Unit 1 Test Review VUS 2-3

The Virginia House of Burgesses:

• Provided an example of representative government. 1st example of Legislature in America.

• Established the first army in the New World.

• Regulated what the people were allowed to eat.

• Determined who could leave the colony.

The first permanent English settlement in North America was

• Werowocomoco
• Yorktown
• Richmond
• Jamestown

The trade system developed by the colonies between Europe, the West Indies and Africa was called...

• Salutary or Benign Neglect
• Mercantilism 
• Triangular Trade
• Navigation Acts

The part of the Triangular Trade used to transport slaves from Africa to the West Indies and the 13 colonies was called...

• The Slave Journey
• The Middle Passage
• The Northwest Passage 

What is mercantilism?

• A system where a mother countries gains money and power from natural resources that come from its colonies.
• where colonies trade gold and silver with each other.
• Wars that start over money.
• Plantation colonies trading slaves for money.

Economy based on Fishing and Ship building

• New England
• Southern
• Middle

Puritans and Pilgrims

• New England
• Southern
• Middle

Most diverse-  ppl from Germany, England, and the Dutch

• New England
• Southern
• Middle

Which colony did the Virginia Company of London establish in 1607?

• Massachusetts
• Jamestown
• Richmond
• Maryland

The Middle colonies were known for their -

• religious tolerance
• happy natures
• cash crops
• unusual hats