Colonial Economy Question Preview (ID: 48814)


This Quiz Reviews The Ways Colonial Citizens Made A Living. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

Most settlers in the Southern Colonies made their living by
a) selling items
b) farming
c) raising cattle
d) I have no idea

Most Southern Colony settlers made their living in agriculture because
a) of the rich soil and warm climate
b) it was difficult to grow crops
c) there was very little rainfall in the South
d) I have no idea

In New England, most farmers practiced _________farming, growing just enough to meet the needs of their own families.
a) available
b) group
c) subsistence
d) I have no idea

There were many small businesses in the New England colonies, and skilled craftspeople were called
a) artisans
b) debtors
c) I have no idea
d) convicts

There were many sawmills spread throughout the _____________ _______colonies
a) Middle
b) Southern
c) New England
d) I have no idea

Most people in the Middle Colonies were
a) congressmen
b) farmers
c) I dont know
d) police officers

The ________ Colonies contained 2 of the largest port cities, New York and Philadelphia.
a) Southern
b) Middle
c) bordering
d) New England

Cash crops were popular in the
a) New England Colonies
b) Southern Colonies
c) Middle Colonies
d) I have no idea

An example of an artisan is
a) a blacksmith
b) debtor
c) convict
d) traveler

True or False: Northern coastal cities served as centers for the colonial shipping trade.
a) False
b) True
c)
d)

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