Colonial Foundations Practice

What was the main cause of Bacon's Rebellion?

• Political disagreements between the colonists and the French government.

• Religious tensions between different groups of colonists.

• Economic disparities between wealthy and poor colonists.

• Conflict over Native American land and trade toward the government of Jamestown

What is an indentured servant.

• Servants who agreed to go to the colonies and work 4-7 years to pay off the costs of the journey to America.

• A servant who wore dentures.

• Someone who was forced to work for life.

• Servants who owned land that they worked on and sold the crops they grew for profit.

Which heading best completes the partial outline

below?

I._______

A. Brought to colonies against their will

B. Endured brutal conditions

C. Provided labor for a successful

agricultural economy

D. Resisted attempts to eliminate their

culture

• Chinese Immigrants on the West Coast

• Enslaved Africans in the South

• Indentured Servants in New England

• Spanish Conquistadors in the Southeast

Who ruled the Thirteen Colonies?

• British Empire (KING GEORGE III)

• Native Americans

• France

• Spain

The geography of the Atlantic Coastal Plain most influenced the southern economy during the period from 1620 to 1865 because it

• promoted a plantation system of agriculture (FARMING)

• led to diversified manufacturing

• encouraged development of the railroad industry

• resulted in widespread mining of coal

River systems were important to the development of the United States because they

• allowed Americans to travel easily between the east coast and the west coast

• prevented foreign invasion of United States territory

• provided routes for shipping agricultural and manufacturing products

• made the southeast the major destination for immigrants

Which colony was the first successful English settlement in North America?

• Jamestown

• Roanoke Island

• Plymouth

• Mayflower

Based on the different relationships between Natives and Europeans, which TWO countries would best fit the illustration

• Spain

• Netherlands

• France

• British Empire

Historians would most often use this illustration to show what impact European colonization had on Native Americans?

• Disease

• Enslavement 

• Trade

• Religious Conversion

What is one conclusion that can be drawn from this chart? (NATIVE POPULATION DURING COLONIZATION)

• Native Americans’ population INCREASED during colonial times.

• Native Americans’ population was stagnant during colonial times.

• Native Americans’ population DECREASED during colonial times. 

• Native Americans’ fluctuated during colonial times