Life in the Colonies: Colonial Economy and Government

New England farmers practiced subsistence farming because

• they could make more money from home-based crafts like carpentry

• there were no markets where they could sell their harvested goods

• there were no markets where they could sell their harvested goods

• long winters and poor soil made large-scale farming difficult

Middle Colony farmers were able to grow cash crops because

• they had large families to help with the planting and harvesting of crops

• they used slave labor to plant and harvest crops

• the fertile soil and mild climate allowed more planting and produced bigger harvests

• they could ship their harvests easily to markets overseas

Which of the following resulted from the immigration of many non-English settlers to the Middle Colonies?

• introduction of poor farming methods

• religious conflict

• cultural diversity

• the use of slave labor

The Middle Passage was

• the forced march of enslaved Africans to a European fort

• the process of branding enslaved Africans

• the second leg of the triangular trade route

• the selling of enslaved people in the slave markets of America

Which of the following statements is true?

• Some slave codes made it illegal to teach enslaved people to read or write.

• Most slave codes protected the rights of enslaved people.

• Slave codes did not permit harsh punishment of enslaved people.

• Slave codes made it illegal to own enslaved people.

The English principle of protected rights first appeared in

• the Magna Carta in 1215

• the Navigation Acts in the 1650s

• the English Bill of Rights in 1689

• the colonial charters, or grants

In a representative government, people elect delegates to make laws and conduct government.

• True

• False

Which of the following would help achieve the goals of mercantilism?

• A country buys more goods than it sells.

• A country exports natural resources and imports manufactured goods.

• A country seeks colonies that provide raw materials for manufacturing.

• A country seeks colonies to buy its raw materials.

Building wealth and power by building supplies of gold and silver is called

• trade control

• trade expansion

• manufacturing

• mercantilism

The purpose of the Navigation Acts was to control colonial trade.

• True

• False