Colonial America Review

All of the following were cash crops in the Southern Colonies except?

• wheat

• rice

• indigo

• tobacco

Which colonial region was the most diverse for having the greatest variety of people and cultures?

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• Backcountry Regions

What does fundamental mean?

• Unimportant or extra

• Difficult to understand

• Most important part.

• Optional

What colony printed pamphlets in numerous languages and distributed them to countries throughout Europe to attract settlers?

• Pennsylvania

• New York

• New Jersey

• Delaware

What was William Penn's goal for establishing the Pennsylvania colony?

• Penn was wanting to find gold to make the colony wealthy

• Penn wanted to create a colony in which people from different religious backgrounds could live peacefully.

• Penn was looking to create a colony where people could trade with each other peacefully.

• Penn was trying to convert others of different ethnic backgrounds to his Quaker beliefs.

The farming methods used by colonists in the Southern colonies were in contrast to those used in New England. Based on this sentence, what does "contrast" mean?

• A problem or difficulty

• Difference shown between things when compared.

• Similar

• Easy to understand.

The colonies in American kept accumulating people throughout the 1700s. Based on the sentence above what is the meaning of accumulating?

• Losing gradually

• Gathering or collecting more

• Moving away quickly

• Increasing in amount over time.

All of these are characteristics of the Southern colonies EXCEPT:

• Rich, fertile soil

• Hot, humid climate

• Grew mainly wheat

• Grew cash crops

All of these are characteristics of New England colonies EXCEPT:

• Fishing and shipbuilding industries

• Cold, long winters

• Accepted any religious group in their colonies

• Thin, rocky soil. Not good for farming

All of these are characteristics of the Middle colonies EXCEPT:

• Called the Breadbasket

• Cold, long winters

• Lowland soil and climate suited for crops like wheat

• Most diverse colony