US History 8: The Development of Colonial America: Mastery Test

Drag the tiles to the correct boxes to complete the pairs. Match the commercial activities of the colonies with the reasons they were adopted. --rocky soil and short growing season --fertile soil and longer growing season --warm climate and wet soil

1. The southern colonies had large indigo and rice plantations. --warm climate and wet soil 2.The New England colonies had small farms that produced crops for local use. --rocky soil and short growing season 3. The middle colonies grew large quantities of wheat and other grains. --fertile soil and longer growing season

Drag the tiles to the correct boxes to complete the pairs. Match the colonists with their contributions to society. --Peter Zenger --Benjamin Franklin --Eliza Lucas Pinckney

1. helped to increase colonial exports by successfully cultivating indigo --Eliza Lucas Pinckney 2.introduced public services such as the library and the post office --Benjamin Franklin 3. helped to establish freedom of the press in colonial America --Peter Zenger

Why did the colonists provide basic education for girls as well as boys? A. Protestant denominations wanted everyone to end slavery. B. Protestant denominations wanted everyone to participate in the government. C. Protestant denominations wanted everyone to be able to read the Bible. D. Protestant denominations wanted everyone to protest absolutism.

Protestant denominations wanted everyone to be able to read the Bible.

During Peter Zenger's trial, his lawyer, Andrew Hamilton, asked the prosecution to prove that Zenger had published false material. After the prosecution failed to do so, the jury acquitted Zenger of the charges of libel. How did this case help increase the freedom of the colonists? A. The colonists could criticize the government as long as they were speaking the truth. B. All colonists were now free to participate in the workings of the colonial legislature. C. The colonists were now free to speak or print any material without the fear of libel charges. D. The colonists were now free to challenge or reject the authority of any government official.

The colonists could criticize the government as long as they were speaking the truth.

How did the early colonists survive in their new land during the initial years? A. They migrated to the Caribbean when conditions became too harsh to grow food. B. They relied on England, which supplied food and all other resources for the first few years. C. They learned how to grow food and survive from the American Indians. D. They created large agricultural communities to grow food as soon as they arrived.

They learned how to grow food and survive from the American Indians.