GSE US1 & 2

Which geographical region in colonial North America was best known for its cold climate and strong Puritan population?

• Mid-Atlantic
• New England
• Pennsylvania
• Southern

"The country of New York is very pleasant in summer, but in the winter very cold, as all the Northern Plantations are. Their chief commodities are provisions, bread, lumber, and fish in abundance; all which are very good, and some skins and furs are exported. The city is governed by a mayor (as in England), is seated on an island, and lies very convenient for trade and defense, having a regular fort." 
According to the passage, how did geography influence economic trade in New York?

• The location was ideal for trade from both sea and inland sources.
• The geography limited the variety of commodities in New York.
• The climate made agriculture difficult to cultivate in New York.
• The location was a great place to farm in the winter months.

What is the best explanation of why early colonial North America developed into three distinct regions?

• Each region was settled by people from England and shaped by their specific plans for the governmental structure.
• Each region was settled by people of different origins and shaped by their growing dependence on slavery.
• Each region was settled by people from England and shaped by their specific plans for the natural environment.
• Each region was settled by people of different origins and was shaped by the natural resources available.

Which geographical region in colonial North America was best known for its focus on agriculture and society based on English aristocracy?

• New England
• Southern
• Mid-Atlantic
• Canada

 In colonial North America, slavery practices often varied due to an area's climate and geography. Because the South had a long growing season, farmers could make large profits by harvesting multiple times a year. By the mid-1700s, the Southern colonies had become very dependent on slavery. Southern landowners purchased more and more slaves to increase production in their tobacco, rice, cotton, sugar, and indigo fields. In the Northern colonies, there was a lower need for slaves; however, Northern businessmen still made large profits by investing in slave trade. Slaves that lived in the North often worked as household servants, skilled laborers, or as field hands on small farms.
How was geography and slavery related?

• People in the North didn’t believe in using slaves for labor, while people in the South preferred slave labor.
• People in the South didn't believe in using slaves for labor, while people in the North preferred slave labor.
• Geography influenced the types of crops grown, and the crops required different levels of labor.
• The geography of Northern plantations required more labor then the geography of Southern plantations.

Which term best describes religious beliefs in the Middle colonies?

• Conforming
• Diverse
• Puritan
• Catholic

Investors in the Virginia Company of London were disappointed that valuable metals or minerals were not found in Virginia, so they could earn a return on their investment. Virginia had other resources, and trade between Europe and Virginia grew in large part due to Virginia's cultivation and processing of which of the following agricultural products?

• maize
• sorghum
• wheat
• tobacco

The Powhatan were a Native American tribe as well as the name of a confederacy of tribes that lived in the Tidewater area of Virginia. Nearly 40 years after the arrival of settlers in 1607, the two groups were in conflict though there were periods of peaceful coexistence. In 1622 and again in 1636, the Powhatan tried to drive the Europeans away by attacking settlements along the James River. The result of these attacks was that

• the Native Americans successfully scared away new settlers for 100 years.
• the Powhatan were pushed further west and reestablished themselves in Kentucky
• other tribes joined the Powhatan in defying British expansion and laws.
• the British fought back and nearly wiped out the Powhatan and their culture

Puritans were critical of the Church of England and the liturgy that was required by the monarchy. Once the church established itself in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the Puritans restricted new colonists in how they worshipped. Many colonists felt more repressed in Massachusetts than they did in England. The result of this oppression was

• a revolt against the Puritans by the followers of the Church of England.
• an end to colonists settling in Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, and New York.
• the merging of the Puritans with the Scots-Irish Congregationalists.
• the establishment of religious havens in new colonies such as Rhode Island.

Virginia experienced a significant uprising in the mid-1600s over high taxes, low tobacco prices, and special privileges to people in government. This uprising was known as

• Bacon's Rebellion
• King William's War
• King Philip's Rebellion
• King Pontiac's War