USH Final Exam Review

Which statement best describes the early French presence in North America?

• French settlers founded the settlement of St. Augustine in Florida.

• French trappers and missionaries lived among Native Americans and treated them with respect.

• The French raised tobacco and sugarcane on large farms called plantations.

• French settlement in North America advanced more rapidly than Spanish settlement.

Select each reason why the Spanish conquistadors were able to gain control over the Aztec and Inca Empires and their wealth.

• The Spanish had weapons that the Aztec and Inca had never seen, as well as horses and large dogs.

• The Inca and Aztec Empires had been growing weak for many years.

• Native American leaders were not familiar with war.

• The Native Americans did not have immunity from diseases that the Spanish carried.

• Some Native Americans did not like their rulers and helped to overthrow them.

What was a result of King Philip’s War for the region’s Native Americans?

• They received a large land grant.

• They signed a treaty giving up their land.

• They lost their power in New England.

• They were able to slow down colonial settlement.

What were the two main reasons that colonists came to America from England and the Netherlands?

• To convert Native Americans to Christianity and establish centers of trade.

• To make profits from trade and find religious freedom.

• To find fertile land to farm and establish a democratic government.

• To force Spain to give up its colonies and establish ties with France.

Why were the colonies of Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire created?

• Because of the intolerance of the Puritans in Massachusetts.

• To replace the failed colony of Roanoke.

• To escape religious persecution in England.

• To fulfill the Charter of Privileges.

True or False: Middle colonies such as New York and New Jersey had very culturally diverse populations, composed of many different ethnic groups and religions.

• True

• False

Which of the following terms is used for the second leg of the route known as the triangular trade, which carried enslaved Africans to the Americas?

• Slave Codes

• Slave Passage

• Middle Passage

• African Passage

“Wanted – To go to Maryland, a blacksmith, young man unmarried, able to use a plow, axes, and to keep a horse. Will bind for five years and will meet with suitable encouragement”

Ads like this were common in the early colonies. What would someone who created an ad like this be looking for?

• An enslaved African

• A patroon

• A headright

• An indentured servant

Which statement accurately describes the type of agriculture practiced in each of the colonial regions?

• New England = plantation, Middle = subsistence, South = large-scale

• New England = subsistence, Middle = large-scale, South = plantation

• New England = large-scale, Middle = plantation, South = subsistence

• New England = subsistence, Middle = plantation, South = large-scale

What did the New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies have in common?

• Shipbuilding, fishing, and whaling were important industries in all three regions.

• In all three regions people were farmers.

• Manufacturing was a major industry in all three regions.

• Tobacco and rice were principal crops in all three regions.