Unit 2 Review

Which of these groups benefited from the Proclamation of 1763?

• African slaves

• British soldiers

• American Indians

• American colonists

Which of these groups gained territory in North America as a result of the French & Indian War?

• Spain

• France

• Great Britain

• American Indians

Which of these describes an indentured servant?

• Jonathon paid his debt to a farmer by working for him without pay

• Samuel paid rent on his farm with a portion of his crops.

• Cecilia made and sold candles to wealthy landowners.

• Sarah was sold to a landowner and worked as a cook.

Which of these best describes the Environment of the New England colonies?

• long, hot summers and mild winters

• harsh winters and rocky, hilly land

• broad coastal plains and fertile soil

• broad rivers, swamps, and wetlands

Which of these documents is most similar to the Mayflower compact?

• Bible

• Constitution

• Gettysburg Address

• Emancipation Proclamation

Why did Virginia replace indentured servants with African slaves?

• It was required by law.

• Africa was closer than Europe.

• Africans were more willing to work.

• It provided a permanent source of labor.

James Oglethrope intended that the Georgia colony be settled by

• English debtors

• indentured servants

• religious Separatists

• wealthy business people

Who was the Native American that aided the Jamestown colony and married John Rolfe?

• Sacagawea

• Squanto

• Pocahontas

• Samoset

Why did the population in Jamestown plummet between 1609 and the spring of 1610?

• The Algonquian Indians attacked and burned down much of the colony.

• The London Company closed the settlement because it wasn't making profits.

• A combination of famine, disease, and harsh winter killed many in the colony.

• Infertile soil caused many settlers to seek better farmland in the middle colonies.

Mercantilism arose largely because

• it strengthened alliances between European powers.

• European rulers thought it would make their countries wealthy and powerful.

• Colonies wanted to repay their home countries for their support

• the King of Spain wanted Spanish colonies to be independent.