Early English Colonies Quiz

What was the most common economic activity throughout the New England colonies?

• Mining
• Fishing
• Manufacturing

• Trade

What was England's first permanent settlement in the Americas?

• Roanoke
• Plymouth
• Salem
• Jamestown

What larger colony was Jamestown established in?

• Virginia
• New York
• Pennsylvania
• Maryland

a labor contract where a person agreed to work for a set amount of time without pay in exchange for something

• paid internship
• volunteer work
• temporary employment
• indentured servitude

the period of time when Britain left the colonies alone to solve their own problems

• Mercantilism
• Colonial independence
• Salutary neglect
• British oversight

Which colonial region became the most reliant on enslaved labor?

• Middle colonies

• New England colonies

• Western colonies
• Southern colonies

Which colonial region's economy was based almost entirely on cash crop farming?

• New England Colonies
• Middle Colonies
• Western Territories
• Southern Colonies

Which colonial region was heavily influenced by strict religious practices?

• Middle colonies
• West Indies colonies
• Southern colonies
• New England colonies

Which colonial region was known for being a "melting pot" due to its diversity?

• Western Colonies
• Middle Colonies
• New England Colonies
• Southern Colonies

The middle colonies' economy was primarily based on what?

• Farming

• Manufacturing

• Trade

• Fishing and whaling