quiz 5th sw 2

The Proclamation of 1763 stated that colonists could not settle beyond which of the following geographical features?

• Appalachian Mountains

• Mississippi River

The British government issued the Proclamation of 1763 to limit the area British colonists were allowed to settle. Which geographic feature did the British use as the boundary of approved settlement?

• Appalachian Mountains

• . Mississippi River

Which factor contributed to the use and spread of slavery in the thirteen colonies?

• Production of cash crops

• Proximity to natural harbors

. What was the primary cause of economic differences among the colonies in

North America?

• Geography

• Religion

Identify a negative effect on the colonists as a result of the French and Indian War.

• The British Parliament passed the Stamp Act to generate revenue to help cover

  the expense of the French and Indian War

• The loss of valuable generals left the colonists vulnerable to future attacks by

  American Indians.

How did the practice of slavery influence life in the southern colonies?

• An agrarian economy developed based on the plantation system.

• Textile industries relocated to the South where slavery provided free labor.

Which of the following is a common characteristic among economies of the southern

colonies?

• The long growing season in the southern colonies resulted in economies based on

  cash crops and plantations.

• The southern economies were characterized by shipbuilding and commerce, due

  many seaports.

The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonial settlement west of a border that ran roughly along the-

• Appalachian Mountains

• St. Lawrence River

Economic activity in the New England colonies relied heavily on trade in part because-

• a cold climate and poor soil made farming unprofitable

• the British monarchy provided land grants only to southern colonies

How was the developing economy of the early New England colonies affected by the

physical geography of the region?

• Rocky soil and cold winters resulted in small farms while protective harbors promoted fishing and ship building.

• Rich soil and flat lands resulted in sprawling farms and plantations.