Chapter 4 Review
1. New England colonies were larger/smaller (circle one) than those in the Middle
colonies? 101
2. In New England, ____SUBSISTENCE___ farming was practiced. 101
3. All free men could vote for _COLONIAL____ legislators. 111
4. England viewed its North American colonies as an __ECONOMIC resource. 109
5. In the __SOUTHERN___ Colonies, backcountry settlers had small farms. 105
6. The French and Indian War was between whom? ____BRITISH_____ Vs
_____FRENCH & NATIVE AMERICANS 121
7. The most profitable cash crop in South Carolina and Georgia was __RICE__. 104
8. Unmarried women in the colonies could/could not run businesses and own
property. 113
9. To make money from trade, _ENGLAND_ needed to export more goods than it
imported. 109
10. What man exemplified (represented) the Enlightenment? BEN FRANKLIN 113
11. New York and Pennsylvania farmers grew _____CASH____ crops. 103
12. The use of ___ENSLAVED WORKERS_____ increased in colonies where hard
labor was required on large farms. 104
13. The __NAVIGATION ACTS__ angered colonists because they restricted trade.
109
14. Where did most of the German immigrants who came to America during the
colonial period settle? ___PENNSYLVANIA_ 104
15. Name the man that changed Britain’s fortune in the war with France? _WILLIAM
PITT__ 123
16. In the _SOUTHERN__ Colonies, the region of small farms was called the
backcountry. 105
17. What man (leader) recognized that British settlers threatened the Native Americans’
way of life? __CHIEF PONTIAC__ 125
18. The Seven Years’ War was between France and ___BRITAIN/ENGLAND______.
123
19. What is the name of the theory that says a nation’s power depends on expanding its
trade? ____MERCHANTILISM________ 109
20. A militia is a group of __CIVILIANS__- that are trained to fight in emergencies.
118
21. Where did the Southern rice field owners get their labor? 104 ENSLAVED
AFRICANS
22. The ___Treaty of Paris of 1763________ marked the end of power in North
America for France. 124
23. What proposal wanted to unite the 11 of the 13 American Colonies against the
French? __ALBANY PLAN OF UNION______ 119
24. What was the name of the religious revival that went through the colonies called?
____GREAT AWAKENING___ 111
25. Where was Edward Braddock sent to conquer the French? OHIO RIVER
VALLEY 122
26. What was the center of shipping trade in North America? NEW ENGLAND102
27. What was the name of the leg of the triangular trade route where enslaved Africans
were shipped to the West Indies? MIDDLE PASSAGE_ 102
28. What is the main cash crop in Georgia? RICE 104
29. The region of large Southern plantations is know as __TIDEWATER___ 105
30. What was the name of the powerful group of Native Americans _IROQUOIS
NATION__ 117
31. What were the laws that governed slaves called? SLAVE CODES_ 106
32. What document halted Westward expansion?
_PROCLAMATION OF 1763____ 132
33. What was the name of the 1st college in the United States? _HARVARD__ 113
34. What was the name of the famous Ottawa chief? _PONTIAC_ 125
35. William Pitt supervised the war effort from what country? ENGLAND 123
36. What plan called for one general government for all American colonies? ALBANY
PLAN OF GOVERNMENT_ 119
37. George Washington was sent to the Ohio country to tell the French that
they were trespassing on Great Britain’s territory. 118
38. The name of the Governor of Virginia who sent George Washington to the Ohio
Country. Dinwiddie 118
French Missionaries converted many Native Americans to Catholicism.
117
40. What land was gained by Great Britain in the early 1700’s? (3 pieces of land)117
39.
Nova Scotia, New Foundland, Hudson Bay Region
41. A small Ohio post established by George Washington was called 118 Ft
Necessity .
42. A French post on the Ohio River was called 118 Ft
Duquesne .
43. What law directed trade between England and the colonies? 109 Navigation
Acts
44. What people were allowed to vote in colonial America? 111 White men
who owned land
45. What led to the formation of many churches, especially in the Southern
backcountry? The Great Awakening 112
46. Which colonies had fertile soil and a mild climate? _Middle__
47. What colonies were the hubs of American shipping trade? _____NE___
48. What colonies had long winters and thin, rocky soil? ____NE_______
49. What colonies had rich soil and warm climate? ____S_______
50. What colonies practiced subsistence farming? ____NE______
51. What colonies had the tidewater region? __S___________
52. What is another name for the middle colonies? ____BREADBASKET_________