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Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the main goal of mercantilism as practiced by European countries from the 1500s to 1700s?

• To make the mother country economically stronger and wealthier

• To promote free trade among all nations

• To encourage colonies to become independent

• To eliminate the use of raw materials in manufacturing

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How did the system of mercantilism affect the relationship between European countries and their colonies?​

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Multiple Choice

How did the economic system of mercantilism influence the development of the American colonies and the transatlantic slave trade?

• It encouraged the colonies to become self-sufficient and independent from Europe.

• It promoted free trade between all nations involved in the Atlantic trade.

• It led to the establishment of strict trade regulations that benefited the mother country and increased the demand for slave labor in the colonies.

• It discouraged the use of slave labor in the colonies.

Multiple Select

According to the slides, what were some of the consequences for colonies under the mercantilist system?

• Colonies depended on Europe for goods

• Colonies became wealthier than Europe

• Colonists felt restricted and frustrated

• Europe got richer while colonies had fewer choices

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The exchange of guns, cloth, and alcohol from Europe to Africa, enslaved Africans from Africa to the Americas, and sugar, tobacco, and cotton from the Americas to Europe is known as the

Trade.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following goods were most commonly transported from the Americas to Europe in the late 1700s Triangle Trade Route?

• Tobacco, cotton, sugar

• Manufactured goods

• Slaves

• Gold and silver

Multiple Choice

What was the Middle Passage?

• The journey taken by slaves across the Atlantic to the Americas

• A trade route between Europe and Asia

• A migration of settlers to the West

• A path for explorers to find gold

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Which of the following were impacts of enslaved Africans on the Americas?

• Provided cheap labor for plantations

• Built wealth for European powers

• Introduced new crops to Europe

• Influenced American culture

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Mercantilism created a demand for cheap

in the colonies.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a result of the Navigation Acts?

• Colonists began smuggling to avoid tariffs

• Colonists gained more political freedom

• British goods became cheaper

• Colonists supported British rule

The climate and soil in the southern colonies made it a good fit for slavery, as the plantations were producing cash crops and slaves worked on them. North had long winters and rocky soil.

​Geography of Slavery

Multiple Choice

Why was most of the slavery in The Colonies in the south?

• Most slaves were employed in manufacturing industries in the South.
• Slavery was primarily for mining operations in the South.
• The North had better soil and climate for agriculture.

• Most of the slavery in the Colonies was in the South due to the agricultural economy's reliance on labor-intensive cash crops.

Multiple Choice

How did mercantilism and the transatlantic slave trade shape the economies and societies of the American colonies?

• They promoted economic independence for the colonies.

• They encouraged free trade between all nations.

• They created a system of economic dependence and exploitation.

• They eliminated the need for labor in the colonies.