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WorksheetsBuilding of the 13 Colonies Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is subsistence farming?
Farming for export
Farming for industrial use
Farming for personal needs
Farming for commercial purposes
What was the triangular trade?
Trade between the 13 colonies
Trade between North and South America
Trade between Europe and Asia
Trade between New England, the West Indies, and Africa
What is a cash crop?
A crop grown for medicinal purposes
A crop grown for personal use
A crop grown for animal feed
A crop grown for export or profit
What were the slave codes?
Laws that protected enslaved people
Laws that freed enslaved people
Laws that restricted enslaved people
Laws that regulated trade
What was the Albany Plan of Union?
A proposal for creating separate governments for each colony
A plan for agricultural development
A plan for military expansion
A proposal for creating one government for the 13 colonies
What is a speculator?
A person who invests in agriculture
A person who invests in healthcare
A person who invests in education
A person who invests in real estate
What does the term 'export' mean?
To bring a product into a country to be sold
To produce a good or service in the home country and sell it in another country
To consume a product domestically
To buy a product from another country
What were charter colonies?
Colonies owned by the British monarchy
Colonies established by a group of settlers with a royal charter
Colonies owned by private individuals with a royal charter
Colonies established by a group of settlers with a private charter
What were royal colonies?
Colonies owned by the British monarchy
Colonies established by a group of settlers with a royal charter
Colonies owned by private individuals with a royal charter
Colonies established by a group of settlers with a private charter
What was the Iroquois Confederacy?
A league of 5 tribes that was the strongest army in the colonies
A league of 13 tribes that was the strongest army in the colonies
A league of 13 tribes that was the weakest army in the colonies
A league of 5 tribes that was the weakest army in the colonies
What is an alliance?
An agreement to remain neutral
An agreement to go to war
An agreement to compete against each other
An agreement to work together for the same purpose
What is the middle passage?
The route between the 13 colonies for trade
The route between North and South America for trade
The route between Europe and Asia for trade
The route between the western ports of Africa to the Caribbean and southern U.S. that carried the slave trade
What is backcountry?
A colonial region along the Appalachian Mountains
A colonial region along the Mississippi River
A colonial region along the seacoast of Virginia and North Carolina
A colonial region along the Great Lakes
What is an overseer?
A person in charge of trade negotiations
A person in charge of slaves in the field
A person in charge of agricultural production
A person in charge of military operations
What is a militia?
Civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
Elite warriors from the Iroquois Confederacy
Professional soldiers in the regular army
Foreign mercenaries hired for military service
In which year did the Iroquois Confederacy form?
1600
1651
1570
1550
When did the English Bill of Rights get signed?
1754
1763
1689
1676
What year marked the peak of the Great Awakening?
1750
1700s
1740
1730
When did the French and Indian War begin?
1763
1765
1754
1748
In which year did the potato become the most popular food in Europe?
1748
1750
1765
1767
