VUS Quarter 1 Benchmark Study Guide

What did George Washington advocate for in his Farewell Address?

• Playing the field to gain the upper hand

• Neutrality

• World policing

• Making as many alliances as possible

True or False: When enslaved people were converted to Christianity, they were then freed.

• True

• False

Where could most early settlements be found?

• Near rivers and harbors

• Near mountains for protection

• Near large Native American settlements

• In low-lying areas

True or False: The Southern colonies had the highest number of enslaved people, even before the Revolutionary War.

• True

• False

Which statement is true of slavery in the colonies?

• Indentured servants were often poor people from Germany, Yugoslavia, and Russia

• Both the North and South relied equally on enslaved labor

  
  

• Most Africans worked as indentured servants.

• All American colonies adopted slavery as their primary non-free labor system.

  
  

Where was the first permanent English settlement established?

• Philadelphia, PA

• Plymouth, MA

• Jamestown, VA

• Raleigh, NC

Which of the following were impacts of the Europeans on the American Indians in the New World? (multiple answers)

• brought death from disease

• conserved native resources.

• excessive violence led to decrease in population

• provided new crops and more nutrition.

What did the French do in the Americas that was different from the Spanish and the English?

• built large urban centers in their colonies. 

• did not send missionaries to the Americas.

• enslaved Native Americans. 

• took little land due to a lack of large-scale immigration. 

What major role did West Africans play in the European settlement of the Americas?

• They introduced tobacco to the European settlers. 

• They supplied the firearms needed to fight with American Indians. 

• They supplied the labor needed to cultivate cash crops. 

• They were the largest importers of American products. 

Why did Great Britain promote the policy of mercantilism in its colonies?

• ban all trade between the British colonies and North America.

• create an interdependence between the colonies and Britain. 

• promote colonial trade with France and Spain.

• restrict the importation of enslaved Africans.