Unit 1 Formative Practice Assessment

Which cash crop saved the settlement of Jamestown, Virginia?

• Rice

• Tobacco

• Indigo

• Cotton

Under which policy were the colonists able to self govern?

• Navigation Acts

• Triangular Trade

• Mercantilism

• Salutary Neglect

Which term is MOST CLOSELY associated with "independence"?

• Mercantilism

• Self-Reliance

• Indentured

• Middle Passage

The Southern region had a thriving plantation economy, the Mid-Atlantic region was known as the "breadbasket", but the New England region struggled with large crop production due to

• Native American attacks.

• limited access to acidic soil.

• frequent hurricanes.

• rocky soil and short growing periods.

What would you need access to, in order to participate within the Trans-Atlantic Trade? Check ALL that apply:

• Camels

• Rivers

• Railroads

• Seaports

How did the Great Awakening encourage revolutionary ideas within the colonies?

• Challenged the traditional ways of the Church.

• It created a set standard of time to awake every morning.

• It ended the colonial period of self governance.

• It established the Pope as the supreme leader of all.

What is the first elected legislative assembly representing the colonies?

• Salem Witch Trials

• Magna Carta

• House of Burgesses

• Bill of Rights

Define "mercantilism".

• Trading of goods and services from the new world to the old world.

• A law that was enacted to enforce Native American removal.

• Belonging to the merchant class.

• The economic theory that colonies exist to bring profit to the mother country.

Which route identifies the "middle passage"?

• Europe to Africa

• Europe to the Americas

• Africa to Europe

• Africa to the Americas

Based on the image, which country's social class is represented

• India

• Spain

• France

• England