Colonial America Flashcard-Section 1 Test

Front

Which geographical factor most significantly influenced the economic development of the Southern colonies in early America?

Back

Long growing season and fertile soil

Front

What economic system developed in New England due to poor farming conditions?

Back

Maritime trade and shipbuilding

Front

What experience most helped the American colonies develop a shared identity by 1754?

Back

Self-governance through colonial assemblies

Front

Which cash crop played a major role in shaping the Southern colonial economy?

Back

Tobacco

Front

Which founding principle was most evident in the establishment of the New England colonies?

Back

Religious freedom

Front

What was a key way in which the Middle colonies stood out compared to New England and the South?

Back

They were more ethnically and religiously diverse

Front

What economic pattern was observed in the Northern colonies by 1750?

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Diverse commercial and industrial development

Front

What factor most contributed to the development of different labor systems between North and South in early America?

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Geographic conditions

Front

By 1763, how were the councils in a group of towns in a distant land developing politically?

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Increasing local autonomy

Front

How do the new local government rules impact Kai's business development?

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They regulated trade to benefit the local government