Test 2 The Colonies

A colony in which the king granted ownership to an individual or a group of private investors was known as what?

• Royal Colony

• Joint-stock Company

• Legislative Colony

• Proprietary Colony

Which colonial region was most known for plantations, large numbers of slaves, and the production of rice and tobacco?

• New England

• Southern

• Middle

• Atlantic

Tobacco and rice ca BEST be described as which of the following?

• Cash crops of the Southern Colonies

• Cash crops of the New England Colonies

• Stable crops of the Middle Colonies

• Crops raised in urban centers of commerce

1.     Which of the following BEST describes the economic differences between the Southern and New England Colonies?

• The Southern Colonies found it profitable to trade with other countries, whereas New England Colonies did not.

• Southern landowners sought to make large profits through manufacturing finished goods, whereas New Englanders sought to make profits on agricultural goods

• Southern landowners did not have to depend on trade as much as New Englanders did.

• The Southern Colonies relied on agricultural goods to a greater extent than did the New England Colonies, who relied more heavily on manufactured goods.

Which of the following would have MOST LIKELY come to North America seeking religious freedom?

• A Catholic missionary from Spain.

•    An Anglican minister from England.

•   A southern plantation owner.

• A Puritan.

In what way were the Middle Colonies and the Southern Colonies alike?

• Both regions were settled by Quakers

• Both regions’ economic prosperity was due to fertile fields.

• Both regions failed to attract a diverse grouping of settlers

• Both regions introduced a limited monarchy as their government

Which colonial region was the most diverse?

• The Middle Colonies.

• The Southern Colonies

• New England

• The Carolinas

“Their place in history is interesting. On one hand, they came to the New World to escape religious persecution, only to persecute those who disagreed with them. They even executed people for being ‘witches’. Yet, at the same time, they gave us the Mayflower Compact as a model of government and introduced public education to the colonies.”

• The Anglican Church.

• Members of a joint-stock company.

• The Puritans.

• The Quakers

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding African Americans in the Carolina colony?

• The first African Americans came to Charles Town as slaves in 1619.

• All African Americans in the colony were slaves, and it was illegal to free your slaves.

• African American slaves in South Carolina outnumbered free whites through most of the 1700s.

• Although African Americans could sometimes earn money, they were never allowed to buy their own freedom.

Why were enslaved Africans so important to building South Carolina’s economy?

• They knew how to herd cattle and grow rice.

• They knew how to build ships.

• They knew how to trade goods.

• They knew how to read and write English.