Colonial America Review Question Preview (ID: 53139)


13 Colonies, Transatlantic Slave Trade, Mercantilism, First Great Awakening. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

What was the purpose of the transatlantic slave trade?
a) to exchange goods and people between Europe, Africa, and the Americas
b) to bring new animals into Europe to make trade easier
c) to create a trade route from America to Asia
d) to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans for trade

Which of the following was NOT one of the colonial regions?
a) New England
b) Mid-Atlantic
c) Northwestern
d) Southern

Which correctly pairs a colonial region with its main economy?
a) Mid-Atlantic--plantation agriculture
b) New England--shipbuilding, fishing, lumber, trade
c) Southern--shipbuilding, crops
d) Northwestern--crops and grains

Which was the most diverse colonial region?
a) New England
b) Mid-Atlantic
c) Southern
d) Northwestern

Which was NOT a major factor contributing to the diverse population found in the Middle Colonies?
a) More African slaves were brought there due to large plantations.
b) More religious tolerance existed, especially among the Quaker colonies.
c) More economic opportunities were available due to trade and navigable rivers.
d) More land was mad available to immigrants and not just to the landed aristocracy.

Most early settlements in America were close to
a) Native American tribes.
b) mountain ranges.
c) flat, open land.
d) rivers and bodies of water.

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.

The Mayflower Compact and House of Burgesses are early examples of
a) attempts at self-government.
b) new styles of housing.
c) methods of gathering food.
d) ships that traveled along the Middle Passage.

Which is not a goal of mercantilism?
a) to profit by exporting more than you import
b) to gain raw materials from a colony
c) to profit by importing more than you export
d) to expand a country's wealth and power

The economic activities of the English North American colonies during the 17th centuries could BEST be described as
a) industrial in both north and south.
b) agricultural in the south, industrial in the north
c) agricultural in both north and south.
d) agricultural in the north, industrial in the south

The Middle Passage referred to
a) the creation of the Panama Canal in Central America.
b) the transportation of slaves from Africa to the New World.
c) Lewis and Clark's expedition into the Louisiana Territory.
d) the best route over the Rocky Mountains to get to California.

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) The economy of Southern colonies needed unpaid labor to profit.
b) Northern colonial governments considered slavery immoral.
c) Southern colonies refused to use Indians as forced labor.
d) Industrial factories in the north did not need slave labor.

Enslaved Africans traded between 1607-1754 were commonly exchanged along which geographical routes?
a) from Africa to the Pacific region
b) from Africa to Europe
c) from Africa to North and South America
d) from Africa to southeast Asia

Which early religious group wanted to purify the church?
a) Baptists
b) Catholics
c) Methodists
d) Puritans

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.

Which of these was considered a MID-ATLANTIC Colony?
a) Delaware
b) Maryland
c) New Hampshire
d) Virginia

Which of these was considered a SOUTHERN colony?
a) North Carolina
b) Pennsylvania
c) New York
d) Rhode Island

Which of these was considered a NEW ENGLAND colony?
a) New Jersey
b) Connecticut
c) Pennsylvania
d) Virginia

Which preacher from Massachusetts is known for being a leader during the First Great Awakening?
a) Nathan Webb
b) John Wesley
c) Charles Finney
d) Jonathan Edwards

The Great Awakening was
a) a phrase used to justify the institution of slavery as being beneficial to African-Americans.
b) the movement to educate women in early colonial America for more active roles in raising children.
c) a series of religious revivals that swept across the American colonies in the middle of the 18th Century.
d) the spreading of the abolitionist movement in response to the Harriet Beecher Stowe novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Play Games with the Questions above at ReviewGameZone.com
To play games using the questions from above, visit ReviewGameZone.com and enter game ID number: 53139 in the upper right hand corner or click here.

TEACHERS / EDUCATORS
Log In
| Sign Up / Register