Period 2

True of False: Conflict arose due to competition for resources among European rivals, and between the Europeans and American Indians.

• True

• False

The African slave trade grew extensively throughout the seventeenth century. The trading of slaves, cash crops, and manufactured goods between Africa, the Americas, and Europe became known as Triangular Trade.

• True

• False

What impact did the increase in exchanges within the Atlantic World have on colonial societies?

What impact did the increase in exchanges within the Atlantic World have on colonial societies?

Bacon’s Rebellion is best understood as a revolt against?

• Heavy-handed British rule

• Treatment of slaves

• Indian raids on English settlements

• Elite rule in the colony

According to the economic theory of mercantilism,

• The colonies and mother country were to work together for the good of the nation

• The colonies were to find and collect raw materials

• The mother country was to produce finished products

• All of the above

Why were the British, French and Spain always in conflict?

• Their leaders had bets on who could conquer the most land

• They were in conflict to gain colonies, resources, and markets

• It was an Olympic year

Why did the French and the Spanish join the war?

• They were swayed by the Battle of Saratoga

• They were enemies with Britain

• They wanted their own nations to become democracies

• Benjamin Franklin's diplomacy made them ally with America

Spanish and French colonization efforts in the Americas differed in that?

• The Spanish were only interested in extracting resources

• The Spanish were less interested in evangelizing

• The French were less interested in permanent settlement

• The French limited exploration to North America

Who were allies of the colonies?

• France

• Spain

• China