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Colonial America Unit Review
Test Description: Colonial America Unit Review
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1) How did Africans contribute to the development of the English colonies?
A
Learning to read and write
B
Dancing
C
Sharing their agricultural experiences in growing rice and a variety of other skills
D
Making drums
2) Which of the following describes the New England colonies?
A
So much wheat it was known as the breadbasket of the colonies
B
Warm climate, fertile soil good for farming
C
Long, wide rivers for transporting goods
D
Thick woods, waters rich in fish and whales, known for ship building
3) What is an indentured servant?
A
A person who works for a certain amount of time then becomes free
B
An artisan or apprentice
C
A plantation owner
D
A ship captain on the Triangular Trade
4) Within the Triangular Trade Route, African slaves were shipped across the Atlantic Ocean to the colonies. This journey was unpleasant because the Africans were not allowed to eat, move, or use the bathroom. What was this part of the journey called?
A
Columbian Exchange
B
Middle Passage
C
Great Migration
D
Northwest Passage
5) Which is a difference between indentured servants and slaves?
A
Slaves' journey to the new world was paid for in exchange for work; indentured servants' had to pay for their journey
B
Indentured servants worked for rich land owners; slaves worked for poor land owners
C
Freedom was granted to indenture servants and slaves after five years of work
D
Indentured servants were granted freedom after a certain amount of time; slaves continued to work for no pay
6) Which of the following was NOT cash crop of the Southern colonies?
A
Indigo
B
Wheat
C
Cotton
D
Tobacco
7) Why were the Middle Colonies known as the breadbasket colonies?
A
They grew and shipped wheat to other colonies.
B
They baked bread to send to other colonies.
C
They made baskets for bread to send to other colonies.
D
They created a new type of wheat that no one had ever heard of
8) Which colonies sold tobacco as a cash crop?
A
New England Colonies
B
Spanish Colonies
C
Middle Colonies
D
Southern Colonies
9) What was the Columbian Exchange?
A
The journey of bringing Africans as slaves to the colonies
B
The route that explorers took to reach the West Indies
C
The trading of crops between the North American colonies
D
The exchange between Eastern and Western Hemispheres
10) Negative effects of the Columbian Exchange included:
A
Slaves being sold at auctions
B
Spread of diseases
C
Terrible traveling conditions for Africans
D
Indentured servants not surviving the trips to North America
11) Which colonies settled in modern-day Florida and southwestern parts of North America? Their explorations were motivated by the search for gold.
A
Spanish Colonies
B
New England Colonies
C
Middle Colonies
D
French Colonies
12) Which colonies were eventually forced out by the English in the areas of New Jersey and New York?
A
Dutch Colonies
B
Spanish Colonies
C
Middle Colonies
D
French Colonies
13) Which colonies settled in Quebec (Canada) and traded furs with the Native Americans?
A
Spanish Colonies
B
Dutch Colonies
C
French colonies
D
English Colonies
14) Which colony exported rice, tobacco, and indigo?
A
Spanish Colonies
B
Southern Colonies
C
New England Colonies
D
Middle Colonies
15) Which colony had thick, rocky soil and a cold climate? This region exported lumber to build ships.
A
Spanish Colonies
B
Southern Colonies
C
New England Colonies
D
Middle Colonies
16) All colonies were ruled by whom?
A
The president
B
The legislative branch
C
The executive branch
D
Their mother country
17) What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?
A
Washington, DC
B
Charleston, South Carolina
C
Jamestown, Virginia
D
Richmond, Virginia
18) Who did the English use as slaves before indentured servants and Africans?
A
Europeans
B
They did the work themselves
C
Other colonists
D
Native Americans
19) What happened to Africans once they were unloaded off the ship on their journey to North America?
A
They were given food, bath, and a place to stay
B
They were sold at auctions
C
They chose the master they wanted to work for
D
They were given time to look for a house to purchase
20) Which war was fought over the lush, fertile land of the Ohio River Valley?
A
Civil War
B
Revolutionary War
C
Cold War
D
French and Indian War
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