13 Colonies Quiz. Just Smart Ones Score +80%

This 13 Colonies Quiz assesses your US history knowledge with 20 trivia questions. How well do you know the colonial history of the United States?

The goal of the 13 Colonies Quiz is to see how much you know about the history of the colonial US. It asks you 20 tricky questions revolving around historical events and figures, teaching you fun facts after wrong answers and encouraging you after the correct ones.

Here’s what you get:

• A score for your colonial history knowledge.
• Lesser-known facts about the formation of the 13 colonies.
• Kid-friendly questions.
• Instant answer reveals (so you don’t have to wait to see the correct options).

For those unfamiliar, the 13 colonies were the initial colonized parts of the US—back in the early 1600s. These settlements are considered the founding counties of what is known today as the United States of America.

Starting with Virginia, the other settled regions were New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, New York, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Pennsylvania.

But hey, the story of US colonies, the Revolutionary War, and the Declaration of Independence has way more twists.

Take the colonial era quiz on this page to see how nerdy of a history enthusiast you are. The test also reveals how big of an American patriot you are—because who can call themselves a flag-waver without knowing their country’s past?

Questions of the quiz

• 1
  Which Colony was established first?
  

  • Georgia

  • New Hampshire

  • Virginia

  • None of them

• 2
  Which one was the last?
  

  • Rhode Island

  • Pennsylvania

  • Georgia

  • None of them

• 3
  Which Colonial region excelled in fishing and exporting fur?
  

  • New England

  • Middle Colonies

  • Southern Colonies

• 4
  Which one was known for its cash crops?
  

  • New England

  • Middle Colonies

  • Southern Colonies

• 5
  Which Colony was supposed to be a Catholic’s heaven?
  

  • Maryland

  • Massachusetts

  • New York

  • New Hampshire

• 6
  Which Colony started the American iron industry?
  

  • Massachusetts

  • North Carolina

  • Connecticut

  • Delaware

• 7
  Which Colony was also known as New Caesarea?
  

  • New Hampshire

  • New York

  • New Jersey

  • Massachusetts

• 8
  What was Virginia’s most profitable crop?
  

  • Cotton

  • Tobacco

  • Rice

  • None

• 9
  Why was New York banned from trading hats with Britain?
  

  • It was a punishment for their disobedience

  • Their hats were too popular

  • The hats were of low-quality

• 10
  Which one was one of South Carolina’s most important products?
  

  • Beaver fur

  • Fishes

  • Blue dye

• 11
  When was the state of Delaware created?
  

  • 1770

  • 1773

  • 1776

  • 1778

• 12
  When did the American Revolutionary War happen?
  

  • 1774

  • 1775

  • 1776

  • 1777

• 13
  How long was the American Revolutionary War?
  

  • 5 years

  • 6 years

  • 7 years

  • 8 years

  • 12 years

• 14
  When did the Boston Massacre occur?
  

  • 1768

  • 1770

  • 1772

  • 1774

• 15
  When was the Declaration of Independence issues?
  

  • 1772

  • 1770

  • 1776

  • 1777

• 16
  Who is believed to have designed the 13-star Colonial flag?
  

  • Christopher Gadsden

  • Betsy Ross

• 17
  When was the Mayflower Compact signed?
  

  • 1616

  • 1620

  • 1630

  • 1770

• 18
  Which Colonial figure believed in the separation of religion and government?
  

  • John Smith

  • Roger Williams

  • William Penn

  • Thomas Jefferson

• 19
  Where is the Liberty Bell now?
  

  • Pennsylvania

  • New York

  • Philadelphia

  • Baltimore

• 20
  Which New England Colony had the most enslaved Africans?
  

  • Massachusetts Bay

  • Rhode Island

  • Connecticut

  • New Hampshire