Regions & Ways of Life
Fishing, shipbuilding, and trade were important parts of the economy in this colonial region.
a) New England Colonies
b) Middle Colonies
c) Southern Colonies
a) New England Colonies
Why did the use of enslaved African labor grow in the Southern Colonies?
a) Indentured servants were too expensive to transport
b) Plantation crops like tobacco and rice required a large, permanent labor force
c) English law required all colonies to use enslaved labor
d) Enslaved people were paid wages for their work
b) Plantation crops like tobacco and rice required a large, permanent labor force
The Mayflower Compact is an early example of which colonial development?
a) religious freedom for all colonists
b) self-government, as colonists established their own basic laws and social rules
c) free enterprise and trade
d) private property rights
b) self-government, as colonists established their own basic laws and social rules
What does the term "salutary neglect" describe?
a) England strictly controlled every colonial law and trade decision
b) England loosely enforced its laws and regulations on the colonies, allowing them a great deal of freedom
c) England completely abandoned the colonies
d) The colonies refused to trade with England
b) England loosely enforced its laws and regulations on the colonies, allowing them a great deal of freedom
Philosophers such as ______ and other Enlightenment thinkers influenced colonial politics by spreading the idea that ______ could improve society.
a) Pontiac / war
b) John Locke / reason
c) Johnathan Edwards / religion
d) George Washington / trade
b) John Locke / reason
The economy of the Middle Colonies was similar to the economy of the New England Colonies is what way?
a) Fishing was the most important industry in both areas
b) Trade was vital in both areas as merchants traded goods overseas
c) Slaves were the main source of labor used in both areas
d) Farmers in both areas grew large amounts of staple crops
b) Trade was vital in both areas as merchants traded goods overseas
Which colony originally outlawed slavery before later reversing that policy?
a) Virginia
b) Massachusetts
c) Georgia
d) New York
c) Georgia
In what way did Roger Williams disagree with the Puritan leaders of Massachusetts?
a) he believed that women should be religious leaders
b) he believed in the separation of church and state
c) he believed in not paying Native Americans when taking land
d) he believed that church leaders should also be government leaders
b) he believed in the separation of church and state
What was a long-term effect of salutary neglect on colonial identity?
a) colonists became more loyal to the king than to their own communities
b) colonists grew accustomed to governing themselves and valued their rights and liberties
c) colonists gave up representative government entirely
d) colonists asked England to take more direct control
b) colonists grew accustomed to governing themselves and valued their rights and liberties
According to Enlightenment thinkers like John Locke, "natural rights" are rights that...
a) are granted by the king and can be taken away at any time
b) belong to all people by nature, such as life, liberty, and property
c) apply only to landowners
d) are created by colonial assemblies
b) belong to all people by nature, such as life, liberty, and property
The Southern Colonies' economy depended most heavily on which of the following?
a) Shipbuilding and fishing
b) Manufacturing and trade with France
c) Cash crops grown on large plantations
d) Fur trading with the Dutch
The colony founded by William Penn did which of the following?
a) Eliminated slavery
b) created an official religion
c) Gave Penn absolute power
d) established an elected assembly and promoted religious tolerance
d) established an elected assembly and promoted religious tolerance
How did the Great Awakening affect American identity and unity?
a) it divided colonists permanently along religious lines
b) it encouraged religious equality and then changed colonists social and political views of equality
c) it convinced colonists to return to England
d) it had no effect
b) it encouraged religious equality and then changed colonists social and political views of equality
Which statement best describes differences among the three colonial regions?
a) All three regions had identical economies and ways of life
b) New England's rocky soil led to trade and fishing, while the South's warm climate supported plantation agriculture
c) The Middle Colonies relied on fishing while New England relied on plantations
d) The Southern Colonies had the smallest farms and fewest workers
How did the English Bill of Rights affect the colonies?
a) it united the northern colonies under one government called the Dominion of New England
b) It limited the ability of the colonies to decide their own issues since it gave more power to the king
c) it encouraged the colonists to more highly value their own right to elect representatives to decide local issues
d) it restricted the economic freedom of the colonies by limiting colonial trade
c) it encouraged the colonists to more highly value their own right to elect representatives to decide local issues
A religious group who's members believed in equality of men and women before God, supported nonviolence, and religious tolerance for all people.
a) Catholics
b) Baptist
c) Quakers
d) Amish
c) Quakers
Who had control of New York BEFORE England took it over?
a) India
b) Canada
c) Germany
d) The Dutch
d) The Dutch
What is is called when colonists assemble to decide local issues and make laws?
a) Huddle
b) Session
c) Town Meeting
d) Homeroom
c) Town Meeting
The "City of Brotherly Love" is a term to describe what state?
a) Philadelphia
b) Delaware
c) New York
d) Rhode Island
a) Philadelphia