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Early Colonies

Authored by undefined Fry

History

6th - 11th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the early 1700s, the size of plantations increased because planters in VA and MD

switched from indentured to slave labor
switched from growing tobacco to rice
bought more land from the government
took more land from Native Americans

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Someone who agreed to work without pay in exchange for paid passage to the New World was called

a slave
an indentured servant
a pilgrim
a governor

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Increased trade in the New England region led to

an increase in cash crops grown there
the breakup of Puritan towns
the merging of New England and Southern culture
the rise of cities along the coast

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

People who advocated mercantilism believed that countries would become powerful by 

constantly increasing production
accumulating gold and silver
find new markets
steadily raise prices

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

The lumber industry also made possible another important industry in New England:

wheat farming
fishing
shipbuilding
whaling

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

From the earliest days of settlement, the Southern colonies developed an economy based on commercial __________

fishing
agriculture
hunting
mining

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Who asserted that all people are born with natural rights - including life, liberty, and property?

John Locke
King James II
Queen Elizabeth I
Baron Montesquieu

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