Ch 4: Life in the American Colonies

The Middle Colonies were known for

• poor farmland

• a diverse population

• plantations

• their whaling industry

The success of the large plantations of the Southern Colonies depended upon.

• the region's large ports

• large families

• slavery

• rocky soil

The concept of protected rights began with the

• Magna Carta

• Enlightenment

• English Bill of Rights

• Great Awakening

Merchants in the American colonies began smuggling goods because

• the Navigation Act allowed merchants to choose the buyer

• Britain always offered the colonists the best price

• they had more goods than Britain could buy

• they could sometimes get better prices from customers in other countries

The Great Awakening resulted in a renewed interest in

• science

• religion

• mercantilism

• conflict

Benjamin Franklin is an example of an American colonist strongly influenced by

• traditional medicine

• the Great Awakening

• the unfairness of censorship

• the Enlightenment

The Albany Plan of Union was not approved by the colonies because

• it called for he colonies to declare their independence from Britain

• most colonists did not consider the western lands valuable

• it diminished the strength of the united colonial government

• colonies were not willing to give up any of their power

How did the British victory over the French affect the Native Americans of the Ohio River Valley?

• it helped them because the British, unlike the French, paid Native Americans for the use of their land.

• It hurt them because so many French refugees fled to their lands

• It hurt them because they lost their French allies and trading partners

• It helped them because the British lowered the prices of their goods.

This map illustrates trade and industry in the American Colonies around 1750. Based on the map, what trade industry was found only in the Southern Colonies?

• lumber

• fur and skins

• rice and indigo

• fishing

Near which major city were ironworks found?

• Philadelphia

• Richmond

• Williamsburg

• Savannah