Chapter 4 The Colonies Develop

Which answer best describes the Backcountry?

• was distinguished by its small farming towns and profitable fishing and trade.

• farms

  produced large cash crops that fueled trade in its coastal cities.

• plantation economy and large number of enslaved Africans made it different from the other regions.

• was distant from the denser coastal populations, so settlers there developed an independent and rugged way of life.

This region was distinguished by its small farming towns and profitable fishing and trade. Which is the correct region?

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Which description below best describes the colonies of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware?

• plantation economy and large number of enslaved Africans made it different from the other regions.

• was distinguished by its small farming towns and profitable fishing and trade.

• farms

  produced large cash crops that fueled trade in its coastal cities.

• was distant from the denser coastal populations, so settlers there developed an independent and rugged way of life.

Which region is best described by a plantation economy and large number of enslaved Africans which made it different from the other regions?

• New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut

• Maryland, Virginia, North & South Carolina, and Georgia

• New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware

• Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Ohio, and West Virginia

Farmers produced just enough food for themselves and sometimes a little extra to trade in town.

• Subsistence Farming

• Cash Crops

• Plantations

• Dense Thickets

What name was given to a trade route with three stops?

• Three Trips for Trade

• Niña, Pinta and Santa Maria

• Middle Passage

• Triangular Trade

These four laws were passed in order to ensure that England made money from its colonies’ trade.

1. All shipping had to be done in English ships or ships made in the English colonies.

2. Products such as tobacco, wood, and sugar could be sold only to England or its colonies.

3. European imports to the colonies had to pass through English ports.

4. English officials were to tax any colonial goods not shipped to England.

What was the name given to these laws?

• Navigation Acts

• Stamp Acts

• Smuggling Acts

• Colonies Shipping Acts

Crops raised to be sold for money, commonly included fruits, veg- etables, and, above all, grain. What are these crops called?

• Surplus

• Oversupply Farming

• Cash Crops

• Hungry Farmer Crops

After harvesting their crops of corn, wheat, rye, or other grains, farmers took them where to be made into flour and later bread?

• Grain Barns

• Shop-Rights

• Bakeries

• Gristmills

Germans built wagons which were designed with wide wheels suitable for dirt roads, and the wagons’ curved beds prevented spilling when climbing up and down hills. What is the name of these wagons?

• Conestoga Wagons

• Oregon Trail Wagons

• Round-Top Wagons

• Buggies