Bailey Colonies Review

1. Why were the majority of the colonies founded?

• for glory

• For economic and religious reasons

• for trade

What natural resource contributed most to New England's shipbuilding industry?

• Oceans

• Moutains

• Forests

• Lumber

What was the economy of the southern colonies based on?

• farming cash crops

• farming livestock

• fishing

• shipbuilding

What is the purpose of Mercantilism?

• to trade goods

• increase the settlers control in the colonies

• increase trade and wealth for the mother country

• to start the practice of slavery

What did the Pilgrims agree to when signing the Mayflower compact?

• They agreed to farm the land

• The agreed to Thanksgiving

• They agreed to get along with the Indians

• They agreed to make laws

The House of Burgesses was the first...

• settlement in the Americas

• law making assembly in the colonies

• shipbuilding company in the colonies

• colony to follow rules

What is an area of land with similar characteristics?

• A mountain

• A region

• A state

• A continent

What geographic factor influenced the location of early colonies?

• Access to water

• lots of jobs

• religious memberships

• mild climate

What did Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams have in common?

• They started representative governments

• They believed in religious toleration (freedom)

• They believed in equality for Natives

• They supported Mercantilism (making England rich)

Which colonial region would be most profitable to grow rice and indigo (cash crops)

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

• Northern