Early Settlements Unit Test Review

Front

Why did the Spanish bring enslaved people from West Africa to New Spain?

Back

They used them as workers on their plantations.

Front

Why did King James I grant a charter to the Virginia Company?

Back

to set up a colony that made a profit

Front

Which document did the Pilgrims sign to govern themselves when they landed in the New World?

Back

Mayflower Compact

Front

The original name of the area that is now New York state was _____Blank.

Back

New Netherland

Front

Why did an economy based on cash crops grow in the southern colonies?

Back

because of its rich soil and long growing season

Front

Which religious group mainly settled in the middle colonies and focused on nonviolence and equality between men and women?

Back

Quakers

Front

Which of the following traveled from the colonies to Europe? enslaved people, furniture, woven cloth, raw materials

Back

raw materials

Front

Which of the following statements describes a similarity between enslaved Africans and free Africans in the colonies?
Options:
They were loaned to other plantation owners.
They were allowed to move from place to place without a guard.
They were denied basic rights such as the right to vote.
They mostly worked in large cities in the New England and Middle colonies.

Back

They were denied basic rights such as the right to vote.

Front

Which form of resistance provided hope, encouragement, and clues about escaping?

Back

music

Front

What is an endentured servant?

Back

A person who works for a set number of years in exchange for passage to America.