Module 10 Review

Which colony's economy was based on whaling, fishing, and lumber

• New England colonies

• Middle colonies

• Southern colonies

Which region of American colonies had great diversity with colonists from Germany, Holland, and Ireland?

• New England colonies

• Middle colonies

• Southern colonies

What is the difference between indentured servants and slaves?

• Indentured servants are forced to work, while slaves volunteer to work.

• Indentured servants came from Africa, while slaves came from England.

• Indentured servants worked voluntarily to pay off debts, while slaves were forced to work without pay.

What was the basis of the Southern colonies' economy?

• manufacturing and farming

• fishing, lumber, and skilled craftsman

• farming of cash crops

What is a social contract?

• agreement between the government and its people to protect their rights.

• agreement between social classes to treat one another with respect

• agreement between the kings of two different nations.

What type of government did most of the American colonies establish?

• monarchy - rule by king

• theocracy - rule by god

• self-government- people made their own laws

What impact did the English colonists have on the Native American population?

• Native Americans prospered and their population grew thanks to new technologies and medicine brought to America by the English colonists.

• Native American populations were unaffected by the English colonists.

• Native American populations were reduced by 90% due to disease and warfare.

The Slave Trade had the greatest impact on which of the American colonial regions?

• New England colonies because slave were used to build ships.

• Middle colonies because the slaves were skilled in the manufacturing of paper and textiles.

• Southern colonies because the slaves provided much of the labor in producing and harvesting of the cash crops.

What is the middle passage?

• the trip from England to Africa

• the trip from England to the Americas

• the trip from Africa to the Americas

• the trip from Africa to England

The trade that allowed movement of goods, people and materials among the continents.

• Continental trade

• Triangular Trade

• Slave Trade

• European Trade