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New Economies — Unit test Answers

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South Carolina’s leaders responded to the Stono Rebellion by

A
organizing a new march toward Florida.
B
ending the slave codes.
C
enacting stricter slave codes.
D
freeing the enslaved people who started it.
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What started the Yamasee War between settlers and Indigenous people in South Carolina in 1715?

A
The Yamasee attacked Jamestown and burned it to the ground.
B
Settlers allied with the Tuscarora attacked the Yamasee.
C
Settlers attacked the Yamasee for encroaching on their land.
D
The Yamasee attacked white traders and their families in South Carolina.
3

Enslaved people and indentured servants were most likely to work in American colonies that relied on

A
agriculture.
B
mining.
C
whaling.
D
timber.
4

Why was the Massachusetts Bay Company formed?

A
to establish the Mayflower Compact
B
to establish the Jamestown settlement
C
to establish a Pilgrim colony in the New World
D
to establish a Puritan colony in the New World
5

Because the thirteen American colonies were part of the British Empire,

A
Britain encouraged the colonies to trade with other nations.
B
Britain did not want the colonies to trade with other nations.
C
Britain wanted the colonies to sell raw materials at a fair price.
D
Britain sold finished goods to the colonies at the lowest prices.
6

Why were many European immigrants attracted to the middle colonies?

A
because they wanted to farm the fertile soil
B
because they were skilled sailors
C
because they planned to work in the timber industry
D
because they wanted to become whalers
7

In the thirteen original colonies, the southern colonies differed from the others because their economy

A
relied on a strong timber industry.
B
prospered from mineral resources.
C
depended on fishing and whaling.
D
focused primarily on agriculture.
8

Which of the following occurred during Bacon’s Rebellion?

A
Nathaniel Bacon joined the American Indians in attacking colonists.
B
Governor William Berkeley started an armed conflict with American Indians.
C
Nathaniel Bacon created a militia and attacked American Indians.
D
Governor William Berkeley ordered Nathaniel Bacon to attack American Indians.
9

Who was Metacomet?

A
a Pequot chief
B
a Wampanoag chief
C
a Narragansett chief
D
a colonial governor
10

During the early 1600s, most workers on Virginia tobacco plantations were

A
debtors.
B
indentured servants.
C
enslaved Africans.
D
enslaved Indigenous people.
11

Which colony split into two colonies in 1712?

A
Florida
B
Georgia
C
Carolina
D
Virginia
12

Why was the colony of Georgia established?

A
to create an alliance with New Spain
B
to give debtors from Britain a fresh start
C
to make money from cash crops
D
to make money from the timber trade
13

For whom did the Massachusetts Bay Colony provide a safe religious haven?

A
people of all beliefs
B
Puritans and Separatists
C
Puritans only
D
Church of England members
14

Why did William Penn establish the colony of Pennsylvania?

A
to provide a refuge for Quakers
B
to create new trading markets
C
to provide a refuge for English Catholics
D
to earn money for the Dutch West India Company
15

New England colonists struggled to export goods to England because

A
there were very few colonial cities.
B
the colonies did not have any resources to export.
C
the colonies could not compete with Plymouth.
D
agriculture was already a major challenge for the colonists.

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