Unit 4: Slavery Review

Front

How did the Columbian Exchange affect the lives of Europeans?

Back

New sources of food improved their diet and caused a population increase.

Front

Which country is following a mercantilist economic policy?

Back

profits from exports of military supplies exceed its costs in importing raw materials.

Front

Why did English colonists enslave few Native Americans in the southern colonies and in the Caribbean?

Back

Native Americans often died from English contact because they had little immunity to disease.

Front

Which economic activity relied on the majority of America’s enslaved Africans?

Back

plantation farming

Front

Which of the following groups experienced a significant increase in economic power within the colonial economies?
bishops, merchants, farmers, miners

Back

merchants

Front

What was the primary purpose of the British Navigation Acts during the colonial period?

Back

To protect British economic interests by regulating colonial trade.

Front

The Southern colonies produced what type of crop?

Back

cash, cash crop, cash crops, cashcrop, cashcrops

Front

Why didn't Africa want to abolish slavery during the colonial period?

Back

Because it was a major part of their economy and social structure.

Front

What was the main route of the Triangle Trade during the colonial period?

Back

From Europe to Africa, then to the Americas, and back to Europe

Front

What was the impact of the British Navigation Acts on the American colonies?

Back

It led to an increase in smuggling activities.