8th Social Studies- The English Colonies

Whatever method a farmer chose, clearing land was a slow process. How many acres could the average man clear in a span of a year?

• 5

• 1 or 2

• 3 or 4

• 10

An __________ _______ is a person who agreed to work for a specific period of time in exchange for passage from Europe to the colonies.

A __________ ______ is a person who grows JUST enough food for his or her family's needs.

Which of the following was a factor that led to the rapid growth of slavery in the English Colonies?

• England's involvement in the slave trade made it easy to acquire slaves.

• The constant feuds with indigenous tribes.

• The witch trials

• All of the above

Which of the following was a factor that led to the rapid growth of slavery in the English colonies?

• King Phillip's War

• Subsistent farmers only growing enough food for their personal needs

• As England's economy improved, fewer Europeans were willing to become indentured servants.

• None of the above answers.

Clearing the land, tilling, planting, and harvesting the crops all required how much labor?

• years

• several days

• decades

• weeks and month

Indentured servants agreed to work for a specific period of time in exchange for payment of their passage from Europe to the English colonies, as well as which of the following?

• Food

• shelter

• clothing

• All of the above

The period of servitude for indentured servants could last anywhere from ________?

• 5-7 years

• 2 to ten years

• 4-7 years

• 4 to ten years

What did the contract indentured servants signed promise them?

• Tools,

  Seeds,

  Sometimes land,

  indentured servants of their own

• Tools,

  Seeds,

  Sometimes land

• Tools and seeds

• Tools,

  Seeds,

  land,

  passage for their families

Slave traders used loading plans to pack as many _______ ______ into the smallest space possible.