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Test your knowledge of Colonial America with questions on New England, Middle Colonies, Southern Colonies, Slavery, and Self-Government. Answer trivia about historical figures, events, and key facts. Play now and learn more about this important period in American history!

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  1. Welcome to Jeopardy! Today’s questions are about… Colonial America!

  2. The categories are…

  3. New England Middle Colonies Southern Colonies Slavery Self- Government Tough! 100 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 500

  4. New England What is the grassy area located in the center of a Puritan village called? The answer is…click

  5. New England - 100 The common

  6. New England Who was elected the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony? The answer is…click

  7. New England - 200 John Winthrop

  8. New England What college was formed in 1636 in the New England colonies? The answer is…click

  9. New England - 300 Harvard

  10. New England Who was the Wampanoag leader that started a war against the colonist in 1674? The answer is…click

  11. New England - 400 King Philip or Metacomet

  12. New England Which leader helped write the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut? The answer is…click

  13. New England - 500 Thomas Hooker

  14. Middle Colonies A wealthy Dutch landowner was called a what? The answer is…click

  15. Middle Colonies - 100 Patroon

  16. Middle Colonies What religious group was called the Society of Friends? The answer is…click

  17. Middle Colonies - 200 The Quakers

  18. Middle Colonies Who was the fiery governor of New Netherland? The answer is…click

  19. Middle Colonies - 300 Peter Stuyvesant

  20. Middle Colonies What does the word Pennsylvania mean? The answer is…click

  21. Middle Colonies - 400 Penn’s Woods

  22. Middle Colonies The King Charles II of England gave the land between the Connecticut and Delaware Rivers to whom? The answer is…click

  23. Middle Colonies - 500 The Kings brother James, known as the Duke of York

  24. Southern Colonies General James Oglethorpe settled what colony? The answer is…click

  25. Georgia Southern Colonies - 100

  26. Southern Colonies Cecilius Clavert found what colony? The answer is…click

  27. Maryland, he was known as Lord Baltimore Southern Colonies - 200

  28. Southern Colonies A plant used to make blue dye is called… The answer is…click

  29. Indigo Southern Colonies - 300

  30. Southern Colonies A __________ is a large farm that grows one main crop as a cash crop. The answer is…click

  31. Plantation Southern Colonies - 400

  32. Southern Colonies What was the name of the planter’s daughter who perfected the indigo plant? The answer is…click

  33. Eliza Lucas Southern Colonies - 500

  34. Slavery What were the laws called that set the rules of slavery? The answer is…click

  35. Slave Codes Slavery - 100

  36. Slavery Which colony was the first to allow slavery? The answer is…click

  37. Massachusetts Slavery - 200

  38. Slavery What were the songs called that the slaves sang as they worked? The answer is…click

  39. Spirituals Slavery - 300

  40. Slavery Phillis Wheatley became famous for what? The answer is…click

  41. She wrote poetry Slavery - 400

  42. Slavery With in 10,000 how many slaves were brought to the colonies? The answer is…click

  43. 250,000 Slavery - 500

  44. Self-Government A lawmaking body is called an _______. The answer is…click

  45. Assembly Self-Government - 100

  46. Self-Government Who could vote in a Puritan colony? The answer is…click

  47. White men who owned property Self-Government - 200

  48. Self-Government Thomas Hooker and his followers drew up rules to govern themselves. What was it called? The answer is…click

  49. The Fundamental Orders Self-Government - 300

  50. Self-Government A person who is granted ownership of a colony is called a _______? The answer is…click

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