Exploration and Colonization Review

The Columbian Exchange was the exchange of food, animals, diseases, and ideas between the Americas and _____.

• Africa
• Asia
• Europe
• Australia

In the Triangular Trade, resources (raw materials) traveled from _____ to Europe.

• Americas
• Africa
• Asia
• Australia

In the Triangular Trade, manufactured (factory made) goods traveled from Europe to _____.

• Americas
• Africa
• Asia
• Australia

Slaves were needed to work on/in what in the Americas?

• Plantations
• Factories
• Call centers
• Resorts

Which American colony's economy would be primarily based on fishing and shipbuilding?

• Southern

• New England

• Middle

• Mid-Atlantic

Which of the following best describes the geography of the Southern Colonies?

• rocky soil, natural harbors, dense forests, swift rivers

• rolling hills, good soil

• natural harbors, fertile soil, dense forests

• plains, fertile soil

Which of the following describes the difference between the establishment of Jamestown and Plymouth?

• Jamestown was founded by people seeking religious freedom; Plymouth was founded by merchants seeking gold.

• Plymouth was founded by those escaping religious persecution; Jamestown was founded to gain wealth from cash crops.

• Plymouth was founded as a refuge for Catholics; Jamestown was founded for convicts to start a new way of life.

• Jamestown was founded as a refuge for Quakers; Plymouth was founded for merchants seeking wealth in the fur trade.

How did the geography of the Southern colonies affect the economy of the region?

• A short growing season limited agricultural production

• A mild climate lead to an increase in wheat production

• Rocky soil allowed more crops to grow

• Fertile soil and a long growing season lead to increased productivity of cash crops

How was the Virginia House of Burgesses important to the development of democracy in the thirteen colonies?

• It was the first representative legislature in the colonies.

• It created the first written constitution in the colonies.

• It included a bill of rights to protect individual rights.

• It introduced the principle of electing judges.

Which colonial region grew cash crops such as tobacco, indigo, and rice on plantations using slave labor?

• Middle colonies
• Mid-Western colonies
• Southern colonies
• New England colonies