The Colonies Develop
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- Q 1/20Score 0What area was considered the Backcountry?29land "back" in Englandall of the aboveland along the Appalachian Mountainsland where the slaves lived
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- Q1What area was considered the Backcountry?land "back" in Englandall of the aboveland along the Appalachian Mountainsland where the slaves lived30s
- Q2What is subsistence farming?farming that is substandard unable to sell in local marketsfarming to produce food for an entire region and carry a good cropfarming to produce food for one family and a little extra for tradefarming that is subsidized by the local government to help poor families30s
- Q3Which of the following happened during the triangular trade?Ships' cargo was traded in Africa for slaves to be brought to AmericaSlaves were traded for sugar and molasses that were shipped to the coloniesships exported rum and iron from New England to AfricaAll of these are true30s
- Q4What was the purpose of the Navigation Acts?to make sure England kept New Englands ships out of its watersto make sure that England received part of the New England trade profitsto make sure the colonies ensured proper shipping traffic in colonial watersto make sure that Spain had control of territorial waters in the caribbean30s
- Q5Which groups lifestyle was most like that of the rich nobles in Europe?New England merchantsBackcountry farmersSouthern plantersMiddle Colony artisans30s
- Q6What was the importance of cash crops?All of these are truethese crops were used to pay property taxthese crops were shipped only to Europethese crops were sold for money30s
- Q7Which of the following was true of Conestoga WagonsAll of these are trueThe wagons were important for settling the WestThey were built by Germans and had wide wheels and curved bedsThe wagons had canvas (heavy cloth) covers to protect their contents from the rain30s
- Q8What did it mean to have a diverse population in a colonial region?to have an equal mix of racial and cultural groupsto have had free African Americansto have a variety for racial and cultural groupsto have only one racial and cultural group30s
- Q9Who were overseers on the plantations?slavesindentured servantsmen who supervised slavesplanters30s
- Q10What took place during the Stono Rebellion?Colonists opposed unfair treatment of slavesrebellious slaves killed several planter familiesThe Spanish led a public protest against slaveryPlanters made slave codes stricter30s
- Q11In which colonial regions was the fall line foundMiddle and Southern ColoniesSouthern Colonies and BackcountryNew England and Middle ColoniesMiddle Colonies and Backcountry30s
- Q12Which of the colonial regions stretched to the Backcountry?all of themNew EnglandMiddleSouthern30s
- Q13Which of the colonial regions covered the most land area?New EnglandMiddleSouthern30s
- Q14Where is the piedmont located?west of the Appalachian Mountainswithin the Southern Colonies onlybetween the fall line and the Appalachiansalong the Atlantic Coastline30s
- Q15Which of the colonial regions had coastlines on the Atlantic ocean?New England ColoniesMiddle ColoniesSouthern Coloniesall of these30s
