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What commercial activities were most significant to the economy of colonial New England?
A. Trading, shipbuilding, and fishing
B. Tobacco, rice and indigo farming
What commercial activities were most significant to the economy of colonial New England?
A. Trading, shipbuilding, and fishing
B. Tobacco, rice and indigo farming
The first successful British colony in North America was
The first successful British colony in North America was
Which explorer opened the door to a new intercontinental exchange between North America and Europe?
Which explorer opened the door to a new intercontinental exchange between North America and Europe?
Which colony was established for the purpose of economic profit?
Which colony was established for the purpose of economic profit?
Tobacco and rice can best be described as which of the following?
A. Staple crop of the Southern
D. Crops raised in urban centers of commerce
Tobacco and rice can best be described as which of the following?
A. Staple crop of the Southern
D. Crops raised in urban centers of commerce
The first two European nations to explore and conquer portions of the Americas were ____________
C. The Netherlands and France.
The first two European nations to explore and conquer portions of the Americas were ____________
C. The Netherlands and France.
Europeans’ “discovery” of the New World led to which of the following?
A. Better living conditions for Native
B. An international exchange that most benefited Native Americans.
C. An international exchange that most benefited Europeans.
D. An international exchange that most benefited Native Americans and
Europeans’ “discovery” of the New World led to which of the following?
A. Better living conditions for Native
B. An international exchange that most benefited Native Americans.
C. An international exchange that most benefited Europeans.
D. An international exchange that most benefited Native Americans and
A. The Southern Colonies found it profitable to trade with other countries, whereas New
D. The Southern Colonies relied on the Atlantic
Ocean to a greater extent than did the New
Which of the following best describes the economic differences between the Southern and New England
Who of the following would have most likely come to
North America seeking religious freedom?
C. A southern plantation owner
Who of the following would have most likely come to North
America seeking religious freedom?
C. A southern plantation owner
Which of the following did colonial Boston, New York and
Philadelphia all have in common?
A. They were each located in the
B. They were each important centers of commerce and ports for shipping.
C. They were each originally settled by nations other than England.
D. They were each cities founded and built by the Puritans.
Which of the following did colonial Boston, New York and
Philadelphia all have in common?
A. They were each located in the
B. They were each important centers of commerce and ports for shipping.
C. They were each originally settled by nations other than England.
D. They were each cities founded and built by the Puritans.
Which colonial region was most diverse?
A. Middle Colonies
B. Southern Colonies
C. New England
D. The Carolinas
Which colonial region was most diverse?
A. Middle Colonies
B. Southern Colonies
C. New England
D. The Carolinas
Which of the following best describes the role of colonial women?
B. They were not permitted to own or administer property, nor were they ever allowed to hold jobs.
C. They did not enjoy as many rights as women in England.
Which of the following best describes the role of colonial women?
Which of the following statements is true regarding
African Americans in the English colonies
A. The first African Americans came to
Jamestown as slaves in the 1700’s.
B. All African Americans in the colonies were slaves.
C. African American slaves in South
Carolina outnumbered free whites through much of the 1700’s.
Which of the following statements is true regarding African
Americans in the English colonies
C. African American slaves in South
Carolina outnumbered free whites through much of the 1700’s.
Which explorer claimed the Great Lakes region for France?
A. Cook
B. Columbus
C. Cartier
D. Cabot
Which explorer claimed the Great Lakes region for France?
A. Cook
B. Columbus
C. Cartier
D. Cabot
The phrase “God, Gold, and Glory” refers to which of the following?
A. The Spanish motto that justified colonization
B. Motivations that led explorers to the New World
C. The reasons Native Americans rebelled against the Aztecs
D. A creed that described why Spain established missions
The phrase “God, Gold, and Glory” refers to which of the following?
A. The Spanish motto that justified colonization
B. Motivations that led explorers to the New World
C. The reasons Native Americans rebelled against the Aztecs
D. A creed that described why Spain established missions
A. North, West, East and South
A. North, West, East and South
What device did sailors use to predict storms?
