Question 1

What is the Transatlantic Slave Trade?

Accepted Answer

The system through which slaves were shipped to America

Answer

The middle part of the Bible that says slavery is not okay

Answer

The underground system slaves used to escape from their masters

Answer

The second layer of soil that is best for growing cotton

Question 2

__________ and __________ made the South's climate perfect for growing cash crops on plantations.

Accepted Answer

Fertile soil, a long growing season

Answer

Pre-existing irrigation systems, Native American trade posts

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Rapidly changing temperatures, high winds

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Iron for making farming tools, large fields for slave auctions

Question 3

Why did Lord Baltimore establish the colony of Maryland?

Accepted Answer

So Catholics could escape religious persecution

Answer

For economic opportunities with Native Americans

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So freed slaves could start new lives

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For settlers from east Asia looking for economic opportunities

Question 4

James Oglethorpe settled __________ as a place for __________.

Accepted Answer

Georgia, debtors and convicts to start new lives

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Maryland, industrial development

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Virginia, fish markets

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Rhode Island, religious toleration

Question 5

Which of the following was a major reason for the flow of the transatlantic slave trade shown on the map?

Accepted Answer

The economic demands of the plantation system

Answer

The construction needs of the transcontinental railroad

Answer

Increased western migration patterns

Answer

Increased textile manufacturing

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