Colonial Society Test Review

What was the main cash crop of South Carolina and Georgia?

• Corn

• Wheat

• Rice

• Cotton

The most inhumane aspect of the triangular trade was called what?

• Merchant trade route

• Middle Passage

• Northern Route

• Southern Route

Who were the only people who could vote in the colonies?

• Landless White males

• White Female property owners

• Slaves

• White male property owners

How did most settlers in the Southern Colonies make their living?

• Farming

• Manufacturing

• Fishing

• Trade

How did England view its North American colonies (Economically)?

• Ecnomic Drain

• Economic Resource

• A savage land

• Place to put criminals

Which religious movement in the colonies called for a return to the strong faith of earlier days?

• Enlightenment

• Civic Virtue

• Interest in government

• Great Awakening

Who provided labor for the Southern rice fields?

• Enslaved Africans

• Indentured Servants

• Overseers

• Paid Workers

Why did the Native Americans generally distrust the British?

• Not give them food

• British were friends with French

• British were greedy for land

• Communication skills

What was the important economic industry in the New England colonies?

• Farming

• Shipbuilding

• Cash Crops

• Trade

What were the rules made to control slaves called?

• Triangular Trade

• Overseers

• The to do rules

• Slave Codes