Colonial America - Full Unit Review

There were people who were skilled as blacksmiths, gunsmiths, or silversmiths. These people were called __________________.

• farmers
• artisans
• large landowners
• indentured servants

One of the major economic products of the Southern Colonies would have been____.

• wheat
• gold
• fur
• tobacco

Which of these colonies were created because of religious persecution?

• Plymouth Colony

• Roanoke Island

• Georgia

• Jamestown Settlement

Which of these colonies was not an economic venture

• Jamestown Settlement

• Roanoke Island

• Massachusetts Bay Colony

• Georgia

Which colony was the first permanent and successful colony of the New World?

• Roanoke Island

• Jamestown

• Georgia

• Massachusetts

What is an indentured servant?

• Someone who works for a ticket to New York

• Someone who works in exchange for travel

• A person who is forced to work for nothing

• The person who likes to eat weird things

Which of the following sentences BEST

describes the lives of most African Americans in

colonial America?

• Most African Americans were slaves forced to

  work on farms and plantations in the colonies.

• Most free African Americans worked in the

  factories established in the New England

  colonies.

• Most African Americans were slaves who

  worked for artisans in cities throughout the

  colonies.

• Most free African Americans helped build ships

  in the New England and Southern colonies.

How did the geography of the New England

Colonies help settlers earn a living?

• The dense forests provided lumber needed to

  build large ships.

• The rich soil allowed farmers to grow large

  amounts of cash crops.

• The wide, open plains helped settlers track

  buffalo for food and skins.

• The mines in the area provided blacksmiths with

  the iron they needed.

What did the founders of the Southern Colonies

believe that the region's geography and climate

would allow them to do?

• grow cash crops

• mine gold and silver

• build large sailing ships

• make a living by whaling

Of the three colonial regions, _____________ had the most diverse population.

• Middle Colonies
• New England
• Southern