English Colonies Review Quiz

Compared with the South, what disadvantage did New England farmers face? 

• regional farms did not support many cash crops
• few slaves were available to work the rich soil
• demand for farm labor could not be met by supply
• rules prevented raising animals for individual use

Which group did NOT participate in New England's early economy? 

• merchants
• shipbuilders
• manufacturers
• fisherman

The Mayflower Compact could best be described as

• a list of reasons why the Pilgrims left England for America
• a trade contract between Great Britain and merchants in the Virginia colony
• an early attempt at self-government in the English colonies
• a basic agreement requiring colonists to obey Virginia law

Why was the Stamp Act of 1765 particularly upsetting to the colonists?

• it was the first time Parliament had tried to tax colonists directly
• it was the first attempt by Parliament to tax exports, not just imports
• to enforce it, Britain's army used violence to frighten tax payers
• To enforce it, Britain placed it own judges on the benches of colonial courts

Which colonies had the strictest slave codes?

• the colonies with the smallest farming areas
• the colonies with the most slaves
• the colonies that had freed the most slaves
• the colonies that had experienced slave rebellions

Founded on April 26, 1607, ________ was the first permanent English settlement in North America. 

• Virginia
• Jamestown
• Roanoke
• Massachusetts Bay

These colonists agree to work for a period of years on the farms of those who paid their journey to America

• enslaved Africans
• indentured servants
• redcoats
• gentlemen

Many farms and plantations in the southern colonies grew _______________

• potatoes
• credit crops
• computer chips
• cash crops

________________ were in high demand in the South due to the need for a large, agricultural workforce. 

• indentured servants
• Irish slaves
• African servants
• enslaved Africans

The ____________ Mayflower Compact was an agreement to create fair laws to protect the general good.

• Pilgrims
• Puritans
• Powhatan
• Plymouth Rock