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U3 Colonial Development Test Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False: Rights such as life or liberty that a person is born with is NOT natural rights

a)

True

b)

False

2.

A wide variety of people or things.

a)

Diversity

b)

Monotonous

c)

Natural Rights

3.

TRUE or FALSE: Religious Freedom is having the ability to practice your religion without government interference.

a)

False

b)

True

4.

______ a series of laws passed by the English Parliament to protect English shipping by restricting the transport of goods to and from the English Colonies.

a)

Triangular Trade

b)

Magna Carta

c)

The Silk Road

d)

Navigation Acts

5.

Under the Navigation Acts, where did all European goods bound for the American colonies go first?

a)

Boston

b)

England

c)

New York

d)

West Indies

6.

Under the Navigation Acts, what happened to European goods shipped to the colonies?

a)

They were first delivered to England, where they were inspected

b)

They went to Caribbean ports first, where most of them were sold

c)

they were shipped to New York or Boston because it was illegal to ship to other cities

d)

They were sold immediately because the demand was so high

7.

What synonyms would be used to define TOLERANCE?

a)

resistance

sensitive

angry

b)

acceptance

willingness

endurance

c)

closed off

bias

unfair

d)

prejudice

slavery

struggle

8.

A person trained in a skill or labor.

a)

Quaker

b)

Artisan

c)

Puritans

d)

Debtor

9.

Navigation Acts

a)

A person or company who sells goods/products (merchandise)

b)

In: goods coming into a country

c)

Exit: goods going out of a country (selling)

d)

The specific laws passed by England to control the trade

10.

How did merchants in the American colonies react to British trade laws, like the Navigation Acts and the Molasses Act?

a)

They ignored British trade laws and smuggled goods.

b)

They obeyed British trade laws, even though they disagreed with the laws.

c)

They used guerrilla warfare against the British Army.

d)

They declared independence from Britain and wrote the Constitution.

11.

In the 1700s, New Englanders engaged in global trade. What term do historians use for the trade routes that New England merchants used to trade large quantities of codfish, sugarcane, rum & slaves with the Caribbean Islands & West Africa?

a)

Navigation Acts

b)

Triangular trade

c)

The Middle Passage

d)

The Great Migration

12.

Based on this notice, what was the main reason immigrants were willing to enter into years of indentured servitude in British North America?

a)

They faced harsh punishments for petty criminal acts.

b)

They believed they could eventually prosper in the colonies.

c)

They could immediately pay off the debt they owed to colonial sponsors.

d)

They were facing severe hardship as a result of the Great Famine.

13.

John Locke said your rights are natural, meaning:

a)

You get them from a King

b)

You get them from the government

c)

You get them when you are born

d)

You get them from your family

14.

Why did the Colonies develop different economically?

a)

Politics

b)

Geography

c)

Social Reasons

d)

Religious Reasons

15.
Eliza Lucas Pinckney is most known as the inventor of the cotton gin.
a)
True
b)
False
16.

The definition of mercantilism is

a)

an economic system where the colonies benefit the mother country

b)

a government system where merchants have all the power

c)

a religious system where people can buy their way into heaven

d)

a social system that regards merchants as an important role

17.
In 1620, the Mayflower Compact was created to promote ________________ within Plymouth.
a)
a representative assembly
b)
peace and harmony
c)
self-expression
d)
self-government
18.
In the Colonial Era, developments such as the New England town meetings and the establishment of the Virginia House of Burgesses represented
a)
colonial attempts to build a strong national government
b)
efforts by the British to strengthen their control over the colonies
c)
steps in the growth of representative democracy
d)
early social reform movements
19.

What was the British policy of salutary neglect towards their colonies?

a)

A system of high taxes on nearly all goods to enrich the British monarch

b)

A system where the British mostly ignored their colonies and let them rule themselves (turned their back)

c)

A policy of severe punishment for anyone not following British laws or not paying taxes

d)

The granting of independence to anyone who wants it

20.

The main reason that Britain taxed the colonists was to

a)

give raises to all of the soldiers

b)

cover the cost of settling other lands

c)

pay the debt they had because of war

d)

provide extra money for supplies sent to the colonies

21.

During the early to mid-1700s, the British policy of salutary neglect toward the American colonies contributed to

a)

a decline in colonial maufacturing

b)

the decline of slavery in the northern colonies

c)

a decrease in French and Spanish influence in North America

d)

the development of independent colonial trade practices

22.

What aspect of South Carolina's colonial government was directly influenced by Barbadian practices?

a)

Religious tolerance policies

b)

Slave codes

c)

Trade regulations (rules)

d)

Property Rights

23.

How did Barbadian influence affect South Carolina's social structure?

a)

It created a more egalitarian society

b)

It encouraged small family farms

c)

It established a rigid class system

d)

It promoted religious diversity

24.

