Test Facts (10/8/14)

Question 0

Which can be categorized as an economic effect of early colonization in America-

A) french married into tribes
B) tobacco- cash crop that saved the colony
C) navigation acts to prohibit trade with other colonies
D) Native American land is taken for settlements

Answer 0

B- tobacco- cash crop that saved the colony

Question 1

What was the great awakening

Answer 1

A time when people began to realize that they needed to go back to church

Question 2

Which of the following best describes a political effect of early colonization in America?

A) fur trade and northwest passage
B) Native Americans killed
C) house of burgesses- 1st representative government
D) freedom from religious persecution

Answer 2

C- house of burgesses- 1st representative government

Question 3

Which statement represents the southern colonies?

A) my family has owned this plantation for years and the crops we grow are the best in the world
B) I know how to fish for whales the best , I do get tired from the long cold winter’s though
C) The trees I cut down are used for those giant ships that Hunt for whales and carry products back to England
D) I am a wheat farmer people love the bread I bake

Answer 3

A- my family has owned this plantation for years and the Crops we grow are the best in the world

Question 4

The fundamental orders of Connecticut and the Virginia House of burgesses contributed to…..
A) abuses by the British king
B) The growth of representative government
C) end to slavery in the colonies
D) religious tolerance

Answer 4

B- The growth of representative government

Question 5

How did geography influence the early economic development of the new England colonies?

A) abundant rainfall made farming difficult
B) there were no forests to provide timber
C) The soil was too Rocky and hard for successful agriculture
D) Coastal locations did not have the ability to fish

Answer 5

C- The soil was too Rocky and hard for successful agriculture

Question 6

Products that supported the southern economy were….

A) farming and fur trade
B) tobacco ,Rice and indigo
C)wheat, cattle and dairy goods
D) lumber ,ships and fish

Answer 6

B- tobacco ,Rice and indigo

Question 7

What contributed most directly to the middle colonies being called the breadbasket colonies?

A) baker’s escaping persecution in Holland settled in these colonies
B) large oak trees grew in the forest and were used for making baskets
C) these colonies grew large amounts of grain
D) manufactured baskets made from the abundant reeds growing along southern riverbanks were developed in these colonies

Answer 7

C- these colonies grew large amounts of grain

Question 8

The theory of Mercantilism can be best classified as which of the following?

A) political effect
B) social effect
C) primary source
D) economical effect

Answer 8

D- economical effect

Question 9

The Mayflower compact was written primarily to Establish….

A) principles of self-government for the new colony of Plymouth
B) A system of trade between colonies
C) strict military control over the colonists
D) A charter for a joint stock company in Jamestown

Answer 9

A- principles of self-government for the new colony of Plymouth