The Colonies and Their Founding - Week 12 Assessment

Life for women in the colonies was characterized by:

• freedom and independence

• strict societal roles and household responsibilities

• equal rights and opportunities

• political leadership and influence

What was used to form governments in the new colonies?

• investors

• religion

• charters

• democracy

What are cash crops?

• crops grown to feed a family

• crops grown to make money

• crops grown to provide food for a colony

• crops grown only for payment to the government

Which people were required or forced to work on farms in the colonies? Select ALL that apply.

• indentured servants

• enslaved people

• apprentices

• merchants

The Green section is the ___________________

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

The Blue section is the ___________________

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

The Red section is the ___________________

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

A(n) _____________ agreed to work in exchange for a favor from someone. They worked until they paid back the favor.

• Apprentice

• Indentured servant

• Enslaved person

• Woman

Why did the Puritans come to North America?

• for better jobs

• for more land

• for religious freedom

• for new natural resources

Which fact about the use of enslaved people is true?

• Enslaved labor became more used as plantations got bigger.

• Once enslaved, you were enslaved for your lifetime and every descendant's lifetime

• English Colonists brought African slaves to the New World

• All of these are true.