POPULATION AND ECONOMY

The climate of the South lent itself to farming on

The movement of enslaved Africans to America became known as the ____________________.

In the colonial period, the ____________________, a shallow region off the northeast coast of New England, teemed with fish.

The three-way trade that New England merchants established with the Caribbean colonies in order to acquire British goods is an example of ____________________.

Between 1720 and 1770, the Middle Colonies experienced prosperity due to the strong demand for the ____________________ grown in the region.

By the 1670s, planters in Virginia began to switch to slave labor because

• A. more and more Englishmen wanted to become indentured servants.

• B. the advances in technology demanded more efficiency.

• C. the use of slave labor could help them receive tax credits.

• D. they could use slaves as collateral and expand their

Many non-English immigrants, such as Scots-Irish and Germans, were attracted to

• A. the New England Colonies.

• B. the Southern Colonies.

• C. the Middle Colonies.

• D. none of the colonies.

The Puritans believed that

• A. every congregation should elect its own leaders.

• .B. the Catholic Church should follow the teachings of Martin Luther. C. the King of England should appoint bishops and archbishops. D. the pope should control the Anglican Church.

• C. the King of England should appoint bishops and archbishops.

• D. the pope should control the Anglican Church

The charter of the Massachusetts Bay Colony specified that the laws were to be made by

• A. John Winthrop.

• B. King Charles.

• C. the General Court.

• D. Puritan men sworn to follow the Church’s code of moral conduct.