US History - Unit 2 Test - Chapters 3 and 4: North American British Colonies

In America, land was scarce, but cheap.

• True

• False

Slavery in the colonial period was practiced in all the colonies, but was most present in the Southern colonies.

• True

• False

Labor in the colonies was expensive and scare.

• True

• False

Due to the cost of laborers, there will be a shift in the colonies from using indentured servants to slavery.

• True

• False

In the English colonies, towns developed quickly in the North and was encouraged by trade and harbors.

• True

• False

In which colonies did the plantation system develop?

• New England Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• Western Colonies

• Middle Colonies

_____________________ stated that America was breaking away from England.

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

The main author of the Declaration of Independence

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• Abraham Lincoln

Which colonial region was characterized by rich soil in its coastal region and wooded mountains further inland, and had a variety of crops and livestock as it main economic resource, along with some shipbuilding and forestry? They would be considered the most diverse.

• Southern Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• New England Colonies

• Northwest Colonies

Someone who came to America and to pay their passage, they agreed to work for a certain amount of years and then gained their freedom.

• missions
• servants
• Indentured servants
• debtors