Answers U.S. History IThe New England Colonies

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The southern colonies practiced indentured servitude and slavery because

cash crops such as tobacco and sugar required many workers.

the fishing and shipping industries required many workers.

imprisoned debtors were brought from Africa to settle the colonies.

indentured servitude and slavery were not allowed in the Caribbean colonies.

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The economy of early colonial Virginia depended on

tobacco plantations.

sugar plantations.

trade with France.

trade with Spain.

Which best describes the relationship between colonists and Indigenous people in the early days of the Georgia colony?

The relationship was good due to the policies of James Oglethorpe.

The relationship was poor due to the policies of John Smith.

The relationship was strained due to the Tuscarora War.

The relationship was good due to the Yamasee War.

An outcome of the slave codes in the southern colonies during the 1600s was that

rules were established about how enslavers could treat enslaved workers.

an enslaved person was defined as someone who could be bought and sold.

rules were established about how many hours enslaved people could work.

an enslaved person was defined as someone who would work for a set number of years.

The Tuscarora War between settlers and Indigenous people in North Carolina was caused by

local tribes attacking Jamestown and burning it to the ground.

settlers capturing Indigenous people to enslave for labor.

Indigenous tribes encroaching on settlers’ land.

Indigenous people interfering with trade between settlers and Britain.

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