Unit 1 - Colonial America Review

The exchange of rum, sugar, molasses, and slaves between Africa, the West Indies, and New England was known as

• the triangular trade

• the slave trade

• the Middle Passage

• smuggling

Which was NOT a reason why fishing and trade became important economic activities in New England?

• It was difficult for New Englanders to grow crops to make a living.

• Some of the world’s best fishing grounds were off New England’s coast

• The Middle Passage brought enslaved Africans to New England’s cities to be sold.

• The wood from New England’s forests made excellent ships.

In which region of the United States was the first permanent English settlement located?

• Pacific Northwest

• Great Plains

• Atlantic Coast

• Great Lakes region

Why was farming not as profitable in New England as it was in the Middle Colonies?

• New England’s soil was rocky.

• New England’s growing season was shorter.

• New England’s farms were smaller.

• All of the above

The group that gained political control of the Southern Colonies was

• planters who controlled the rich land along the Atlantic Coast.

• wealthy artisans who made needed manufactured goods.

• slave traders engaged in the triangular trade.

• wealthy merchants who controlled trade from the Backcountry.

Which colonial region had the greatest diversity in its population?

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• Backcountry

This region was located along the Appalachian Mountains.

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• Backcountry

How did enslaved African Americans resist slavery?

• They pretended to not understand what they were asked to do.

• They worked slowly and damaged goods.

• They rose up in rebellion against slaveholders.

• All of the above are true.

Why did Philadelphia and New York develop into important cities in the Middle Colonies?

• Their locations at the mouths of rivers made them natural trade centers.

• The cash crops that the Middle Colonies produced were shipped from there for export.

• Their locations on the coast made them a source of imported manufactured goods.

• All of the above are true.

Grinds Grain

• Conestoga Wagon

• Artisan

• gristmill

• overseer