1st Semester Review- 13 Colonies

What is the major industry of the New England Colonies?

• A. Cash Crops

• B. Metalwork

• C. Slavery

• D. Shipbuilding and Fishing

Which region relied mostly on cash crops to make their money?

• A. New England

• B. Middle Colonies

• C. Southern Colonies

• D. Backcountry

What region produced huge amounts of grain during  the colonial period?

• A. Middle  Colonies

• B. Southern Colonies

• C. New England Colonies

• D. Frontier region

Why were colonies like Massachusetts (Plymouth), Pennsylvania, and Maryland founded separately?

• A. for colonists to escape religious persecution

• B. to provide opportunities for debtors to relocate

• C. to earn profits from tobacco farming

• D. to experiment with representative government

Catholics immigrated to the Maryland colony in the 17th century primarily to...

• A. profit from natural resources

• B. avoid crop failures and famine

• C. produce cash crops and pay off debts

• D. escape religious persecution

Which statement best explains the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

• A. It limited the power of future colonial governments.

• B. It weakened th influence of religion in government

• C. It established a form of self-government based on social contract.

• D. It guaranteed liberties for colonists through local government.

Distance from Great Britain
Need for lawmaking structure
Traditional rights of Englishmen
All of these contributed to American colonists ...

• A. creating general councils to manage the colonies.

• B. experiencing strict control by Parliament.

• C. establishing their own representative institutions.

• D. appointing governors who reported to the king

From 1690 to 1760, Parliament and the king of England allowed colonists in America to exercise a great deal of control over local and regional matters. Historians describe this as 'salutary neglect'.
Which of the following happened as a result of this?

• A. The colonies developed a strong tradition of self-government.

• B. Many proprietary colonies were converted to royal colonies.

• C. The colonies refused to participate in a system of common defense.

• D. Many colonies sought economic aid from other countries.