Final Exam Review (Unit 1)

Which is an example of geography having an impact on the Native Americans tribes.

• The Catawba built palisades to protect them from the Cherokee.

• The Catawba had a council that ruled the tribe.

• The Catawba lived near rivers so they had a lot of fish in their diet.

• The Catawba were one of the major tribes living in South Carolina.

Which statement is true about the settlement of South Carolina?

• Spain was the first to successfully settle SC but lost it in a war with the British.

• Great Britain attacked any country attempting to settle in SC.

• SC was one of the first areas to be settled in the New World.

• Spain and France failed to settle SC because of the harsh climate and no support from the mother country.

Why was agriculture a major part of the southern colonial economy but not in the north?

• Most settlers in the south were farmers.

• There were not enough people that settled in the north.

• The northern climate was not suitable for agriculture.

• There were not enough resources in the south to build industries.

Which statement about slavery in colonial America is true?

• Africans were the only group used as slaves.

• Native Americans were used as slaves until diseases wiped out their population.

• At first there were more slaves in the north than in the south.

• Slaves were illegal in the colonies until the headright system passed.

The growing slave population in the Southern colonies led to...

• concerns among southerners of potential slave rebellions.

• a lack of supplies to support the slaves daily lives.

• the formation of the abolitionist movement.

• the end of the slave trade.

Which of the following is the best description of mercantilism?

• The trade of slaves between Europeans and the colonies.

• The mother country controlling the trade of colonies to balance their exports and imports.

• The use of smuggling by colonies to increase their profits.

• Refusing to buy goods or services as a form of protest.

Choose the top 3 countries that established settlements in North America.

• Spain

• Germany

• England

• France

• Denmark

Choose each of the following that were early forms of democracy in the 13 colonies.

• House of Burgesses

• Headright System

• Mayflower Compact

• Mercantilism

• Fundamental Constitution of South Carolina

Fertile soil with a warm climate best describes which of the following colonial regions?

• Northern

• Middle

• Southern