Which of the following were "Pull Factors" that encouraged settlers to move (migrate) to the Carolina Colony? (Pick 2)

a)

The silver and gold deposits to mine

b)

The headright system

c)

To settle in colony that was primarily Puritan

d)

To seek more land & new opportunities

25.

Which group was primarily responsible for collecting quitrents in the colonies?

a)

The British Parliament

b)

Native American tribal leaders

c)

The Port Authority

d)

Proprietors or colonial landowners

26.

Under the Fundamental Constitution, what title was given to the hereditary landowners who held the most power?

a)

Governor

b)

Plantation Manager

c)

Lord Proprietor

d)

Colonial Master

27.

Why would the Fundamental Constitution of Carolina be considered a "Pull Factor"?

a)

The promise of land to the Native Americans

b)

The promise of titles and power to all settlers

c)

The promise of plantations and slaves to all settlers

d)

The promise of religious freedom and other natural rights

28.

Place these events from colonial South Carolina history in chronological order.

a)

Regulators enforce law and order in the South Carolina backcountry

b)

SC assembly creates sheriffs, courts, jails for the backcountry

c)

SC assembly creates townships in the backcountry

d)

Thousands of settlers move to the South Carolina backcountry

1)
2)
3)
4)
29.

Which map shows the shaded region where wealth and power was concentrated in colonial South Carolina because of rice and indigo plantations?

a)

b)

c)

d)

30.

Choose all the correct reasons (there are three) for the tension between the Lowcountry and the Backcountry.

a)

The Backcountry controlled most of the wealth and political power.

b)

The Backcountry had a lack of representation in the colonial assembly.

c)

There were ethnic and religious differences between the two regions.

d)

Wealth and power was concentrated in the Lowcountry.

31.

What was the main purpose of the Regulator Movement?

a)

to promote random violence

b)

to provide law and order

c)

to overthrow the colonial govt.

d)

to take control of the assembly

32.

What helped end the Regulator Movement in the Up Country?

a)

the passage of the Church Act making the Anglican Church the official church of South Carolina.

b)

the start of the Yemassee War which caused the colonists to fight the Native Americans rather than each other.

c)

the ruling by the governor to allow the French Hugenots citizenship rights including the right to vote.

d)

the passage of the Circuit Court Act which established courthouses and sheriff's offices throughout South Carolina.

33.

What was (were) the goal(s) of the Regulator Movement that occurred in the South Carolina Back Country? (Select 2)

a)

to promote trade with the Native Americans

b)

to enforce the British trade regulations on the colonies

c)

to provide law and order on the frontier

d)

to encourage farmers to grow more cash crops

e)

to gain more political representation in the General Assembly

34.

What condition resulted in the rise of the Regulator Movement in South Carolina?

a)

Objections to the quartering of British troops led South Carolina to form its own independent militia.

b)

Attacks by Native Americans on Low Country plantations led the wealthy to hire their own private armies.

c)

A lack of law enforcement in the Back Country led citizens to establish their own system of vigilante justice.

d)

Anger over the trade regulations set by the Lord Proprietors led the colonists to overthrow the governor and elect their own leader.

35.

Which statement describes a result of the Revolution of 1719?

a)
South Carolina was divided into two colonies.
b)
South Carolina became a royal colony.
c)
South Carolina adopted a unicameral legislature.
d)
South Carolina overthrew the royal governor.
36.

Match the following colony types with the corresponding definition.

a)

Royal Colonies

1.

Under direct control of the crown through a bicameral process.

b)

Proprietary Colonies

2.

Organized by a person to whom the king made a grant of land. Operated via a unicameral system.

c)

Charter Colonies

3.

Organized by colonists themselves. They were self-governing and using a bicameral system.

37.

Match the following

a)

This person led experiments with indigo, finding a strain that would grow in Carolina.

1.

Eliza Lucas Pinckney

b)

This person's was born in Africa, captured in Africa, and forced into slavery. They purchased their freedom and wrote and autobiography.

2.

Olaudah Equiano

c)

This was the most influential Lord Proprietor in setting up the Carolina Colony and co-wrote the Fundamental Constitution of the Carolinas.

3.

Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper

38.

The Lords Proprietors were able to do which of the following?

a)

Build forts and castles

b)

Grant titles of nobility

c)

Collect Taxes

d)

All of the above

39.

True or False: Carolina stretched from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Choose the three things settlers were promised...

a)

Free Land (Headright System)

b)

Religious Freedom

c)

Ways to make money

d)

A say in the government

41.

Why did South Carolina become a royal colony?

a)

SC felt neglected by the Proprietors

b)

The Proprietors no longer wanted SC

c)

Felt the Proprietors were too strict

d)

Felt they would make more money as a royal colony

42.

In general, which group had the right to vote during the colonial times?

a)

white men owning land

b)

women

c)

Native Americans

d)

White men

43.

Which groups of people did SC settlers have to worry about getting attacked by?


Check all (3) that apply.

a)

Pirates

b)

Spanish

c)

Native Americans

d)

Lords Proprietors

44.

