Colonial Economy 4.1

Colonial Economy 4.1

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Colonial Economy 4.1

Colonial Economy 4.1

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8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which group of people in the South had the MOST power in colonial governments?

owners of small farms
plantation owners
owners of small businesses
fishermen

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What were the three main characteristics of New England town meetings?

Laws were made by the British King, people were elected to public office and decisions were made.
Marriages were performed, laws were voted on and people were elected to public office.
Decisions were made, laws were voted on, and people were elected to public office.
People are elected to public office, decisions are made, and men and women vote.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The economies helped the growth of the New England Colonies?

Grain and pottery
Shipping and manufacturing
Horses and cattle
Cash crops and slave trade

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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

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