Life in the Colonies

A person who worked in exchange for the ship fare to North America was called ______.

• an apprentice.
• a burgess.
• a freed slave.
• an indentured servant.

Why did the economy of the Southern Colonies depend on slavery more than the New England Colonies?

• Larger farms or plantations were found in the Southern Colonies.
• Smaller farms were common in Southern Colonies.
• Owning slaves was illegal in the New England Colonies.
• Slaves ere too expensive in the New England Colonies.

What continents were involved in the triangular trade?

• Europe, Asia, and North America
• North America, Europe and Australia 
• Europe, Africa, and North America
• Africa, Asia, and Europe

Who and what were traded in the "Triangular Trade"?

• Pilgrims, fish, cloth, tools
• Africans, molasses, guns, lumber
• Native Americans, rum, flour
• Quakers, horses, paper, indigo

How were the lives of both enslaved and free Africans alike in Colonial America?

• Both enslaved and free Africans were forced to work according to their masters' demands.
• Both enslaved and free Africans were not treated equally by the colonists.
• Both enslaved and free Africans had not choice over whether or not their children were sold.
• Both enslaved and free AFricans could move from colony to colony whenever they wanted.

Choose the BEST description of colonial life with regard to indentured servants.

• They owned small self-sufficient farms.
• They specailized in a skill and traded with other colonists.
• They were hired by colonists on small farms.
• They were hired by wealthy landowners to work for a set number of years.

What are the names of the three colonies?

• New England, West Virginia, and South
• New England, Middle, and Southern
• American Colonies 1,2, and 3
• None of the Above

A religious revival in the colonies in the 1700s which brought a return to stronger faith

• Great Awakening
• Enlightenment
• Colonial Revival
• Televangelism

People who could vote in colonial legislatures

• All adults
• White male landowners
• All men
• White men and free black men

Mercantilism is an economic theory that states...

• Colonies exist as a source of raw materials.

• Colonies exist as a place to sell manufactured (finished) good

• both other statements are correct