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Colonial America Review
Test Description: 13 Colonies, Transatlantic Slave Trade, Mercantilism, First Great Awakening
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What was the purpose of the transatlantic slave trade?
A
to exchange goods and people between Europe, Africa, and the Americas
B
to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans for trade
C
to bring new animals into Europe to make trade easier
D
to create a trade route from America to Asia
2) Which of the following was NOT one of the colonial regions?
A
Northwestern
B
Southern
C
New England
D
Mid-Atlantic
3) Which correctly pairs a colonial region with its main economy?
A
Southern--shipbuilding, crops
B
Northwestern--crops and grains
C
New England--shipbuilding, fishing, lumber, trade
D
Mid-Atlantic--plantation agriculture
4) Which was the most diverse colonial region?
A
Southern
B
Mid-Atlantic
C
New England
D
Northwestern
5) Which was NOT a major factor contributing to the diverse population found in the Middle Colonies?
A
More land was mad available to immigrants and not just to the landed aristocracy.
B
More economic opportunities were available due to trade and navigable rivers.
C
More religious tolerance existed, especially among the Quaker colonies.
D
More African slaves were brought there due to large plantations.
6) Most early settlements in America were close to
A
rivers and bodies of water.
B
mountain ranges.
C
Native American tribes.
D
flat, open land.
7) Which of these caused clashes between early European settlers and Native Americans?
A
Native Americans believed the Europeans were angering their gods.
B
Europeans wanted the Native Americans to share their food with them.
C
Europeans wanted the Native Americans to convert to Christianity.
D
Native Americans believed the Europeans were hiding gold and silver from them.
8) The Mayflower Compact and House of Burgesses are early examples of
A
attempts at self-government.
B
ships that traveled along the Middle Passage.
C
new styles of housing.
D
methods of gathering food.
9) Which is not a goal of mercantilism?
A
to profit by exporting more than you import
B
to profit by importing more than you export
C
to gain raw materials from a colony
D
to expand a country's wealth and power
10) The economic activities of the English North American colonies during the 17th centuries could BEST be described as
A
agricultural in both north and south.
B
industrial in both north and south.
C
agricultural in the north, industrial in the south
D
agricultural in the south, industrial in the north
11) The Middle Passage referred to
A
the transportation of slaves from Africa to the New World.
B
the best route over the Rocky Mountains to get to California.
C
Lewis and Clark's expedition into the Louisiana Territory.
D
the creation of the Panama Canal in Central America.
12) Which of these BEST explains the reason for African slaves being brought into the British colonies in Southern North America in the 17th century?
A
Southern colonies refused to use Indians as forced labor.
B
The economy of Southern colonies needed unpaid labor to profit.
C
Industrial factories in the north did not need slave labor.
D
Northern colonial governments considered slavery immoral.
13) Enslaved Africans traded between 1607-1754 were commonly exchanged along which geographical routes?
A
from Africa to North and South America
B
from Africa to the Pacific region
C
from Africa to Europe
D
from Africa to southeast Asia
14) Which early religious group wanted to purify the church?
A
Methodists
B
Baptists
C
Catholics
D
Puritans
15) The differences in the economic development of the mid-Atlantic (Middle Colonies), New England, and Southern colonies can BEST be attributed to the
A
customs of the immigrants.
B
level of the education of their citizens.
C
geographic conditions there.
D
differences in their colonial governments.
16) Which of these was considered a MID-ATLANTIC Colony?
A
Delaware
B
Maryland
C
Virginia
D
New Hampshire
17) Which of these was considered a SOUTHERN colony?
A
Rhode Island
B
North Carolina
C
Pennsylvania
D
New York
18) Which of these was considered a NEW ENGLAND colony?
A
Pennsylvania
B
New Jersey
C
Virginia
D
Connecticut
19) Which preacher from Massachusetts is known for being a leader during the First Great Awakening?
A
Charles Finney
B
John Wesley
C
Nathan Webb
D
Jonathan Edwards
20) The Great Awakening was
A
a phrase used to justify the institution of slavery as being beneficial to African-Americans.
B
the spreading of the abolitionist movement in response to the Harriet Beecher Stowe novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin.
C
the movement to educate women in early colonial America for more active roles in raising children.
D
a series of religious revivals that swept across the American colonies in the middle of the 18th Century.
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