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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of these people would most likely refer to the three regions of American colonies?
Fifteenth century Native American
Seventeenth century English King
Eighteenth century American colonist
Twentieth century historian
- 2. Multiple Choice
The economy of each region was shaped by all of the following factors, except:
Geography
Climate
Language
Population
- 3. Multiple Choice
Diseases from Europe had a devastating effect on _____.
Northern farmers
Native Americans
Dutch traders
the Quakers
- 4. Multiple Choice
A colony with a warm climate and fertile soil likely had an economy based on:
Trade
Fishing
Agriculture
Industry
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which colony relied most on plantations to fuel its economy?
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Rhode Island
- 6. Multiple Choice
Compared to the South, farms in the North:
Had richer soil
Produced more cash crops
Relied more on slave labor
Were much smaller
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which image best represents the economy of the New England colonies?
a tobacco plant
a huge ship
a mill
an animal fur
- 8. Multiple Choice
New York and Philadelphia both:
Had been called New Amsterdam
Were founded by Quakers
Had diverse populations
Were mostly rural farmland
- 9. Multiple Choice
Why were the Middle Colonies nicknamed "the breadbasket?"
They milled a lot of grain.
They had the bes bakeries.
They had expert basket-weavers.
They consumed the least bread
- 10. Multiple Choice
A colonist from Rhode Island most likely identified as a(n):
New Englander
Rhode Islander
American citizen
Dutch subject
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