Vocabulary
A crop grown for sale rather than for use by farmers.
cash crop
What was the primary goal of the Virginia Company when establishing Jamestown in North America?
To make money (or to make a profit)
True or False: Plantations were only found in the Southern Colonies.
True
What was the main goal of mercantilism for European Mother Countries?
A. To promote free trade between all colonies
B. To improve living conditions in the colonies
C. To establish democratic governments in the colonies
D. To gain wealth and power by obtaining resources and land from its colonies
D. To gain wealth and power by obtaining resources and land from its colonies
What killed around 90% of the Native American population?
Diseases
A large farm, where slaves worked to grow and harvest crops.
Plantation
What made the Southern Colonies different from the other regions?
A. The region was the most diverse.
B. The region participated in whaling and shipbuilding activities.
C. The region was nicknamed the “Breadbasket” for growing wheat/grains.
D. The region relied on enslaved Africans, who worked on plantations to harvest cash crops.
D. The region relied on enslaved Africans, who worked on plantations to harvest cash crops.
Which statement accurately describes the Southern Colonies’ geography?
A. Fertile soil; harbors; bays; navigable rivers; mountains; plains
B. Thin, rocky soil; mountains; hilly, forested lands; coastlines; harbors
C. Rich, fertile soil; harbors; rivers; coastal lowlands; tidewater areas; grasslands; deep forests
C. Rich, fertile soil; harbors; rivers; coastal lowlands; tidewater areas; grasslands; deep forests
What type of laborer is being described?
--Never freed
--Brought to the colonies on the Middle Passage
--Take to the colonies by force
An enslaved person
What was required to vote for one's representatives to the House of Burgesses?
The part of the Triangular Trade Route where slaves from Africa were transported to the Americas.
The Middle Passage
What was the first representative government in the British colonies in North America? (hint: It was in Virginia).
House of Burgesses
Which statement accurately describes the Southern Colonies’ climate?
A. Short winters; long, hot, humid summers; long growing season
B. Mild winters; moderate/mild summers; moderate growing season
C. Long, cold winters (freezing/snow); short summers; short growing season
A. Short winters; long, hot, humid summers; long growing season
What type of laborer is being described?
--Freed after contract was completed (5-7 years)
--Willingly went to the colonies
--Worked for free for 5-7 years to pay off passage to the colonies
Indentured servant
What caused the population of enslaved Africans to increase in the South?
A. Decreased trade
B. Increased shipbuilding
C. Increased plantation agriculture
D. Decreased whaling
C. Increased plantation agriculture
A form of government where citizens elect officials to represent them and act on their behalf.
Representative government
Why did Bacon and his followers challenge the actions and leadership of Governor Berkeley during Bacon’s Rebellion?
A. They feared religious persecution
B. They disagreed with high taxes on tobacco
C. Landless white men's were unable to obtain property and vote
D. They disliked the British military presence in Jamestown, Virginia
C. Landless white men's were unable to obtain property and vote
The Southern Colonies’ economy was based on _________.
A. Fishing, whaling, shipbuilding, and trade
B. Plantation agriculture, growing cash crops (TRIC), and trade
C. Growing consumable crops (wheat/oats), raising livestock, and trade
B. Plantation agriculture, growing cash crops (TRIC), and trade
Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE regarding slavery and indentured servitude?
A. Slaves were freed after a set number of years, while indentured servants were never freed.
B. Slaves were brought to the colonies against their will, while indentured servants voluntarily went to the English colonies.
C. Indentured servants were freed after a set number of years, while slaves endured enslavement for life.
D. Indentured servants generally signed a contract to work for 5-7 years, while slaves endured enslavement for life.
A. Slaves were freed after a set number of years, while indentured servants were never freed.
Which combination of factors significantly influenced each region’s economy? Select 2 answers.
A. Climate
B. Religion
C. Diversity
D. Geography
A. Climate and D. Geography
An economic policy that gives the mother country sole ownership of trade in its colonies
Mercantilism
According to historians, what important lesson came from Bacon’s Rebellion?
A. A government must respond to its people’s demands
B. Native Americans and colonists could not coexist
C. Colonial governors needed more power
D. Wealthy planters should not lead rebellions
A. A government must respond to its people’s demands
List the 4 cash crops grown in the Southern Colonies.
Tobacco, Rice, Indigo, Cotton
Which of the following were negative impacts Europeans had on Native Americans? Select between 1 - 3 answers.
A. Native Americans lost their land and were pushed westward.
B. Native Americans gained access to new plants and animals.
C. Native Americans were given access to new trade routes and trade partners.
D. Native Americans fought with colonists and other tribes over land.
A. Native Americans lost their land and were pushed westward.
D. Native Americans fought with colonists and other tribes over land.
What was the primary reason early English colonists first settled along coastlines and rivers?
A. They wanted to be near Native Americans
B. They needed to be close to England
C. They were searching for whales
D. The forested inland areas were hard to clear
D. The forested inland areas were hard to clear