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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
indentured servants helped promote industry in the South
B
fertile soils and a milder climate benefited farmers in the Middle Colonies
C
the slave trade was banned in the colonies
D
wheat was the major cash crop
2) The House of Burgesses was important because it-
A
made a large difference in colonial life in a short period of time
B
was the first official meeting of colonists
C
wrote laws for all of the colonies
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
tenant farming
B
plantation agriculture
C
large-scale farming
D
subsistence farming
4) Democracy and self-government grew during the American colonial period primarily because-
A
the English government required it
B
England wanted America to become independent
C
most colonists believed they had the right to be free
D
the government of England was very unstable
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
tobacco became the principal crop
D
most settlers were farmers
6) The Jamestown settlers saved their colony by planting
A
maize
B
wheat
C
cotton
D
tobacco
7) Protestants who wanted to leave and found their own churches were called
A
Separatists
B
Protestant reformers
C
Anglicans
D
Puritans
8) Which colony was created so debtors and poor people could start over?
A
Georgia
B
Maryland
C
Delaware
D
Carolina
9) The type of farming practiced in New England was
A
cash crop
B
Tidewater
C
backwater
D
subsistence
10) How did England view its North American colonies?
A
as a land of savages
B
as a place to put criminals
C
as an economic drain
D
as an economic resource
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