U.S. History - Unit 1 (SSUSH1a) Question Preview (ID: 59764)

a) They were Englishmen who could not afford the voyage to North America... and had to work off their debts.

b) They were African slaves who journeyed on the Middle Passage.

c) They owned large farms in the Southern colonies.

d) They operated industries in England.

a) 4-7 years

b) at least 15 years

c) 6 months

d) 1-2 years

a) triangular trade

b) mercantilism

c) the Middle Passage

d) ####

a) African slaves were sent to the Americas.

b) Manufactured goods from England were sent to Africa.

c) Raw materials from North America were sent to England.

d) ####

a) shipbuilding became a huge industry in the New England colonies

b) colonists made huge profits

c) colonists paid low prices for English manufactured goods

d) many huge industries developed across the colonies

a) all goods shipped to or from the American colonies had to be sent on English ships

b) all goods shipped to or from the American colonies had to be sent on French ships

c) ###

d) ####

a) indigo, tobacco, and rice

b) citrus fruits

c) corn and wheat

d) cotton, peanuts, and peaches

a) most colonial resources were shipped to England

b) no colonial resources were shipped to England

c) ###

d) ####

a) exports must be greater than imports

b) imports must be greater than exports

c) there must be a balance between imports and exports

d) ####

a) many English settlers migrated to North America

b) the slave trade ended in the colonies

c) the Trans-Atlantic trade failed

d) the English were not concerned about events in North America

a) the 1600s and early 1700s

b) the late 1700s

c) the early 1500s

d) the mid-1800s

a) were helpful to the English, but they were harmful to the colonists

b) were helpful to the colonists, but they were harmful to the English

c) ###

d) ####