Review T1MP1 18-19 Quiz 1

Under mercantilism, the thirteen American colonies were expected to provide Great Britain with

• finished American-manufactured goods

• raw materials and markets for British products

• officials to represent colonial interest in Parliament

• laborers to work in British factories

Which statement about the British colonial policy of mercantilism is most accurate?

• Raw materials from the colonies were shipped to England.

• England encouraged the colonies to seek independence.

• The colonies were required to send manufactured goods to Europe.

• The British opposed the use of slave labor in the colonies.

During the colonial period, goods were most commonly transported on

• Rivers

• Canals

• Railroads

• Turnpikes

In the 1700s, the triangular trade led directly to the

• middle colonies’ role as the chief importers of agricultural products

• rapid industrialization of the southern colonies

• decline of the New England economy

• increased importation of enslaved Africans to the Western Hemisphere

Which geographic feature contributed the most to the development of commerce throughout colonial America?

• Mountains

• Grasslands

• natural harbors

• interior lakes

The original settlements in the thirteen British colonies were all located

• east of the Appalachian Mountains

• along the Gulf Coast

• on the Great Plains

• west of the Mississippi River

In which area did good harbors, abundant forests, rocky soil, and a short growing season most influence the colonial economy?

• Southern colonies

• Middle Atlantic region

• Northwest Territory

• New England colonies

What was a main reason large plantations developed in the South during the colonial period?

• British laws discouraged tenant farming.

• Cotton could only be grown in wetlands.

• Southern mountains led to the development of isolated, self-sufficient farms.

• The coastal plain in the South contained large areas of fertile soil.

Which generalization is most clearly supported by the information provided by the map?

• Most early European settlements were located west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• Rivers and harbors played a major role in the location of early settlements.

• Only Dutch colonists settled away from the Atlantic coast.

• The Great Lakes were important shipping routes for the early settlers.

Before 1763, the British policy of salutary neglect toward its American colonies was based on the desire of Great Britain to

• treat all English people, including colonists, on an equal basis

• benefit from the economic prosperity of the American colonies

• encourage manufacturing in the American colonies

• ensure that all mercantile regulations were strictly followed