Fall APUSH Midterm Review

Virginia and the Carolinas were similar in that they were both

• economically dependent on the production of a cash crop

• proprietary colonies.

• founded as refuges for persecuted religious sects in England.

• able to live in peace with the Native Americans.

What best describes the British policy of “salutary neglect?”

• it allowed the colonies to develop their own political institutions and trade relationships.

• it led the American colonies to seek independence from England.

• it led to much discontent in the colonies which wanted closer ties to England.

• it allowed colonies to elect representatives to send to Parliament

The “headright” system, which made some people very wealthy, consisted of...

• using Indians as forced labor.

• giving land to indentured servants to get them to come to the New World.

• giving the right to acquire fifty acres of land to the person paying the passage of a laborer to America.

• discouraging the importation of indentured servants to America.

Which colonial region was most characterized by religious homogeneity and the migration of family units?

• Southern Colonies

• The Chesapeake

• New England

• The Middle Colonies

The development that brought 'corne' to the attention of botanists such as Gerard is best known as the

• Columbian Exchange

• encomienda system

• trans-Atlantic slave trade

• Enlightenment

Gerard’s description of 'corne' in the excerpt best reflects which of the following?

• Curiosity about American Indian ways of life

• Assumptions about the superiority of European culture

• Inability to find uses for North American crops

• Concerns about economic threats posed by North American imports

What was the purpose of Franklin's 'Join or Die' cartoon?

• Show the need to attend the Albany Congress and unify the colonies.

• Pressure Delaware and Georgia to join the Albany Congress.

• Get colonists to understand why the American Revolution needed to be fought.

• Persuade colonists to accept draft notices and fight in the French and Indian War.

Fill in the blank: The 'Join or Die' cartoon was published by Benjamin Franklin in the ________ Gazette on May 9, 1754.

• New York

• Pennsylvania

• Boston

• Virginia

What was a goal of Benjamin Franklin in 1754 as depicted in the 'Join, or Die' cartoon?

• achieve colonial unity and common defense against the French threat.

• propose independence of the colonies from Britain.

• declare war on the Iroquois tribe.

• prohibit New England and New York from trading with the French West Indies.

What was the primary message of the 'JOIN, or DIE.' political cartoon by Benjamin Franklin?

• To encourage unity among the colonies

• To promote independence from Britain

• To support the French in the war

• To criticize colonial governments.