The Middle Colonies

Question 1

Compared to the New England colonies, the middle colonies

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A: had a longer growing season.

Question 2

Which colony relied mainly on a single export product?

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B: Virginia

Question 3

According to the theory of mercantilism, from whom should the thirteen colonies buy their goods?

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C: Britain

Question 4

According to Britain, the colonies’ economic success should benefit .

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A: Britain

Question 5

What were the Navigation Acts?

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A: laws that restricted colonial trade

Question 6

Why did many colonial merchants and traders resort to smuggling?

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A: to avoid the Navigation Acts’ restrictions

Question 7

According to the colonists, the colonies’ economic success should benefit .

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B: the colonies

Question 8

How did the Navigation Acts change the way the colonies could trade?

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A: by raising taxes on imported goods

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