Early Colonies

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

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

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

People who advocated mercantilism believed that countries would become powerful by 

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

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

• wheat farming
• fishing
• shipbuilding
• whaling

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

• fishing
• agriculture
• hunting
• mining

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

During colonial days, this shallow region off the Northeastern coast of New England teemed with fish.

• Middle Passage
• Subsistence Farming
• Grand Banks
• Middle Colonies

Combination of English and African words - language developed along the coast of South Carolina

• Gullah
• Gentry
• Mercantilism
• Subsistence

Enlightenment writer who said there were 3 types of political power - legislative, executive, and judicial

• John Locke
• Charles Town
• Baron Montesquieu
• Eliza Lucas