HGMS 1st Semester Review

Reasons for Exploration

• Political, Socialism, Economic

• Political, Social, Monarchy

• Political, Safety, Entertainment

• Political, Social, Economic

An economic theory that believes the colonies should benefit the mother country.

• Mercantilism

• Capitalism

• Socialism

• Tolerance

Which of the following is NOT a New England colony?

• Massachusetts

• New Hampshire

• New York

• Connecticut

Which of the following is NOT a Middle Colony?

• Delaware

• New Jersey

• Pennsylvania

• Maryland

Which of the following is NOT a Southern colony?

• Virginia

• North Carolina

• South Carolina

• Rhode Island

Which colonial region is this describing: dense forests, deep harbors, harsh winters, short growing season, rocky/less fertile soil.

• Northern Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• Middle Colonies

Which region was known as the "breadbasket"?

• Northern

• Middle

• Southern

Which of the following are cash crops grown in the Southern colonies?

• Indigo

• Rice

• Cotton

• Carrots

The trip from Africa to the Americas took at least six weeks and was called the ______ ____________.

• Middle Passage

• Atlantic Passage

• Ocean Passage

• Slave Passage

What do you call a large farms or estates that grew cash crops like cotton and tobacco?

• Plantations

• Agribusiness

• Farm

• Agriculture