Unit 3 Review

What type of colony was heavily based on Agriculture?

• Northern Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

Answer explanation

The Southern Colonies heavily relied on agriculture for their economy.

True or False: Indentured Servitude offered passage to the New World in exchange for labor for a period of 2-7 Years

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Indentured Servitude offered passage to the New World in exchange for labor for a period of 2-7 years. This statement is true.

What jobs were available in the Middle Colonies?

• Skilled Labor

• Agriculture Only

• Household jobs

• Difficult manual labor

Answer explanation

The Middle Colonies offered skilled labor jobs, which required specialized skills and knowledge.

What document severed ties with the British?

• Olive Branch Petition

• List of Grievances

• Common Sense

• Declaration of Independence

Answer explanation

The document that severed ties with the British was the Declaration of Independence.

Why was the section about blaming King George for slavery cut out of the Declaration?

• It made Northerners Angry

• Southern Colonies would refuse to pass the Declaration

• Quakers opposed it

• It was never cut out.

Answer explanation

The section blaming King George for slavery was cut out of the Declaration because the Southern Colonies would refuse to pass it.

True or False: The first antislavery group was the Quakers

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The first antislavery group was indeed the Quakers.

True or False: The 3/5s Compromise counted enslaved laborers as a person

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The 3/5s Compromise did not count enslaved laborers as a person. The correct answer is False.

Which rebellion scared slave owners to enforce stricter rules upon slaves?

• Shay's Rebellion

• Stono Rebellion

• Revolutionary War

• None of the Above

Answer explanation

The Stono Rebellion scared slave owners to enforce stricter rules upon slaves. It was a significant slave uprising in colonial America.

Who was the first death in the Revolutionary War?

• Crispus Attucks

• Olaudah Equiano

• Phillis Wheatley

• Harry Washington

Answer explanation

Crispus Attucks was the first death in the Revolutionary War, making him the correct choice.

What did the Lord Dunmore Proclamation do?

• Added new states to the US

• Declared British rule over the Colonies

• Would offer freedom to slaves if they fought with the British

• Ended the Revolutionary War

Answer explanation

The Lord Dunmore Proclamation offered freedom to slaves if they fought with the British during the Revolutionary War.