Unit 7-2 American Colonies Review

Which of the following was NOT an impact of the Columbian Exchange?

• new goods, ideas and foods were shared between the New World and Old World

• Millions of Native Americans died from diseases that were brought by the

• Puritans settled Jamestown for Religious Freedom

• Many animals were introduced to the New World by European explorers

Which of the following was NOT an impact of European exploration of the Americas?

• many European nations set up colonies throughout North and South America

• The populations of Native Americans grew rapidly after new foods were brought by the Europeans.

• "mother counties" in Europe were making money off of their colonies

• several English colonies were set up in North America, many for religious freedom of the settlers

Which was NOT a place that participated in the Triangle Trade?

• North America and Caribbean Islands

• Europe

• Africa

• Australia

What was the specific part of the Triangular Trade in which Africans were transported from Africa and the Americas?

• First Leg

• Slave Leg

• Middle Passage

• Northwest Passage

The idea that colonies exist to help the "mother country" increase its wealth.

• mercantilism

• Middle Passage

• House of Burgesses

• religious freedom

What was the long-term solution for labor on plantations throughout the Southern colonies?

• enslaved Africans

• indentured servants

• Native Americans

• the Minions

Which of the following was NOT a labor source used in the colonies?

• indentured servants

• enslaved Africans

• family working their own farms

• Quakers

Which of the following was NOT a cash crop in the South during the colonial period that we have been studying?

• tobacco

• cotton

• indigo

• rice

Which of the following was NOT a major reason that settlers came to the American colonies?

• religious freedom

• search for gold to get rich

• to be president of the United States

• to make money by trading

Why was the House of Burgesses important in American history?

• it was one of the first attempts at representative government in America

• a popular stop to get good burgers and fries

• it is where all of the cash crops were sold

• it was an important part of the geography of the Southern colonies