SS EOY Colonizing North America

The term"Middle Passage" was used to describe the route for transporting slaves. Which leg of the trade route was the Middle Passage?

• the route between Africa and the British colonies

• the route between the British colonies and Europe

• the route between Europe and Africa

• the route between the British colonies

The British colonies in North America transported raw materials to Europe in the triangle trade. Which list of items below would have been on a ship from the colonies to Europe?

• beads, textiles, and guns

• cotton, sugar cane, and tobacco

• guns, sugar cane, beads

• textiles, beads, and cotton

Why did the Quakers, Catholics, and the Puritans leave their hometowns to settle in the New World?

• to build a large farm on the open land

• to search for riches in the new world

• to join the growing fur trade

• to escape religious persecution

Which of the following was NOT a reason why Jamestown was a good place for the original colonists to build homes?

• because it had abundant natural resources

• because it was located near ocean trade routes

• because there was no danger from Native Americans

• because there was a lot of open land to build homes on

Why did Spanish settlers build St. Augustine?

• to form a religious colony

• to create a fur trading post

• to create a military stronghold

• to form a debtors' settlement

What goods were brought from Africa to the New World as part of the Triangular Trade?

• fur

• guns

• tobacco

• slaves

Why did the English settle in New England?

• to worship as they wanted

• to be free to form their own monarchy

• to take advantage of a long growing season

• to form trade relations with the Native American groups

Based on this map, which colony grew the most tobacco?

• Maryland

• New York

• North Carolina

• Massachusetts

Based on the map, in which state would one be most likely to find a rice mill?

• South Carolina

• New York

• Maine

• Delaware

With its rich, fertile soil and moderate climate, which of the following regions or colonies became known as "America's Breadbasket" due to its productions of grain and other food staples?

• the New England colonies

• the Middle colonies

• the Southern colonies

• the Georgia colony