What was a colony’s function under the mercantile system?

__ 1. What was a colony’s function under the mercantile system?

  1. To provide raw materials                  to ship finished goods
  2. To manufacture finished goods to provide labor for factories

 

_____ 2. What staple crops were grown in the Southern Colonies?

  1. corn and cotton C. sugar and corn
  2. wheat and beans D. tobacco and rice

 

_____ 3. What major role did West Africans play in the European settlement of the Americas?

  1. They supplied the labor needed to cultivate cash crops.
  2. They supplied the firearms needed to control rebellious Native Americans.
  3. They taught Europeans methods for farming tobacco.
  4. They were the largest consumer of American products.

 

_____ 4. What was one reason Jamestown almost failed?

  1. the discovery of gold and silver in the colony C. the tobacco crop failed
  2. John Smith’s leadership D. the location of the settlement was too swampy

 

_____ 5. Enslaved Africans were transported to the Americas from Africa via the

  1. Middle Passage. B. Great Migration.              C. Great Awakening.            D. Cotton Exchange.

 

_____ 6. What effect did the Great Awakening have on religious life in the colonies?

  1. It reinforced the social order in the colonies.
  2. It helped people think for themselves about religion, and depend less on the authority of ministers.
  3. It strengthened traditional Puritan teachings.
  4. It increased the number of people who belonged to the Catholic Church.

 

 

_____ 7. The British policy of salutary neglect

  1. prevented the colonies from developing diverse economies. C. enforced strict laws such as the Navigation Act.
  2. sent many royal officers to run the colonies.                            D. allowed the colonies to have economic and political freedom.

 

­­_____ 8. England prized its North American colonies because

  1. they provided England with natural resources of gold and silver.
  2. they provided soldiers for the British Army to fight in European wars.
  3. they supplied England with food and raw materials and bought English goods.
  4. they manufactured goods for England.

 

_____ 9. Ben Franklin’s life is a significant example of

  1. how to get rich and retire early. C. how people can talk you into doing things.
  2. what happens when you play with electricity. D. working hard to be successful, no matter where you start in life.

 

_____ 10. Which was the cause of King Phillip’s War?

  1. Spain attacked the New England colonies. C. The Native Americans wanted to drive the English out.
  2. The Puritans took up arms against the Pequot. D. The Puritans killed Metacom.

 

_____ 11. John Winthrop’s quote about “A city upon a hill” meant that

  1. for safety reasons, all American cities should be built on hills.
  2. all Puritans should travel to Jerusalem at least once in their lifetime.
  3. the city of Salem was a positive example for other societies.
  4. the Puritan colony should be an example for other societies to follow.

 

_____ 12. The Virginia colony survived mainly because the English colonists

  1. were well cared for by the Virginia Company. C. worked cooperatively for the good of the colony.
  2. developed lasting friendships with Native Americans. D. began growing tobacco to sell.
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