The New England Colonies

Question 1

Name the two main goals of the Virginia colony. Check all the boxes that apply.

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A: mine for gold and silver; C: find a river route to the Pacific Ocean

Question 2

Tobacco was significant to the development of the Virginia colony. Which effects were the result of tobacco farming? Check all the boxes that apply.

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A: profit from the growth of cash crops; B: conflicts with Indigenous people over land; C: an influx of indentured servants; D: the establishment of the Headright system

Question 3

Select the answer that completes each statement.The founded the Virginia colony.

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B: Virginia Company

Question 4

Why was slavery so common in the Carolinas?

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B: Colonists in the Carolinas came from the Caribbean, where slavery was common.

Question 5

Which statements describe life in the Carolina colonies? Check all the boxes that apply.

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A: Colonists and Indigenous nations had land disputes.; C: Most rice and sugar plantations were in the south.; D: The Carolinas officially became royal colonies.

Question 6

Read the following statements about the founding of Georgia. Choose whether each statement is true or false. Spain founded Georgia. Georgia was created to help debtors. Rum was not allowed.

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A: true; B: false; C: true; D: false; E: true; F: false

Question 7

Mark the following statements about Georgia as either the “same” or “different” in relation to other Southern colonies.Georgia served as a defensive buffer. Georgia was not allowed to have a representative assembly. Eventually, enslavement was allowed in the colony. Georgia sought to establish a good relationship with local Indigenous people.

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A: same; B: different; C: same; D: different; E: same; F: different; G: same; H: different

Question 8

What is the significance of the Starving Time? Check all the boxes that apply.

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B: Nearly all the colonists died.; C: People were forced to eat things they normally would not.

Question 9

The was the first elective governing body in a British colony.

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B: House of Burgesses

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