EOC Review (Colonial America--Reconstruction)

Which colonies depended on slave labor?

• New England colonies

• Middle colonies

• Southern colonies

Which region was the most diverse?

• New England colonies

• Middle colonies

• Southern colonies

Why were the Southern colonies dependent on slave labor?

• The Southern colonies needed a lot of labor for growing cash crops

• The New England colonies needed a lot of labor in factories

• The colonies needed a lot of labor to trade

• The New England colonies needed a lot of labor to build ships

Why did Britain end Salutary Neglect?

• They needed the colonists to help pay for the French and Indian War

• They were losing money because the colonists were trading with other countries

• The new territory from the French and Indian War needed more British help to settle

• Colonists continued to get in fights with Native Americans

Britain sent more troops to the colonies after the French and Indian War to collect taxes because

• The colonies were starting to want independence

• The new territory was too large to control

• The British and the colonists were getting along

• France was fighting to gain back the land they lost in the French and Indian War

What is the goal of mercantilism?

• To gain the most wealth through gold, silver, and colonies

• To transport as many slaves as possible to the Americas

• To gain the most influence by taking over other European countries

• To trade with as many other countries as possible

What is the term for the journey that slaves took from Africa to the Americas?

• Middle Passage

• Triangular Trade

• Trans-Atlantic Trade

• Southern Passage

What was the first written constitution in the colonies?

• Mayflower Compact

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• House of Burgesses

• Articles of Confederation

The Mayflower Compact and the Puritan's town hall meetings are examples of ______________.

• Representative democracy

• Direct democracy (majority rule)

What was the deadliest war in Colonial American history?

• Pequot War

• King Philip's War

• Revolutionary War

• French and Indian War