Colonies

Through which port did most slaves enter the North American English colonies?

• London
• Charleston
• New York
• Boston

What type of trade did the English colonies participate in?

• trade deficit
• tariff system
• barter system
• triangular trade

What is an encomienda?

• A person who owns property or a business
• A contract or agreement
• Spanish area of land that included Native Americans
• Someone who disagrees with a church, political party, leader, or majority

How were indentured servants different from slaves?

• they came from the West Indies
• they were freed at the end of their term
• they were paid less money
• they did much easier work

Which of the following people were most likely to become indentured servants?

• convicted criminals sent to the colonies to work off their sentences
• people seeking religious freedom and a job working for a religious family
• poor people willing to trade their labor for passage to America
• freed slaves who could not yet afford to buy their own farms

A country or area under the political control of another country

• monarch

• pilgrim

• colony

• proprietor

What did captive Africans experience during the Middle Passage?

• back-breaking work on a plantation
• feelings of determination to reach the colonies
• disease, thirst, hunger, and cruelty
• freedom from imprisonment

What is a covenant?

• A contract or agreement
• Someone who disagrees with a church, political party, leader, or majority
• Spanish area of land that included Native Americans
• A lawmaking body

How were the Pilgrims and Puritans similar in their reason for settling in America?

• both wanted religious freedom.
• both wanted to spread religion.
• both were seeking financial success.
• both were exploring new lands.

What natural resources did New England have that led to the development of the shipbuilding industry?

• thick forests and good harbors
• swift flowing rivers for inland travel
• carpenters and naval engineers
• good soil for cash crops to export