WorksheetsTest 2 The Colonies
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 15mins
A colony in which the king granted ownership to an individual or a group of private investors was known as what?
Royal Colony
Joint-stock Company
Legislative Colony
Proprietary Colony
Which colonial region was most known for plantations, large numbers of slaves, and the production of rice and tobacco?
New England
Southern
Middle
Atlantic
Tobacco and rice ca BEST be described as which of the following?
Cash crops of the Southern Colonies
Cash crops of the New England Colonies
Stable crops of the Middle Colonies
Crops raised in urban centers of commerce
1. Which of the following BEST describes the economic differences between the Southern and New England Colonies?
The Southern Colonies found it profitable to trade with other countries, whereas New England Colonies did not.
Southern landowners sought to make large profits through manufacturing finished goods, whereas New Englanders sought to make profits on agricultural goods
Southern landowners did not have to depend on trade as much as New Englanders did.
The Southern Colonies relied on agricultural goods to a greater extent than did the New England Colonies, who relied more heavily on manufactured goods.
Which of the following would have MOST LIKELY come to North America seeking religious freedom?
A Catholic missionary from Spain.
An Anglican minister from England.
A southern plantation owner.
A Puritan.
In what way were the Middle Colonies and the Southern Colonies alike?
Both regions were settled by Quakers
Both regions’ economic prosperity was due to fertile fields.
Both regions failed to attract a diverse grouping of settlers
Both regions introduced a limited monarchy as their government
Which colonial region was the most diverse?
The Middle Colonies.
The Southern Colonies
New England
The Carolinas
“Their place in history is interesting. On one hand, they came to the New World to escape religious persecution, only to persecute those who disagreed with them. They even executed people for being ‘witches’. Yet, at the same time, they gave us the Mayflower Compact as a model of government and introduced public education to the colonies.”
The Anglican Church.
Members of a joint-stock company.
The Puritans.
The Quakers
Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding African Americans in the Carolina colony?
The first African Americans came to Charles Town as slaves in 1619.
All African Americans in the colony were slaves, and it was illegal to free your slaves.
African American slaves in South Carolina outnumbered free whites through most of the 1700s.
Although African Americans could sometimes earn money, they were never allowed to buy their own freedom.
Why were enslaved Africans so important to building South Carolina’s economy?
They knew how to herd cattle and grow rice.
They knew how to build ships.
They knew how to trade goods.
They knew how to read and write English.
What did the Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina create that no other colony had?
A legislature
Nobility
A government
Colonial boundaries
What did people hope to accomplish through the Stono Rebellion?
The settlers wanted to be independent from Britain
Enslaved Africans wanted to escape to Florida
Native Americans wanted to get their land back
The French wanted to get control of the fur trade
How did the early settlers of South Carolina use natural resources to create wealth?
They captured slaves and put them to work
They drilled for oil and traded it with foreign nations
They took advantage of the soil and cultivated rice
They sold their lands to European nations
What effect did the slave trade have on South Carolina’s population?
The enslaved outnumbered the whites
Whites outnumbered the enslaved
Whites and enslaved were balanced
It made the total population go down
The Mayflower Compact helped to establish the:
Success of the Virginia Company
Idea of self-government and majority rule
Belief that all colonies should be ruled by the king
Manor system in which a few men owned land and others worked the land
Which group of words BEST describes colonial life in New England?
Fur trading, ship building, religious schools
Large plantations, slavery, tobacco
Farming, strict social classes, mining
Farming, royal colony, cash crops
The first settlers in South Carolina were Englishmen who emigrated from the British colony in Barbados. Other settlers came from what European nations?
France, Italy, Norway, Germany, Scotland, and Ireland
Spain, France, Italy, Portugal, Ireland, and Germany
France, Switzerland, Germany, Scotland, and Ireland
Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Austria, Italy, and France
Many European settlers, including French Huguenots, came to South Carolina seeking:
Gold and other precious metals
A better education
Religious freedom
A new monarchy
Originally the Lords Proprietors controlled the government through a governor and a Grand Council. Who had the least amount of representation in the Grand Council?
The representatives of the Lords Proprietors
The Carolina Elite
The Common people
The King’s Council
How did the headright system contribute to the growth of plantations in the Carolina colony?
Paying for his/her own passage, and the passage of others, allowed some settlers in South Carolina to acquire very large tracts of land on which they would establish plantations
Settlers received discounts on land when they bought in bulk
Settlers coming to the Carolina colony received cheaper rates on land when they brought more people over to the New World
Large groups of investors would buy large tracts of land on which they would develop plantations
Why were slaves critical to the plantation system?
They provided a cheap and dependable source of labor
They donated money to buy land and increase the size of their masters’ plantations
They were enthusiastic workers who had volunteered to work on plantations in order to gain passage to the New World
They worked to persuade the colonial governor to give more political power to plantation owners
What was the importance of the plantation system and slavery to the Carolina colony?
Because plantations were prevalent throughout the entire colony, the majority of settlers became very wealthy.
Slavery made the large plantations successful, which meant more money was available to distribute to the poorer populations
Slavery made the large plantations successful and the plantation owners very wealthy
Slavery created so many problems that the plantation system was abandoned and the settlers began to develop industry rather than continue farming
Which of the following was NOT a natural resource that contributed to the development of the plantation system?
Abundance of fertile land
Mild climate
Abundance of coal for fuel
Waterways
African Americans contributed in many ways to the developing culture of South Carolina. Which of the following is NOT an example of how African Americans played a role in shaping the colony’s culture?
The slaves would use the musical rhythms and songs from Africa to help sustain their work and their spirit.
Foods such as yams, which were introduced by African slaves, became a staple of the southern diet.
Gullah, a spoken language of shared African dialects, developed in the Sea Islands off the coast of South Carolina.
The governing styles slaves had in Africa influenced the developing political system in South Carolina
What were the origins of the African Americans who were brought to South Carolina as slaves?
Many were brought from England and the British Isles
Many were forced on the Middle Passage from the east and west coasts of Africa
Many were brought from Barbados or forced on the Middle Passage from the west coast of Africa
Many were brought from Barbados or forced on the Middle Passage from the east coast of Africa
What led to the growth of the African American population during the colonial period?
A dramatic increase in the smuggling of slaves into the colony.
Increased immigration of African citizens taking advantage of the land grants offered though the headright system
Increased birth rates among African American slaves
An increased need for slave labor caused by the development of cash crops and the plantation system
Over time, the flourishing slave trade created a population imbalance in the Carolina colony. What concerns were raised by the white population because of this imbalance?
Slaves outnumbered whites and raised concerns about controlling the slave population
Slaves outnumbered whites and raised concerns about government representation
Slaves outnumbered whites and raised concerns about diseases and healthcare
Slaves outnumbered whites and raised concerns about the lack of resources available to support the growing population
What is significant about the Stono Rebellion?
It resulted in greater freedoms for slaves
It resulted in the birth of the abolitionist movement in the colony
It increased white’s concerns about controlling slaves and led to the development of stricter Slave Codes
As the most devastating slave rebellion in the colony, it resulted in the banning of slavery in the colony
What impact did Slave Codes have on the slaveholders and their slaves?
They limited the number of slaves that could be owned by an individual in the colony
They limited the ways in which slaves could be sold and/or purchased
They established tighter control over the slaves, and punished slave owners who were cruel to their slaves
They were strict labor guidelines which introduced minimum age requirements for work in the fields
