American History Chapter 4 Lesson 1 and 2 Quiz

What was the basis of colonial life?

• Manufacturing

• Agriculture

• Factories

• Stock Market

Producing just enough crops to meet immediate needs is known as?

• Industrial Farming

• Slave trade Farming

• Absence Farming

• Subsistence Farming

What was NOT one of the skill people’s occupations in New England?

• Sailors

• Blacksmiths

• Shoemakers

• Gunsmiths

What is a cash crop?

• Crops that were not easily sold in markets in the colonies and overseas

• Crops that could be sold easily in markets in the colonies and overseas

• Crops that were easy to grow because of the soil

• Crops that were difficult to grow because of the soil

What does it mean when a place is culturally diverse?

• The place has a variety of religions in it

• The place has a variety of factories and land for farming

• There is only one type of race in the place

• There is a variety of ethnic or national groups in the place

Tobacco was the principal cash crop in Virginia and Maryland. What does principle mean in this sense?

• It was the most important

• It was the least important

• It was the most valuable

• It was the least valuable

What is not one of the reasons why work in the rice paddies was difficult?

• It required standing knee deep in the mud

• No protection from the sun

• There wasn't enough food for the workers

• Biting insects

What does it mean to rely on something?

• To need

• To depend on

• To use

• To utilize

What was the Triangular trade?

• Trade route between the middle, southern, and New England colonies

• Trade routes between two destinations such as Britain and West Africa

• trade route between three destinations, such as Britain, West Africa, and the West Indies

• Trade routes that were over the Bermuda Triangle

Which of the following is true of the hardship of the middle passage on prisoners? (select all that apply)

• They were thrown overboard if they were sick or died

• They had little food or water

• They were chained together and could hardly sit or stand

• They came back to Africa stronger than when they left