Social Studies: Colonization Quiz 3
Why did the London Company sponsor the Jamestown settlement?
The company hoped to be repaid in silver and gold from Jamestown.
Why would the ships from Africa be called death traps?
The conditions on the ships were deplorable.
Which of the following was NOT a problem of New England agriculture? Why would plantation life revolve around the master and his family?
The owners of the plantation had everyone at their disposal.
How did the Middle Colonies differ from the New England Colonies?
The soil was more fertile and the winters shorter in the Middle Colonies.
Why were natural waterways important to the Middle Colonies?
Waterways provided cheap transportation of goods.
New England's two most profitable industries were:
fishing and shipbuilding
What crop was grown by New England farmers that was used in the making of cloth?
flax
Which of the following was NOT a major product of New England?
flax
Plantation children might be instructed by the following:
indentured servant, the mother
is the plant from which blue dye is made.
indigo
Southerners enjoyed all of the following sports except:
lawn bowling
Select the three reasons that made the South a profitable farming and plantation region.
level, fertile soil, waterways, warm climate
Many Southern families participated in the following events except:
market day
The plantation included the following workshops except:
mill
Plantation residents included all of the following people except:
preachers
All of the following were surplus crops of the South except:
wheat
The main product of the Middle Colonies was:
wheat
Why did New England's industries have slow growth?
Colonies had little money to invest in industry.
What best describes an indentured servant?
Europeans who worked in exchange for their passage
What was the result of New England's fishing and shipbuilding industries?
Growth of whaling and transportation industries.
How did plantation owners provide for the growing demand of additional workers?
Indentured servants and slaves were used.
Who successfully planted tobacco at the Jamestown settlement?
John Rolfe
Why would the Middle Colonies be referred to as the bread basket?
NOT: Because they produced more agricultural products than any other regions
How did plantations adapt to their locations?
NOT: Being close to town made all goods readily available.
What do Britain and the West Indies have in common with New England?
New England exported most of their products to these countries.
Because of the shipbuilding industry, New England colonists were able to use the fishing banks off
Newfoundland
What best defines a tailor?
One who repairs or makes clothes to order.
The main port city of the Middle Colonies was:
Philadelphia
Which of the following is the correct description of New England farms?
Seasoned farmers who could amply provide for their family
What were the main export products of the Middle Colonies?
farm products
The main occupation of the Middle Colonies was .
farming
Why did some colonists become skilled craftsman in the Middle Colonies?
The strong economy provided more opportunities than farming.
Why did large plantation farms develop in the South?
Tobacco required a large growing space.
The master's home had all the following features except:
an inside kitchen
Which of the following areas was not importing food products from the middle colonies?
canada
The plantation waterway provided the following services except:
commercial fishing
Which of the following crops did the small farm owners in Carolina produce?
corn, wheat, flax, tobacco
What is the management of the money, materials, and resources of a government or community?
economy
Plantation families got together for the following events except:
exporting tobacco
