Bay Colony.
What two colonies
were formed in
Massachusetts from the
Puritans and the Pilgrims?
500, col 3

22. break off of Massachusetts and Delaware from Pennsylvania
Because they MA and PA were getting to large so they got charters from the king to begin their own colony?
Why did New Hampshire
break off of Massachusetts
and Delaware from Pennsylvania
to begin a colony?
500, col 4

23. This man was a Quaker and started the colony of Pennsylvania.
Who is William Penn?
This man was a Quaker and
started the colony of Pennsylvania.
500, col 2

24. What colony did the king give to his brother?
What is New York? What is New Jersey
What colony did the king
give to his brother?
Then his brother gave some
of it to his friends who
began what colony?
500, col 4

25. Daily Double