Colonial Foundations Practice

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What is an indentured servant?

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Servants who agreed to go to the colonies and work 4-7 years to pay off the costs of the journey to America.

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Which heading best completes the partial outline below?
I._______
A. Brought to colonies against their will
B. Endured brutal conditions
C. Provided labor for a successful agricultural economy
D. Resisted attempts to eliminate their culture

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Enslaved Africans in the South

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Who ruled the Thirteen Colonies?

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British Empire (KING GEORGE III)

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The geography in the south most influenced the southern economy during the period from 1620 to 1865 because it

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promoted a plantation system of agriculture (FARMING)

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Which colony was the first successful English settlement in North America?

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Jamestown

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The majority of enslaved people that were brought to the American colonies were brought to...

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Work on plantations

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The part of an enslaved person's journey aboard the ship between Africa and the American colonies was known as the _________________  _________________

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Middle Passage

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Mercantilism can BEST be described as

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economic trade policy in which a country exports more than it imports in order to create a favorable balance of trade

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What was mercantilism?

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A home country uses colonies to obtain raw materials and make more $$$

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In the mid 1600's, what changed concerning labor in the colonies?

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Slave labor began replacing indentured labor, especially in the South.