The Colonies and Their Founding - Week 7 Test

A charter was a legal document that .

• gave the king all profits from the colony
• gave some profits to the American Indians for using the land

• gave the government the name of the colony

• gave the colonists the profits from trade

What three kinds of charters were given for colonies?

• public, private, and recreational

• proprietor, company, and royal

• profit, cash, and tax shelter

• private, punishment, and reward

The soil of the Middle Colonies was good for growing .

(a)  

What mountain range is a physical feature on the eastern coast of America?

• the Alps

• the Rocky Mountains

• the Appalachians

• the Cascades

How did the colonists create a market and profit for their charter?

• They built factories.

• They had large stores.

• They used enslaved labor.

• They used natural resources.

Anne Hutchinson was influential in creating what colony?

• Connecticut

• Rhode Island

• Georgia

• Pennsylvania

Homes were ready and waiting to be purchased and occupied in colonial America.

• True

• False

What is a workforce?

• the people who are not working

• the people who want to work

• the people who are available and doing work

• the people who are retired

Indentured servants were men and women whose journey from England to the colonies was paid by another person.

• True

• False

The colonies attracted people from .

(a)