5th Grade SOL Review Quiz 3

What was a common characteristic of large landowners in the American colonies?

• Lived predominately in the North

• Relied on paid workers for labor

• Had no education

• Engaged in farming

Which group of colonial people worked as craftsmen in towns and on plantations?

• Farmers

• Artisans

• Merchants

• Indentured servants

What were white women mainly responsible for in the colonies?

• Buying and selling goods

• Working as craftsmen

• Serving as caretakers and house-workers

• Owning and inheriting land

In the colonies, who were men and women who worked without pay for the person who paid for their passage?

• Artisans

• White women

• Indentured servants

• Free African Americans

What was a key characteristic of enslaved African Americans in the colonies?

• Were captured in Europe and sold into slavery

• Worked as landowners

• Were born into slavery

• Had the same rights as free citizens

What type of control did Great Britain impose over colonial trade?

• No restrictions

• Strict control

How did the colonies trade with Great Britain?

• Traded manufactured goods for raw materials

• Imposed taxes on British goods

• Traded raw materials for British goods

• Refused to trade

When did Great Britain begin taxing the colonies?

• Before the French and Indian War

• After the colonies gained independence

• After the American Revolution

• After the French and Indian War

What was a key difference between free African Americans and enslaved African Americans in the colonies?

• Free African Americans could not own land

• Enslaved African Americans were paid for their work

• Free African Americans had limited economic freedom

• Enslaved African Americans could vote

How were indentured servants different from enslaved African Americans in the colonies?

• Indentured servants could work for pay and were free after their contract ended

• Enslaved African Americans could own land and inherit property

• Indentured servants were captured and sold into slavery

• Enslaved African Americans had control over their labor