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USHC Standard 1.1
USHC Standard 1.1
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U.S. History
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1
People who came to America to work for a specific number of years in exchange for their passage
Patrons
Slaves
sharecroppers
indentured servants
2
What type of farming took place in the New England Colonies?
Plantation farming
Subsistence farming
Slash and burn farming
Irrigation farming
3
Which of the following towns would have the most diversity during colonial times?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Charleston, South Carolina
Savannah, Georgia
Boston, Massachusetts
4
The British system of mercantilism was opposed by many American colonists because it
placed quotas on immigration
encouraged colonial manufarcturing
discouraged the export of raw materials to England
placed restrictions on trading
5
Which of the following would be considered a push factor for coming to Amer. in the early 1700s
business opportunities
overpopulation
opportunity to own land
stories of people getting rich
6
The main economic activities of the New England colonies were
mining and plantation farming
iron and lumber
agriculture and trading
shipbuilding and fishing
7
The ______ Colony's economy had cash crops such as tobacco and rice.
Middle
Southern
New Netherlands
New England
8
The Puritans founded which colony
Charlestown
Jamestown
New York
Plymouth
9
The middle colonies had more diverse lifestyles than the other two regions because
of the political systems that were set up
geography
climate
leaders were more tolerant of other ideas
10
African slavery was introduced to the Southern colonies because
the tobacco plantations required a large labor force
these areas needed to have new markets opened in Africa
85% of Europeans settlers returned to England within 1 year
raw materials and natural resources were scare in America
11
Puritans would most likely be found in
Jamestown, Virginia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Salem, Massachusetts
Savannah, Georgia
12
Which of the following was the first permanent English colony?
Roanoke
Jamestown
Plymouth
Charlestown
13
Which of the following would be considered a pull factor for coming to Amer. in the early 1700s
religious persecution
religious freedom
harsh working conditions
unemployment in England
14
a cash crop is one that is raised primarily for
sale
a colony's home country
food
a farmer's own use
15
Which of the following reason(s) explains why people migrated to America in the 17th century?
Religious freedom
to have an easier life
Economic opportunities
Both religious freedom and economic opportunities
16
Jamestown was a(n) ______ venture.
neither economic or religious
Religious
Economic
Both economic and religious
17
Which colonial region had the fewest public schools?
New England
Middle
Southern
Western
18
Which of the following colonial people were most likely to be educated?
Indentured Servants
Large landowners
Women
Slaves
19
Historians, traditionally divide the 13 colonies in which of the following
New England, Middle, Plantation
New England, Middle, Southern
North, West, East, and South
North, Middle, South
20
The _____ colonies economy had cash crops such as wheat and barley.
Both New England and Southern
New England
Southern
Middle
21
The ____ Colony's economy was based on fishing, whaling, and shipbuilding.
Middle
Southern
New England
New Netherlands
22
Which of the following terms best describes Puritan society?
social equality
dependent on slavery
separation of church and state
life centered on religion
23
What replaced the system of indentured servitude
Craftmen
Sharecropping
Bondsmen
Slavery
24
The triangular trade route connected the colonists in America with
England and Asia
South America and Africa
England and South America
England and Africa