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.

The economies helped the growth of the New England Colonies?

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

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.

The Virginia House of Burgesses was important to the development of democracy in the thirteen colonies because it

• provided an example of a representative form of government.
• created the first written constitution in America.
• provided for direct election of senators.
• began the practice of legislavtive override of executive vetos.

What drew people to settle in the Southern Colonies?

• Slave trade and religion
• Large plantations and fertile soil
• Short growing season and rich soil
• Coastline, trees, and rocky soil

In the Middle Colonies, what was the ECONOMIC pull factor?

• Fertile farmland

• Freedom of religion

• Diverse cultural population

• Slavery