Chapter 4- Life in the Colonies

Which region (s) focused on shipping, fishing, and shipbuilding?

• Southern

• New England

• New England and Middle

• New England and Southern

Read the passage. Then answer the question.

Many colonists came to the English colonies in North America to escape religious

persecution. Yet, freedom to express other beliefs was not usually tolerated. The Puritans

banished those who did not practice their religion in the same way. Catholics were not

welcome in many colonies, but Lord Baltimore, being Catholic himself, welcomed Catholics

in Maryland but not other religions. Many Anglicans settled in Virginia, where Catholics were

not welcome. William Penn was a Quaker, and he opened up Pennsylvania to all people of

all religions.

Which Conclusion can you draw about religious tolerance based on the text?

• The Puritans were the least tolerant

• The Quakers were the most tolerant

• The Catholics were the least tolerant

• The Anglicans were the most tolerant

Write one word or phrase from the word box on the lines.

The _______ and the __________ are examples of the development of democratic ideas in the 13th colonies.

• meetinghouse, House of Burgesses

• assembly, Parliament

• meetinghouse, Parliament

• assembly, House of Burgesses

Read the passage below. Then answer the question.

The geography of the colonial regions affected their economic development. Because of its

location and climate, the economy of the New England Colonies was centered on shipping,

shipbuilding, whale hunting, and trade. In the Middle Colonies, shipbuilding, shipping, and

trade were also important. The geography of this region also supported the cultivation of

wheat. The Southern Colonies relied heavily on agriculture because of the climate and soil.

Timber was an available resource in all three colonial regions, but shipbuilding was not as

important in the Southern Colonies because of the dominance of agriculture.

Which of the following is a detail that supports the main idea of the passage?

• Colonists in the Middle Colonies cultivated wheat.

• Whale hunting was a key economic activity in New England.

• Shipbuilding was important in the Middle and New England Colonies.

• The Southern Colonies relied on farming because of the climate and soil.

Which goods traveled east in the triangular trade?

• enslaved Africans, gold, iron products

• tools, tea, clothing, other manufactured goods

• timber, grain, tobacco, rice, rum, iron products

• grain, meat, fish, sugar, molasses, enslaved Africans

Read the question. Write your answer on the line.

This economic idea was popular in the 1600s and 1700s. It supported the idea that

countries benefited from trade when they exported more than they imported.

The idea described is called __________.

• triangular trade

• importation

• mercantilism

• proclamation

How did the Great Awakening change colonists’ views about the church?

• They changed their view that the church and state should be united.

• They moved away from looking to the church as an authority figure.

• They thought that the church had abandoned them to spread new ideas.

• They lost faith in their religion and searched for other spiritual opportunities.

Which crops were key cash crops grown in the southern colonies that caused planters to

want more enslaved Africans?

• rice and indigo

• tobacco and wheat

• cotton and rice

• cotton and wheat

Which conclusion can you draw about enslaved Africans in the northern colonies?

• They attended school to learn how to read and write.

• They worked mainly on plantations to cultivate cash crops.

• They performed a variety of jobs in the city or in the country.

• They outnumbered enslaved Africans in the southern colonies.

Which of these examples are ways that enslaved Africans resisted slavery?

• blended their African culture with American culture

• refused to speak English to avoid having to do work

• wrote slave narratives about the horrific experiences of slaves

• used songs to send secret messages to other enslaved Africans