Chapter 4 Test Review: Life in the Colonies

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Identify the northernmost colonial region shown on the map titled The English Colonies. Word bank: New England Colonies; Middle Colonies; Southern Colonies.

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New England Colonies

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Based on the chart comparing the colonial regions, which colonial region(s) focused on shipping, fishing, and shipbuilding? New England Colonies: rocky soil; warm summers with long, cold winters; port cities. Middle Colonies: rich soil; warm climate but cold winters; port cities. Southern Colonies: rich soil; warm climate year‑round; some port cities.

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New England

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Study the map titled Triangular Trade. Which goods traveled east in the triangular trade?

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timber, grain, tobacco, rice, rum, iron products

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This economic idea was popular in the 1600s and 1700s. It supported the idea that countries benefited from trade when they exported more than they imported. The idea described is called what?

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mercantilism

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Which crops were key cash crops grown in the southern colonies that caused planters to want more enslaved Africans? Options: cotton and rice, rice and indigo, cotton and wheat, tobacco and wheat

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rice and indigo

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Which of the following statements best expresses the location of American Indian groups and the colonies in North America? American Indian groups did not live in the same areas as the colonists. American Indian groups lived far to the east of the 13 colonies. American Indian groups lived only north of the 13 colonies. American Indian groups were living throughout eastern North America where the 13 colonies were located.

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American Indian groups were living throughout eastern North America where the 13 colonies were located.

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Europeans had better ________ that gave them an advantage in conflicts with American Indian groups in North America.

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weapons

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At the end of the French and Indian War, who controlled where the X is marked?

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Britain

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Explain the connection between religion and the founder of one of the following colonies: Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Massachusetts. Identify who founded or led the colony. Then explain how and why it was founded. Which option correctly connects a colony with its founder or leader and its religious purpose?

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Rhode Island — founded by Roger Williams as a place for religious freedom for dissenters

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Look at the circle graphs and read the question. American Indian Population in New England, 1675 (100% — 140,000 American Indians). American Indian Population in New England, 1676 (71% killed, wounded, or fled; 29% remaining). Describe what these circle graphs illustrate about the effects of conflicts between American Indians and colonists. What do the graphs show?

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Conflicts led to a large decline in the American Indian population in New England by 1676