Colonia Era Test Review

Under which economic system did Britain profit during the Colonial era?

• Mercantilism

• Salutary Neglect

• Columbian Exchange

Match the following colonies with their primary economic source.

• Agriculture

• Middle Colonies

• Agriculture, trade, and business

• Southern Colonies

• Trade and business

• New England

Due to beginning as a Dutch colony, the ​ (a)   colonies were more religiously diverse than others.

• Middle
• New England
• Southern

The greatest conflict between colonists and American Indians was over ____.

Which event caused colonists to begin to challenge traditional authority?

• The Great Awakening

• The Navigation Acts

• Salutary Neglect

• The Middle Passage

Which was an early example of self-governance in the colonies?

• Spiritual revivals of the Great Awakening

• Relaxed laws during Salutary Neglect

• Rules written in the Mayflower Compact

• Producing raw materials for Britain

Which BEST describes the American colonies?

• Ethnically and Culturally diverse

• Only English settlers allowed

• No tolerance of other religions

• Depended solely on agriculture

What are TWO contributions of Africans to American culture during the colonial era?

• Architecture

• Foods

• Weapons

• Literature

Not enforcing laws led to American colonials feeling greater independence. This policy of less restrictions by Prime Minister Robert Walpole is known as __________________.

• Mercantilism

• Democracy

• Salutary Neglect

• American Exceptionalism

Choose which route was known as the Middle Passage in the transatlantic trade.