Colonial Life

How did settlement of the southern colonies differ from settlement of the New England and middle colonies?

• Unlike the New England and the middle colonies, the main reason people settled the Southern Colonies was to gain religious freedom.

• Unlike the New England and the middle colonies, the main reason people settled the southern colonies was to make money.

• Settlers had many reasons for coming to southern colonies, whereas people settled in the New England and middle colonies only to have religious freedom.

• Settlers had many reasons for coming to southern colonies, whereas people settled in the New England and middle colonies only to make money.

What made the New England colonies different from the middle and southern colonies?

• The rocky soil was difficult to farm.

• The large plantations had many enslaved workers.

• The excellent harbors helped cities grow.

• The population of the colonies was especially diverse.

What made the middle colonies different from New England and the southern colonies?

• The poor soil was difficult to farm.

• The large plantations had many enslaved workers.

• The excellent harbors helped cities grow.

• The population of the colonies was especially diverse.

In the cities, many colonial women worked outside the home

• as seamstresses.

• on family farms.

• as indentured servants.

• as local ministers.

Typically, colonial towns in New England

• were home to enslaved farm workers.

• welcomed people of all religions.

• had different ethnic neighborhoods.

• were built around a common.

Which of the following best describes the state of self-government in British Colonial America in the 1600s?

• The colonies were entirely controlled by Britain.

• Many of the colonies elected representative assemblies.

• Most of the colonies elected their own governors.

• The colonies were completely free to govern themselves.

In the 1600s, why didn’t the King of England always know what was happening in the American colonies?

• The king was not very interested in the American colonies.

• The colonies governed themselves, so he did not need to know.

• The colonies were far away, and it took a long time for news to reach him.

• The king did not appoint the colonial governors, so no one reported to him.

Which of the following best describes King James II’s approach to governance in the American colonies?

• King James would not allow any form of self-government in the colonies.

• King James refused to appoint royal governors in the colonies.

• King James granted colonial governors more power than the assemblies.

• King James encouraged the development of representative assemblies.

How did Britain’s Glorious Revolution affect the American colonies?

• It led to greater restrictions on colonial self-government.

• It led to an increased sense of independence from Britain.

• It led to greater trade restrictions with other European nations.

• It led to political chaos, weakening the sense of an American identity.

After the Glorious Revolution, the British relaxed the rules regulating trade for the American colonies. Why did they do this?

• The British hoped the colonies would become wealthier and spend more on manufactured goods from Britain.

• The British were afraid the colonists would revolt because they wanted some form of self-government.

• The British realized that the distance between Britain and the American colonies was too great for an exchange of information.

• The British wanted the colonists to develop a form of self-government similar to the representative body in Britain.