Colonial Growth

Question 1

Which of the following terms is used to describe the route enslaved Africans were forced to take to the Americas?

Accepted Answer

middle passage

Question 2

According to the idea of Mercantilism, countries must _________________ to make a profit.

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export more than they import

Question 3

What was one impact of European exploration on Native Americans?

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diseases brought by Europeans killed many Natives

Question 4

William Bradford supported what?

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subsistence farming

Question 5

What is mercantilism?

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the belief that trade is profitable

Question 6

William Penn founded Pennsylvania on behalf of which religious group?

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Quakers

Question 7

What is another name for the transport of slaves to North America?

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Middle Passage

Question 8

John Winthrop believed that...

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the colonies should replicate European cities

Question 9

What were the Navigation Acts?

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English restrictions on colonial trade

Question 10

Protestants who LEFT the Anglican church

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Separatists

Question 11

Which is NOT a way African Americans contributed to Colonial America?

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boat styles

Question 12

Why was St. Augustine founded?

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The Spanish wanted to drive the French out.

Question 13

How did the climate in the New England colonies impact their economy?

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cold, harsh climate made farming difficult

Question 14

What geographic feature helped the middle colonies thrive as a seaport?

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Natural harbors

Question 15

What is an example of Mercantilism?

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Triangle Trade Routes

Question 16

How were conditions for slaves on slaves ships?

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disease spread easily and many died

Question 17

What are slave codes?

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rules to govern slaves

Question 18

Which colony was settled by people in debt to the English crown?

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Georgia

Question 19

Why did the French colonize North America?

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to trade furs with the Natives

Question 20

Why was the climate beneficial to the southern colonies?

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nutrient soil increased cash crop farming

Question 21

What type of products were being exported from Europe?

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Manufactured goods

Question 22

True or False? Slaves were not as abundant in the southern colonies.

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False

Question 23

What is the difference between a slave and an indentured servant?

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An indentured servant is temporary

Question 24

What was the first permanent English COLONY established in North America?

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Virginia

Question 25

What was the relationship like between the Natives and the Quakers?

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The Quakers were peaceful, living alongside the Natives

Question 26

How did colonists from Spain interact with the Natives?

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They adopted their lifestyle

Question 27

Why was cash crop farming the primary economic activity in the southern colonies?

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the warm nutrient soil made farming profitable

Question 28

Who were the puritans?

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a strict religious group, intolerant of other religions

Question 29

What happened as a result of the decline in indentured servants?

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slavery increased

Question 30

Why were the middle colonies nicknamed the "Bread Basket" colonies?

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Wheat was the primary cash crop, which is used to make bread

Question 31

Why did the Spanish colonize North America?

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wealth and to spread Christianity

Question 32

What is subsistence farming?

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growing just enough food to feed your family

Question 33

How did Native Americans contribute to Colonial America?

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agriculture techniques

Question 34

Who saved Jamestown with tobacco seeds and married Pocahontas?

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John Rolfe

Question 35

Why did Spain build forts in Florida and Texas?

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To combat French settlements around the Mississippi River.

Question 36

Which best describes the relationship between Spanish, French, and British in their colonization of the Americas?

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Colonization was a competition for resources

Question 37

What type of products were transferred from North America to Europe?

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raw materials

Question 38

Which colony had the greatest population by 1750?

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Virginia

Question 39

People from the Netherlands primarily settled in which region?

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New England Colonies

Question 40

What is the cargo being referred to in this primary source?

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slaves

Question 41

What religious group separated from the Pilgrims because they were more pure?

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Puritans

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