US History - Unit 1 Colonial Era

What is mercantilism?

• A system where a mother countries gains money and power from natural resources that come from its colonies.

• where colonies trade gold and silver with each other.

• Wars that start over money.

• Plantation colonies trading slaves for money.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

The part of the slave’s journey aboard the ship between Africa and the American colonies was known as the _________________ _________________

• Triangular Trade Route

• Middle Passage

• Northwest Passage

• Bermuda Triangle

Under the British system of mercantilism, the American colonies served primarily as a

• self-sufficient trading partner for other European nations

• market for British manufactured goods and a source of raw materials

• source of manpower for the British army and navy

• buffer to the expansion of French and Spanish colonies

Which of the following is a negative impact that the Columbian Exchange had on the native peoples of the Americas?

• The spread of disease killed millions of people.

• Agriculture spread to more regions.

• The use of the horse caused native peoples to leave.

• Native peoples were no longer allowed to use their languages.

• Europeans established global trade networks that brought maize to Europe, chili peppers to India, and wheat to the Americas.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

This colony was set up by the Virginia Company of London as an economic venture.

• Plymouth

• Boston

• Jamestown

• New Amsterdam

Jamestown and Plymouth faced similar difficulties. But which was NOT a hardship that Plymouth faced that Jamestown DID?

• Fighting with local Indians

• Difficult weather

• Shortage of food

• Long, difficult journey across the Atlantic

Why were there more slaves in the southern colonies than in the other two regions?

• The southern Plantation system needed a large work force
• The northern colonies did not have any slaves
• The northern colonies used Native Americans for workers
• Slavery was illegal in the northern colonies

Who said, "If you don't work, then you don't eat!"?

• Chief Powhatan
• Christopher Newport
• Lord De La Warr
• Captain John Smith

Bacon's Rebellion was initiated by a group of farmers who felt most directly threatened by

• an increase in royal taxes
• the power of large planters
• conflicts with American Indians
• the growth of the slave trade

An immigrant that moved to the Americans in exchange for housing and passage to the Americas is....

• An indentured servant 
• A cash crop
• Triangle Trade
• Middle Passage