The 13 Colonies Unit Quiz

What are debtors?

• People who owe money to others

• People who lend money to others

• People who save money

• People who invest money

What does the term 'debt' refer to?

• Money owed

• Money earned

• Money saved

• Money invested

What are cash crops?

• Plants grown for sale or profit

• Plants grown for personal use

• Plants grown for decoration

• Plants grown for research

What is democracy?

• Government by the people, for the people

• Government by a single ruler

• Government by the military

• Government by the wealthy

What is the frontier?

• The land west of the Appalachian Mountains

• The land east of the Appalachian Mountains

• The land in the middle of the Appalachian Mountains

• The land in the southern part of North America

What is indigo?

• A plant that can produce blue dye

• A plant that can produce red dye

• A plant that can produce yellow dye

• A plant that can produce green dye

What are plantations?

• Very large farms that require many workers

• Small farms that produce crops for personal use

• Farms that produce crops for decoration

• Farms that produce crops for research

What are subsistence farms?

• Farms that produce just enough food to meet the needs of the family or local town

• Farms that produce crops for sale or profit

• Farms that produce crops for decoration

• Farms that produce crops for research

What is triangular trade?

• Trading routes that have three stops

• Trading routes that have two stops

• Trading routes that have four stops

• Trading routes that have five stops

What is mercantilism?

• An economic system in which a country makes money, or profit, from resources in their colonies

• An economic system in which a country gives money to their colonies

• An economic system in which a country does not make any profit from their colonies

• An economic system in which a country does not have any colonies