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Colonial Government, Economy, And Society.
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What was the geography of the New England colonies?
a) Desert plains
b) Warm, fertile soil, wide rivers
c) Cold, rocky soil, natural harbors
d) Rugged mountains
What is the geography of the middle colonies?
a) Warm, fertile soil, natural harbors
b) Cold, rocky soil, natural harbors
c) Desert plains
d) Rugged mountains
What is the geography of the southern colonies?
a) Desert plains
b) Rugged mountains
c) Warm, fertile soil, no natural harbors
d) Cold, rocky soil, natural harbors
What is the economy of the New England colonies?
a) Growing wheat crops, shipping, industry
b) Plantation agriculture of cash crops
c) Timber, shipping, industry, manufacturing
d) Harvesting naval stores from pine trees
What is the economy of the middle colonies?
a) Growing wheat crops, shipping, industry
b) Plantation agriculture of cash crops
c) Timber, shipping, industry, manufacturing
d) Harvesting naval stores from pine trees
What was the economy of the southern colonies?
a) Growing wheat crops, shipping, industry
b) Plantation agriculture of cash crops
c) Timber, shipping, industry, manufacturing
d) Harvesting naval stores from pine trees
What was North Carolina's economy based around?
a) Naval stores and cash crops like tobacco
b) Mining gold and iron
c) Shipping and industry
d) Manufacturing and growing food crops
What was the first document that established government based on popular sovereignty in the colonies?
a) Mayflower Compact
b) Declaration of Independence
c) Fundamental Rights of Connecticut
d) House of Burgesses
Who had more control over the government in New England because the people paid to start the colony?
a) Colonial assembly
b) Royal Governor
c) Council
d) President
Who had more control over the government in the south because the king paid to start the colony?
a) Royal Governor
b) Colonial assembly
c) Council
d) President
Which colonial region used slavery due to grow cash crops on plantations?
a) West
b) Middle
c) New England
d) South
Which colonial region used indentured servants as laborers in industries, mining, and shipping?
a) New England and Middle
b) Middle and South
c) New England and South
d) South and West
Which colony split apart due to religious intolerance?
a) Georgia
b) Pennsylvania
c) Massachusetts
d) North Carolina
Which colony was founded to be the most religiously tolerant and thus became the most diverse?
a) Massachusetts
b) Georgia
c) Pennsylvania
d) North Carolina
Which colony was founded for criminals and to be a buffer from the Spanish in Florida?
a) Georgia
b) Pennsylvania
c) Massachusetts
d) North Carolina
When colonists elected members of the colonial assembly, which democratic ideal is being demonstrated?
a) Checks and balances
b) Republicanism
c) Popular sovereignty
d) Federalism
When colonial assemblies made laws for the colony, which democratic ideal is being demonstrated?
a) Republicanism
b) Popular sovereignty
c) Separation of powers
d) Federalism
In the 13 colonies, the Colonial Assembly made laws and the Royal Governor enforced them. What democratic ideal does this demonstrate?
a) Separation of powers
b) Federalism
c) Republicanism
d) Popular Sovereignty
Why were the New England colonies founded?
a) For profit and wealth
b) To experience glory and adventure
c) To seek religious freedom
d) To experiment a new economic system
Why were the middle and southern colonies founded?
a) For profit and wealth
b) To experience wealth and adventure
c) To seek religious freedom
d) To experiment with a new economic system
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