True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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New England farms were larger than those in the Middle Colonies.
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2.
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New York and Pennsylvania farmers grew cash crops.
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3.
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Most of the German immigrants who came to America during the colonial period
settled in what is now New York.
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4.
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South Carolina and Georgia had the fastest growing economies in the colonies
because of their large tobacco plantations.
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5.
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In the Southern Colonies, backcountry settlers had small farms.
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6.
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To make money from trade, England needed to export more goods than it
imported.
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7.
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Unmarried women in the colonies could not run businesses and own
property.
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8.
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The first public education law was passed in Pennsylvania.
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9.
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The French and Indian War was between France and Native Americans.
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10.
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Use of enslaved workers increased in colonies where hard labor was required on
large farms.
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11.
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The Navigation Acts angered the colonists because they restricted trade.
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12.
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All free men could vote for colonial legislators.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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13.
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The type of farming practiced in New England was
a. | subsistence. | c. | cash crop. | b. | Tidewater. | d. | backwater. |
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14.
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The type of farming practiced in New York was
a. | Tidewater. | c. | subsistence. | b. | cash crop. | d. | backwater. |
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15.
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The most profitable cash crop in South Carolina and Georgia was
a. | corn. | c. | rice. | b. | lumber. | d. | tobacco. |
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16.
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How did England view its North American colonies?
a. | as an economic drain | c. | as an economic resource | b. | as a land of
savages | d. | as a place to put
criminals |
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17.
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Who exemplified the Enlightenment?
a. | George Whitefield | c. | Jonathan Edwards | b. | George Washington | d. | Benjamin
Franklin |
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18.
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A group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies is called
a. | a militia. | c. | a confederacy. | b. | an army. | d. | a commando. |
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19.
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What proposal sought to unite the American colonies against the French?
a. | Albany Plan of Union | c. | United States Constitution | b. | Confederacy of
England | d. | Bill of
Rights |
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The Seven Years' War was a war between
a. | Spain and Britain. | c. | France and Native Americans. | b. | France and
Spain. | d. | France and
Britain. |
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21.
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Which leader recognized that British settlers threatened the Native
Americans' way of life?
a. | Buick | c. | Pontiac | b. | Detroit | d. | Ottawa |
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22.
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The religious revival that swept through the colonies was called the
a. | Enlightenment. | c. | Great Awakening. | b. | Great Migration. | d. | Catholic
Revolution. |
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23.
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The hub of the shipping trade in North America was in
a. | the Ohio River valley. | c. | North Carolina. | b. | New England. | d. | South Carolina. |
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24.
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Labor for the Southern rice fields was provided by
a. | enslaved Africans. | c. | children. | b. | paid workers. | d. | tenants. |
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25.
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In the Southern Colonies, the region of small farms was called the
a. | Tidewater. | c. | mountainous region. | b. | backcountry. | d. | coastal area. |
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26.
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What theory holds that a nation's power depended on expanding its
trade?
a. | mercantilism | c. | gold reserve | b. | trade | d. | expansion |
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27.
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What plan called for one general government for all the American
colonies?
a. | Iroquois Confederacy | c. | Bill of Rights | b. | Albany Plan of Union | d. | United States
Constitution |
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28.
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What British commander was sent to conquer the French in the Ohio Valley?
a. | Jonathan Edwards | c. | George Washington | b. | George Whitefield | d. | Edward Braddock |
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29.
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The Treaty of Paris marked the end of power in North America for
a. | Britain. | c. | France. | b. | Canada. | d. | Spain. |
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30.
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Which man changed Britain's fortune in the war with France?
a. | Edward Braddock | c. | Benjamin Franklin | b. | George Washington | d. | William Pitt |
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31.
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The leg of the triangular trade route in which enslaved Africans were shipped to
the West Indies was known as the
a. | Tidewater. | c. | First Leg. | b. | Slave Code. | d. | Middle Passage. |
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Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | William Pitt | d. | Tidewater | b. | Harvard | e. | slave codes | c. | Edward
Braddock |
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32.
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region of large Southern plantations
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33.
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laws that governed slaves
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34.
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first college in the United States
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35.
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British commander in North America
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36.
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oversaw the war effort from London
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | Iroquois Confederacy | d. | rice | b. | Jeffrey Amherst | e. | Proclamation of 1763 | c. | Pontiac |
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37.
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main cash crop in Georgia
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38.
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powerful group of Native Americans
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39.
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British commander
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40.
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halted westward expansion
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41.
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Ottawa chief
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