Colonial Life

Multiple Choice

The middle colonies were know for

• poor farmland

• a diverse population

• plantations

• their whaling industry

Multiple Choice

The sucess of the large plantations of the Southern Colonies depended upon

• the regions many ports

• large families

• slavery

• rocky soil

Multiple Choice

The concept of protected rights began with the

• Magna Carta

• Enlightenment

• English Bill Of Rights

• Great Awakening

Multiple Choice

Merchants in the American Colonies began smuggling goods because

• the Navigation Act allowed merchants to choose the buyer.

• Britain always offered the colonists the best price.

• they had more goods than Britain could buy.

• they could sometimes get better prices from customers in other countries.

Multiple Choice

This map illustrates trade and industry in the American colonies around 1750. Based on the map, what trade and industry was found only in the Southern Colonies?

• lumber

• fur and skins

• rice and indigo

• fishing

Multiple Choice

Near which major city were ironworks found?

• Philadelphia

• Richmond

• Williamsburg

• Savannah