Colonial America Sem Exam Prep 2022

Which of the following factors led to the development of representative government in the colonies?

Select TWO correct answers.

• England appointed royal officials to make sure the colonists remained loyal to England

• Colonists had been allowed to rule themselves with little interference (salutary neglect) from the king.

• The colonies were too far away to enforce British laws efficiently

• England believed that the colonies should have the same rights as citizens in England

In the early days of the colonies, a belief in these (natural) rights helped lead to -

• the abolishment of indentured servitude

• the implementation of the mercantile system

• the growth of representative government

• the establishment of royal courts

Which physical characteristics made these economic activities in New England possible?

Shipbuilding

Fishing

Fur trapping & trading

Lumber milling

• dense forests

• natural harbors

• swift rivers

• all of the above

What contributed to the use and spread of slavery in the thirteen colonies?

• The production of cash crops

• Free slave labor in textile factories

• Wealth from the slave trade

Match the following

• Because the Southern colonies depended on labor intensive cash crop agriculture-

• They exported agricultural goods

• Because the Mid-Atlantic colonies depended on farming & had rich, fertile soil-

• They used slave labor

• Because the New England colonies depended on shipbuildig & had excellent harbors-

• They exported dried fish

During the colonial period, what was one difference between slave labor in the North and slave labor in the South?

• Slaves in the North worked in gold mines

• Slaves in the North worked in cash-crop production

• Slaves in the North worked in trade-related jobs

• Slaves in the North worked as craftsmen on plantations

What is the main reason English Puritans settled in North America during the 17th Century?

• Escape religious persecution

• Establish new businesses

• Discover precious metals

• flee from warfare

What was the INITIAL reason many European explorers sailed to the Americas?

• To form military alliances

• To find new trade routes to Asia

• To spread Christianity to Africa

• To find a new source of cheap labor

Which factor most contributed to the creation of these documents:

The Mayflower Compact

The charter for the Virginia House of Burgesses

The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• The economic system of mercantilism

• The doctrine of the Church of England

• The distance of the colonies from Great Britain

• The opportunity for trade with American Indians

How did geography influence the early economic development of New York, Boston, and Charleston?

• Natural harbors provided access to markets

• Long coastlines offered abundant natural resources