How did the Middle (Mid-Atlantic) colonies support their economy?

farming wheat (breadbasket), industry, trade

What is mercantilism?

colonies give materials to home country to be manufactured and sold back

What was the land and climate like in the Middle (Mid-Atlantic) Colonies?

fertile soil for farming with a mild climate

What was an effect for a country who had the most colonies in the New World?

They would be the richest and most powerful empire in the world.

Which of these is NOT true of the Middle Passage?

Very few people died on the trips across the Atlantic Ocean.

What was the land and climate like in the Southern Colonies?

rich soil, warm climate, plenty of rain

How did the Southern colonies support their economy?

mostly farming with plantations growing cash crops

What was the land and climate like in the New England Colonies?

thick, rocky soil and a cold climate

a group of territories that a country could control

Why was the Slave Code of 1740 created?

because with the population of slaves being higher, they feared a rebellion

How did the New England colonies support their economy?

exporting lumber, building ships for fishing & whale hunting

What was the Triangular Trade/Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade?

Europe to Africa, traded things for slaves, traded slaves in Americas

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Unit 1: Early Colonies

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1
How many original English colonies were there?
1
50
13
7
2
How did the Middle (Mid-Atlantic) colonies support their economy?
farming wheat (breadbasket), industry, trade
exporting lumber, building ships for fishing & whale hunting
the original country supplied all their money
mostly farming with plantations growing cash crops
3
Which of the following was NOT an impact on Native Americans due to colonization?
loss of land & resources, wars between tribes
diseases and death
new homes given to them
different ways of life
4
What is mercantilism?
a government system that allowed everyone to be merchants
a group of territories controlled by one ruler or government
colonies give materials to home country to be manufactured and sold back
a form of art that King George III studied in school
5
What was the land and climate like in the Middle (Mid-Atlantic) Colonies?
thick, rocky soil and a cold climate
rich soil, warm climate, plenty of rain
no soil, extremely cold, mostly ice
fertile soil for farming with a mild climate
6
What was an effect for a country who had the most colonies in the New World?
They would be the richest and most powerful empire in the world.
They would have the best land.
They would lose all their money.
They would win every war from then on.
7
Which of these is NOT true of the Middle Passage?
Very few people died on the trips across the Atlantic Ocean.
There were 100s of people & they only had a few feet of space each.
People were chained together & forced into dark holds of the ship.
They were given very little food and dirty water.
8
What was the land and climate like in the Southern Colonies?
fertile soil for farming with a mild climate
thick, rocky soil and a cold climate
no soil, extremely cold, mostly ice
rich soil, warm climate, plenty of rain
9
How did the Southern colonies support their economy?
the original country supplied all their money
exporting lumber, building ships for fishing & whale hunting
mostly farming with plantations growing cash crops
farming wheat (breadbasket), industry, trade
10
What was the land and climate like in the New England Colonies?
thick, rocky soil and a cold climate
fertile soil for farming with a mild climate
rich soil, warm climate, plenty of rain
no soil, extremely cold, mostly ice
11
How did enslaved Africans build SC's entire economy?
constructing buildings
all of the above
cultivating cash crops and raising livestock
running households
12
What were the 2 largest exports in Charles Town, SC that made them the richest city in America?
sugar cane and maple syrup
rice and indigo
rice and wheat
lumber and fish
13
What war was started when colonists built the town of Beaufort on Native American land?
The Chickasaw War
The Carolina War
The Cherokee War
The Yamassee War
14
What is an empire?
a place that Native Americans were made to live after taking their land
a group of territories that a country could control
a mini-colony where they needed no help from anyone
a government system with 3 branches
15
What was the name of the language/culture created by enslaved Africans from different backgrounds?
Cherokee
Puritan
Indigo
Gullah
16
Why was the Slave Code of 1740 created?
because they're mean and wanted to
so they could show England they could run their own colony alone
so they could free all their slaves
because with the population of slaves being higher, they feared a rebellion
17
Where was the main port of entry into America where almost half of all enslaved Africans came through?
Charles Town, South Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina
Savannah, Georgia
Cambridge, Massachusetts
18
What was the name of the largest slave revolt in the British colonies that began in SC?
The Slave Code of 1740
The Stono Rebellion
The American Revolution
The Yamassee War
19
How did the New England colonies support their economy?
the original country supplied all their money
exporting lumber, building ships for fishing & whale hunting
farming wheat (breadbasket), industry, trade
mostly farming with plantations growing cash crops
20
What was the Triangular Trade/Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade?
when slaves were traded across colonies in the Americas
Europe to Africa, traded things for slaves, traded slaves in Americas
when goods were purchased from other colonies using money
part of the trip where slaves were kept on a ship in horrific conditions

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