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Mercantilism

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is mercantilism?

a)

A system where a mother countries gains money and power from natural resources that come from its colonies.

b)

where colonies trade gold and silver with each other.

c)

Wars that start over money.

d)

Plantation colonies trading slaves for money.

2.

Which term means a good to sold another country?

a)

Import

b)

Export

3.
Wood, water, bricks, corn - are all from the earth. These are called: ____________.
a)
finished products
b)
mercantilism
c)
plants
d)
raw materials
4.

Smuggling means

a)

Trading good illegally

b)

Trading slaves

c)

Trading provisions

d)

None of these

5.

What was salutary neglect?

a)

Britain was strictly controlling the colonies

b)

Britain left the colonies to govern themselves

c)

Britain sent an army to the colonies

d)

Britain sold the colonies to France

6.

The trade pattern between the colonies, Africa, and Europe was called what?

a)

Middle Passage

b)

Navigation Acts

c)

Triangular Trade

d)

Columbian Exchange

7.

What was the goal of the Navigation Acts?

a)

To loosen up restrictions on the colonies

b)

To help people navigate the ocean

c)

To regulate trade so Europe could make more profit

d)

To sell the colonies to France

8.

What did the Restraining Acts do?

a)

Prevented the colonies from selling manufactured goods

b)

Prevented the colonies from selling raw materials

c)

Prevented the colonies from selling enslaved people

d)

Restrained Britain from selling the colonies to France

9.

Which of these was an effect of the Navigation Acts on the colonies?

a)

The colonies developed very little industry or manufacturing ability

b)

The economy was thriving due to selling manufactured goods

c)

A huge migration of humans took place

d)

There was a decrease in population due to the slave trade

10.

Which of these was an effect of the Navigation Acts on Africa?

a)

The colonies developed very little industry or manufacturing ability

b)

The economy was thriving due to selling manufactured goods

c)

Smuggling became common to resist trade rules

d)

There was a decrease in population due to the slave trade

11.

Which of these was an effect of the Navigation Acts on England?

a)

The colonies developed very little industry or manufacturing ability

b)

The economy was thriving due to selling manufactured goods

c)

Smuggling became common to resist trade rules

d)

There was a decrease in population due to the slave trade

12.

Which group benefited the most from Mercantilism?

a)

The colonies

b)

Africa

c)

England