Colonization

The need for agricultural workers in tobacco fields of colonial Virginia led to the

• formation of labor unions

• decision to industrialize

• improvement in farming

• use of enslaved people from Africa

The colonial region that had the climate and land to support large scale agriculture was the

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• West Indies Colonies

The transatlantic slave trade began when

• sugar plantations in the West Indies needed labor.

• cotton became a cash crop in the southern colonies.

• American Indians refused to work on southern plantations.

• indentured servants went on strike in the southern colonies.

Which of the British colonies in North America was settled mostly by Puritans?

• New England colonies

• Middle colonies

• Southern colonies

• Western territories

Which of the following colonial regions had the best soil and climate for large-scale agriculture?

• West Indian colonies

• New England colonies

• Middle colonies

• Southern colonies

Which of the following generalizations about a colonial region is correct?

• All colonial regions had similar geography and developed similar economies.

• Most colonists in the Middle Colonies were from Western African countries.

• New England’s geography meant their economy was based on shipping and fishing.

• The New England region had the largest slave populations due to commercial agriculture.

Which generalization best sums up the founding of the English colonies?

• The English colonies were founded by Puritans, Quakers, and Catholics who wanted religious freedom

• The English colonies were founded to provide a new start to poor people throughout Europe

• The English colonies were founded by businesspeople who planned to make money by selling land to settlers

• The English colonies were founded by people with various goals, from making money to following their faith.

Which geographic conditions discouraged the development of a plantation economy in the New England colonies?

• A wide coastal plan and an absence of good harbors.

• Rocky soil and a short growing season.

• Numerous rivers and a humid climate.

• Flatlands and al lack of forests.

Which document limited the power of the king and granting power to people?

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• Constitution

Why is the Mayflower Compact considered an important step in the development of American democracy? (15A& 3B)

• It established the principle of separation of church and state.

• It provided a basis for self-government in the Plymouth Colony.

• It defined colonial relations with local Native American Indians.

• It outlawed slavery in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.