Unit 1-2 Test

Which of the following is the principle that the colonies were set up to economically benefit the mother country?

• mercantilism

• primogeniture

• land lottery

• the joint-stock company

All three colony areas (New England, Middle and Southern) were basically the same in how they made money and how their colonies ran. 

• True
• False 

Name a current state from the Southern Colonies. 

• New York
• Rhode Island
• Georgia
• New Jersey 

Name a current state from the New England Colonies. 

• Georgia
• New Jersey
• North Carolina 
• Massachusetts 

African Slaves were used heavily in the Southern Colonies because of the 

• immigration laws
• climate 
• Cash crops and plantations 
• pay 

This is a person who worked for someone to pay off their debt from traveling to the New World.

• Slave
• Quaker
• Indentured Servant
• Pilgrim

This image would be example of people involved with what historical situation?

• The encomienda system
• The Middle Passage
• The Colombian Exchange
• Indentured servitude

Which of the following regions of colonies had the most diverse population?

• Southern
• Northern
• New England
• Middle

What was the main cash crop in the Southern colonies that helped to save Jamestown?

• Tobacco
• Indigo
• Wheat
• Corn

How did geography impact the economy of the Middle Colonies?

• Mostly swampy land that became a center for fishing and growing rice.
• Moderate climate with fertile soil that allowed most people to make a living farming grain and having some industry as well.
• Harsh winters with rocky soil that pushed many colonists to rely on manufacturing to help them survive.
• Long summers with a very short growing season that encourage shipbuilding as the main business.