U.S. Exam Review

Which of the following is a major factor in the spread of slavery in the 13 colonies?

• labor for manufacturing

• labor for shipbuilding

• Demand for militias

• Increase production of cash crops

The plantation system helped the economic development of United States by ______

• Increased trade in the north

• Turn south into the producer of cotton

• Decreasing the use of slaves in the south

• Escalated shipbuilding

How did Great Britain anger American colonists before the American Revolution?

• Owning all factories

• Ending the plantation system

• Controlling the 13 colonies economics

• Denied the development of new port cities

Which colony was a safe haven for Catholics?

• Pennsylvania

• New Jersey

• Connecticut

• Maryland

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

• Crispus Attucks

• Paul Revere

What of the following is the economic characteristics of the Southern Colonies?

• Shipbuilding and Commerce

• Cash Crops and Plantations

• Farming and Livestock

• Manufactured Goods

Which of the following is a reason for American colonists to establish self-government?

• Distance from Great Britain

• English Traditions

• Need for lawmaking structure

• All of the Above

Why did the Atlantic Slave Trade thrive in the 13 colonies?

• The plantation system

• Increased migration

• Construction of Canals

• Increased manufacturing

Why did the early English colonist settled near rivers?

• To build ships

• To escape from wildfires

• Protection from Native American raids

• Transportation

Which colony was a safe haven for debtors?

• Maryland

• Georgia

• Massachusetts

• New York