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Test Description: Colonial Settlement
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Colonists in the Middle Colonies were able to produce larger harvests than colonists in New England because-
A
the slave trade was banned in the colonies
B
fertile soils and a milder climate benefited farmers in the Middle Colonies
C
wheat was the major cash crop
D
indentured servants helped promote industry in the South
2) The House of Burgesses was important because it-
A
made a large difference in colonial life in a short period of time
B
wrote laws for all of the colonies
C
was the first official meeting of colonists
D
was the first representative assembly in America
3) Because of the long winters and the thin, rocky soil, settlers in the New England Colonies were forced to practice-
A
subsistence farming
B
large-scale farming
C
plantation agriculture
D
tenant farming
4) Democracy and self-government grew during the American colonial period primarily because-
A
most colonists believed they had the right to be free
B
England wanted America to become independent
C
the government of England was very unstable
D
the English government required it
5) Why did large-scale farming develop in the Southern Colonies?
A
rich soil and a warm climate allowed harvests of cash crops
B
cultural diversity in the South promoted industry
C
most settlers were farmers
D
tobacco became the principal crop
6) The Jamestown settlers saved their colony by planting
A
tobacco
B
wheat
C
maize
D
cotton
7) Protestants who wanted to leave and found their own churches were called
A
Puritans
B
Separatists
C
Anglicans
D
Protestant reformers
8) Which colony was created so debtors and poor people could start over?
A
Georgia
B
Carolina
C
Delaware
D
Maryland
9) The type of farming practiced in New England was
A
cash crop
B
subsistence
C
backwater
D
Tidewater
10) How did England view its North American colonies?
A
as an economic drain
B
as a place to put criminals
C
as a land of savages
D
as an economic resource
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