Colonial America Quiz

What is subsistence farming?

• Growing crops for trade with Europe

• Growing cash crops for personal use

• Producing enough crops to meet the needs of their families

• Producing enough crops to sell for profit

What is a cash crop?

• A crop grown primarily for sale and profit

• A crop grown primarily for personal use

• A crop grown for trade with Africa

• A crop grown for trade with Europe

What is triangular trade?

• A trade system between Europe, Africa, and the Americas

• A trade system between Europe, Africa, and Antarctica

• A trade system between Europe, Africa, and Australia

• A trade system between Europe, Africa, and Asia

What are slave codes?

• Laws that protected the rights of enslaved individuals

• Laws that restricted the rights and freedoms of enslaved individuals

• Laws that granted freedom to enslaved individuals

• Laws that abolished slavery in the colonies

What is representative government?

• A government system where citizens directly make decisions and laws

• A government system where the ruler has absolute power

• A government system where elected representatives make decisions and laws on behalf of the people

• A government system where the military controls the government

What is mercantilism?

• An economic system where a country's wealth is measured by its agricultural production

• An economic system where a country's wealth is measured by the amount of gold and silver it possesses

• An economic system where a country's wealth is measured by its population

• An economic system where a country's wealth is measured by its natural resources

What does it mean to export goods?

• To produce goods for personal use

• To sell goods within the same country

• To send goods from one country to another for sale or trade

• To bring goods into a country for consumption or trade

What does it mean to import goods?

• To bring goods into a country for consumption or trade

• To send goods from one country to another for sale or trade

• To produce goods for personal use

• To sell goods within the same country

What is immigration?

• The act of moving to a new country to establish permanent residence

• The act of moving to a new country for education

• The act of moving to a new country temporarily for work

• The act of moving to a new country for vacation

What is an epidemic?

• The slow spread of a disease or illness affecting a large number of people

• The rapid spread of a disease or illness affecting a small number of people

• The rapid spread of a disease or illness affecting a large number of people

• The slow spread of a disease or illness affecting a small number of people