Colonial Period Quiz Test your knowledge about the Colonial Period with these 10 questions! michelle published on November 18, 20230 responses 0 « Previous Next » Questions in vertical order 1/10 Which year did the colonial period in America begin? 1500 1607 1701 1800 2/10 Which country established the first successful English colony in America? England Spain France Portugal 3/10 What was the main economic activity in the Southern colonies during the colonial period? Fishing Farming Mining Plantation agriculture 4/10 Who led the Pilgrims to establish the Plymouth Colony in 1620? William Bradford John Winthrop Edward Teach Thomas Jefferson 5/10 What was the first elected legislative assembly in America? Continental Congress House of Burgesses Virginia General Assembly Albany Congress 6/10 Which colony was founded as a haven for debtors? Massachusetts Bay Colony New Hampshire Colony Georgia Colony Connecticut Colony 7/10 What was the main cash crop of the Middle colonies? Tobacco Wheat Rice Indigo 8/10 Which colony was established by the Dutch and later became New York? Virginia Colony New Netherland New France New Sweden 9/10 Who famously warned, 'Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes' during the American Revolution? George Washington Israel Putnam Benedict Arnold John Adams 10/10 Which war led to the British crown gaining control of most of North America? American Revolution French and Indian War Seven Years' War Spanish-American War
