Colonial America Flashcard

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Which of the following represented a change in the labor force of the southern British colonies by the 1700s as depicted in the excerpt?
- Slavery became more widespread than indentured servitude.
- The rise of manufacturing led to an increased need for skilled artisans and craftsmen.
- The encomienda was adopted from the Spanish to provide Native American workers.
- People newly freed from slavery frequently worked on plantations.

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Slavery became more widespread than indentured servitude.

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Officials in the British government believed the colonies would help Britain in which of the following ways? The colonies would ship coal to heat homes in Britain. The colonies would provide interesting places for wealthy British citizens to visit. The colonies would provide raw materials for British factories. The colonies would give poor people from Britain a good place to live.

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The colonies would provide raw materials for British factories.

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Due to their geographies and climates, how did agriculture differ in the New England and Southern Colonies?

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Southern farms produced cash crops to sell while New England farms typically only produced crops to feed farmers and their families.

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Use the information from the charts to answer the question. The difference in slave populations depicted in the graphs most directly resulted from differences in

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climate and geographic conditions for cash crop agriculture.

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Why was the population of the New York Colony more ethnically and religiously diverse than most of England's other North American colonies?

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It was founded by the Dutch, so Dutch settlers were allowed to stay when Britain took over and renamed it New York.

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Which statement should go in the box at the top to complete the cause and effect chart? Options: Development of African trade routes with European powers. , America's increased desire to establish colonies in Africa. , England sends Ambassadors to open relations with Africa. , Growth of the African population in America due to slavery.

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Growth of the African population in America due to slavery.

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Please use the information below to answer the question. These are all describing

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The Middle Passage.

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The House of Burgesses of Virginia, established in 1619, was the

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first representative body of government in the American colonies.

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Which colonies were the MOST culturally diverse during the colonial period? Options: the Mid-Atlantic Colonies, the New England Colonies, the Southern Colonies, the Spanish Colonies

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the Mid-Atlantic Colonies

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What was one way that the Great Awakening contributed to development of revolutionary ideas in the American colonies?

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It encouraged colonists to challenge those in authority.