With what do you best associate Eliza Lucas Pinckney?

a)

Cotton

b)

Indigo

c)

Naval Stores

d)

Rice

45.

How did the Lords Proprietors respond to the Indian attacks?

a)

They did nothing

b)

They sent an army to attack the Indians

c)

They made the Indians leave Carolina

d)

They sent the Indians poisoned food

46.

Once S.C. became a royal colony, rice planters ___________________

a)

had to send their rice directly to England

b)

were able to trade more with other countries and make a greater profit

c)

got more and more in debt

d)

went out of business

47.

Why was indigo such a valuable product?

a)

Bright color dyes were hard to find in nature, so indigo was in high demand, and sold for high prices.

b)

It was an antidote for the Copperhead and Cottonmouth snake bites that they were important to cure slaves .

c)

Indigo was a cheap food source that filled the slaves up quickly, so planters bought large quantities.

d)

All answers are correct

48.

Why was rice not a good for ALL of Carolina which led Carolina to find a 2nd cash crop?

a)

It could only be grown in the clay soil of the Piedmont.

b)

It had to be grown close to the ocean because the humidity helped the rice not dry too soon.

c)

It could only be grown along coastal rivers near the ocean because tides were used to flood the fields.

d)

African slaves were not allowed anywhere but in the up country and they were only ones who knew how to grow the rice.

49.

Where did much of the information & skills about how to grow rice come from?

a)

The English had been growing rice in England, so they already had prior knowledge.

b)

The Native Americans had grown rice for years and showed them how to grow it on high land.

c)

They read old African guide books that were sent by the King of Africa.

d)

The African slaves brought their knowledge of rice growing over with them from West Africa.

50.
The majority of slaves that were brought to the American colonies were brought to...
a)
Work on plantations
b)
Work on the railroad
c)
Work building houses
d)
Work building ships
51.
The part of the slave’s journey aboard the ship between Africa and the American colonies was known as the _________________  _________________
a)
Triangular Trade Route
b)
Middle Passage
c)
Northwest Passage
d)
Bermuda Triangle
52.

What continents did the Atlantic Slave Trade include?

a)

North America, South America, and Brazil

b)

North America, South America, Europe, and Africa

c)

North America, Europe, and Africa

d)

South America, Asia, and Europe

53.

What were the new crops grown in the colonies that demanded slave labor?

a)

Indigo, rice, cotton, tobacco

b)

Sugar cane, cotton, wheat, rice

c)

Cotton, wheat, corn, indigo

d)

Cotton, corn, indigo, sugar cane

54.
What was the ship captain's MAIN goal?
a)
Pack ships full for more money
b)
Invest in quality food for slaves
c)
Navigating a direct route for a fast trip
d)
Having enough life boats in case of storms
55.

What happened when the ships arrived in the New World?

a)

Slaves were sold and then manufactured goods were bought.

b)

Slaves were sold at an auction and then they bought raw materials.

c)

The raw materials were traded for Slaves.

d)

Cotton, sugar, spices, rum and tobacco were bought.

56.

Ships left Europe loaded with....

a)

Slaves

b)

Raw Goods

c)

Manufactured goods

d)

Tools

57.

Why were Africans captured and forced to work in the Americas?

a)
to share riches and wealth with them
b)
to provide more workers for the plantations
c)
to give them diseases
d)
to spread Christianity
58.
 The Regulator Movement was a reaction to the lack of law in:
a)
Charles town and low country
b)
Camden and the piedmont
c)
Beaufort
d)
the Up Country and frontier.
59.

Match the following terms and definition

a)

English philosopher who heavily influenced the Age of Enlightenment through his theory of natural rights, arguing that people are born with basic rights to "life, liberty, and property".

1.

John Locke

b)

The idea that all humans are born with rights, which include the right to life, liberty, and property.

2.

Natural Rights

c)

A ruling class made up of wealthy planters who held great influence over a society's political, economic, and cultural life

3.

Plantocracy

d)

Rich, fertile soil that is made up of about equal parts of clay, sand, and silt

4.

Loam

e)

Items produced from raw materials using labor and investment resources

5.

Manufactured Goods

60.

Match the terms to the definitions

a)

Materials used to build and maintain ships, such as tar, pitch, rosin, and turpentine

1.

Naval Stores

b)

Heavy material placed low in a vessel to improve its stability

2.

Ballast

c)

Cash crop which enriched the Carolina Colony. The skill to cultivate rice originated in West Africa.

3.

Carolina Gold (rice)

d)

In the traditional “foundation” story of Carolina rice, a storm-damaged ship from this location in 1685 sailed into Charleston for repairs. The English ship captain gave some rice seeds to a Charleston doctor, and the Carolina colony's rice industry supposedly grew from them.

4.

Madagascar

e)

A colorless oil made from pine sap, a traditional naval store used to waterproof wooden ships and sailing vessels

5.

Turpentine