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WorksheetsColonial America Sem Exam Prep 2022
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which of the following factors led to the development of representative government in the colonies?
Select TWO correct answers.
England appointed royal officials to make sure the colonists remained loyal to England
Colonists had been allowed to rule themselves with little interference (salutary neglect) from the king.
The colonies were too far away to enforce British laws efficiently
England believed that the colonies should have the same rights as citizens in England
In the early days of the colonies, a belief in these (natural) rights helped lead to -
the abolishment of indentured servitude
the implementation of the mercantile system
the growth of representative government
the establishment of royal courts
Which physical characteristics made these economic activities in New England possible?
Shipbuilding
Fishing
Fur trapping & trading
Lumber milling
dense forests
natural harbors
swift rivers
all of the above
What contributed to the use and spread of slavery in the thirteen colonies?
The production of cash crops
Free slave labor in textile factories
Wealth from the slave trade
They used slave labor
Because the New England colonies depended on shipbuildig & had excellent harbors-
They exported dried fish
Because the Mid-Atlantic colonies depended on farming & had rich, fertile soil-
They exported agricultural goods
Because the Southern colonies depended on labor intensive cash crop agriculture-
During the colonial period, what was one difference between slave labor in the North and slave labor in the South?
Slaves in the North worked in gold mines
Slaves in the North worked in cash-crop production
Slaves in the North worked in trade-related jobs
Slaves in the North worked as craftsmen on plantations
What is the main reason English Puritans settled in North America during the 17th Century?
Escape religious persecution
Establish new businesses
Discover precious metals
flee from warfare
What was the INITIAL reason many European explorers sailed to the Americas?
To form military alliances
To find new trade routes to Asia
To spread Christianity to Africa
To find a new source of cheap labor
Which factor most contributed to the creation of these documents:
The Mayflower Compact
The charter for the Virginia House of Burgesses
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
The economic system of mercantilism
The doctrine of the Church of England
The distance of the colonies from Great Britain
The opportunity for trade with American Indians
How did geography influence the early economic development of New York, Boston, and Charleston?
Natural harbors provided access to markets
Long coastlines offered abundant natural resources
What was the primary cause of economic differences among the colonies in North America?
Tradition
Geography
Nationality
Religion
"As towns are established...along the rivers Savannah & Alatamaha, they will make such a barrier as will render the southern frontier of the British Colonies on the Contintnt of America safe from Indian and other nations"
What human geographic factor most likely prompted this observation by James Oglethorpe?
The Caribbean slave trade with British colonies
The Spanish land claims close to the British colonies
