Unit 1 Re-test

What was the Southern Colonies economy based on?

• A. Fur Trading

• B. Cash Crops

• C. Textiles

• D. Shipbuilding

Which option best completes the table?

• Coal Mining

• Plantation Farming

• Cattle Ranching

• Textile Manufacturing

Which of the following was the FIRST European country to colonize in the Americas?

• England

• Spain

• Dutch

• France

Which of the following describes New England Colonies economy?

• Maritime trade and shipbuilding

• Coal mining and industrialization

• Plantation farming of cash crops

• Book making and education

What was the name of the government used by the Pilgrims in the Plymouth colony?

• Mayflower Compact

• Treaty of Greenville

• The Act of Toleration

• The Magna Carta

The Middle and Southern Colonies relied on trade to survive. What geographic (land) feature helped them with trade?

• Rivers

• Plains

• Mountains

• Lakes

Which colony is being described in the passage as welcoming to many different groups of people?

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• New England Colonies

Which of the following best defines the massive transfer of people, plants, animals, goods, and disease from Europe to the Americas as a result of exploration?

• Columbian Exchange

• Triangular Trade

• Mercantilism

• Colonization

Which nation colonized parts of Canada, the Ohio River Valley and Louisiana for the fur trade?

• France

• England

• Spain

Which of the following BEST defines the economic system where a Mother Country (England) relies on ts colonies to become wealthy and powerful?

• Mercantilism

• Columbian Exchange

• Colonization

• Capitalism