CFA 6B

Who were the most powerful people in the American Colonies?

• Indentured Servants

• Large Landowners

• American Indians

• Artisans

Which of the following terms describes what Mr. Smith and his farm do for his family?

• His farm makes the family self-sufficient.

• His farm makes the family self-controlled.

• His farm makes the family travel to purchase goods.

• His farm makes the family rely on food from large plantations.

What was one impact on American Indians when colonists began settling in North America?

• Many died of diseases.

• Many grew cash crops.

• Many became large landowners.

• Many became indentured servants.

Who does this text MOST LIKELY describe in the colonies?

• an artisan

• a farmer

• a large landowner

• a woman

Which answer choice BEST describes the type of education most children experienced in the southern colonies?

•  They went to school every day.

• They went to England for school.

• They helped their families and never attended school.

• They worked on farms and sometimes went to school.

During the colonial period, why did more enslaved people and indentured servants live in the southern colonies than the other regions?

• The southern colonies needed more people to help with the fur trade.

• The southern colonies needed more workers for shipbuilding.

• The southern colonies needed more people to farm tobacco.

• The southern colonies needed more people to farm wheat.

Which colonial region is MOST LIKELY shown in the picture?

• the Arctic Colonies

• the Southern Colonies

• the Mid-Atlantic Colonies

• the New England Colonies

Why were large farms and plantations more common in the Southern Colonies than in the New England Colonies?

• The Southern Colonies’ rich soil was better for growing cash crops such as cotton.

• The weather was too rainy for crops to grow well in the New England Colonies.

• The rocky soil and cold weather helped cash crops grow in the Southern Colonies.

• The New England Colonies were far from the coast and could not ship crops overseas.

What natural resource allowed people in New England and Mid-Atlantic Colonies to build large ships?

• The trees found in the regions.

• The gold discovered by explorers.

• The cash crops grown on plantations.

• The large population of buffalo herds.

Which of the following is the most common job in the Mid-Atlantic Colonies?

• artisan

• hunter

• teacher

• whaler