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Mercantilism And Trans-Atlantic Trade. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

English settlers began arriving in North America during...
a) the 1600s and early 1700s
b) the late 1700s
c) the early 1500s
d) the mid-1800s

There were religious, political and economic reasons as to why...
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

Mercantilism is the theory that...
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) ####

Resources that were important in colonial America included:
a) indigo, tobacco, and rice
b) citrus fruits
c) corn and wheat
d) cotton, peanuts, and peaches

Due to the Navigation Acts...
a) most colonial resources were shipped to England
b) no colonial resources were shipped to England
c) ###
d) ####

A part of the Navigation Acts was...
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 positive effect of the Navigation Acts was...
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

What is another name for trans-Atlantic trade?
a) triangular trade
b) mercantilism
c) the Middle Passage
d) ####

What happened in the Middle Passage?
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) ####

Indentured servants typically worked for a landowner for...
a) 4-7 years
b) at least 15 years
c) 6 months
d) 1-2 years

Who were indentured servants?
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.

The Navigation Acts...
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) ####

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