Humanities › History & Culture Check Your Knowledge: Original 13 Colonies Share Flipboard Email The Road to American Independence Introduction A ‘New World’ Discovered The First New World Voyage of Christopher Columbus La Navidad: First European Settlement in the Americas The Second Voyage of Christopher Columbus Exploration After Columbus The Man Who Named America The American Indian Slave Trade Check Your Knowledge: A 'New World' Discovered Early Settlement of America The Virginia Colony Essential Facts About Jamestown The Mayflower Compact The Plymouth Colony Check Your Knowledge: Early Settlement The Original 13 British Colonies The Early American Colonial Regions Characteristics of New England Colonies Governments of the Original Thirteen Colonies The Original 13 US States Quick Chart of the Thirteen Original Colonies Check Your Knowledge: Original 13 Colonies Dissent Turns to Revolution The Root Causes of the American Revolution The Albany Plan of Union The Boston Massacre Currency Act of 1764 The Stamp Act of 1765 Who Were the Sons of Liberty? The Boston Tea Party The Intolerable Acts Check Your Knowledge: Dissent Turns to Revolution The American Revolution Begins The Battles of Lexington and Concord The Siege of Boston Battle of Yorktown The Treaty of Paris 1783 America's Top Founding Fathers The Declaration of Independence Check Your Knowledge: American Revolution Begins A 1719 map depicting parts of Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. John Senex, 1719. Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division. By ThoughtCo Team Published on June 22, 2018 1. Which of the following was NOT the name of an early colonial region? Northern Colonies Southern Colonies New England Colonies Middle Colonies Correct Wrong The early colonial regions consisted of the New England Colonies (New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut), the Middle Colonies (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware), and the Southern Colonies (Maryland, Virginia, Carolina, Georgia). 2. During the colonial period, most decisions made by US colonial governments had to be reviewed and approved by: Senators and representatives The colonial governor and the British Crown Colonialists and settlers The British Crown and the Parliament Correct Wrong Each colony was allowed to develop and elect its own limited government. However, that government was operated under a colonial governor, who was appointed by and answerable to the British Crown. Most decisions of the local colonial governments had to be reviewed and approved by both the colonial governor and the British Crown. 3. Which document established the original 13 US states? The Proclamation of 1763 The Federalist Papers The Social Contract The Articles of Confederation Correct Wrong Ratified on March 1, 1781, the Articles of Confederation established the original 13 US states. The Articles created a loose confederation of sovereign states operating alongside a weak central government. Check Your Knowledge: Original 13 Colonies You got: % Correct. Nice try! Review these resources to improve your score: The Early American Colonial Regions Colonial Governments of the Original 13 Colonies The Original 13 US States Share Your Results Share Flipboard Email Check Your Knowledge: Original 13 Colonies You got: % Correct. Great work! When it comes to the original 13 colonies, you clearly know your stuff. Get ready to learn about how conflict between the colonies and Great Britain began. Share Your Results Share Flipboard Email