Daily Life in the Colonies

Most colonists lived and worked

• in factories

• on ships

• on farms

• in government

To trade one good or product for other items is called

• exporting

• importing

• bartering

• charity

A product sold and shipped to another country

• export

• import

• barter

• gentry

A product bought from another country and shipped in

• export

• import

• barter

• gentry

A resource that can be made into other products

• barter

• gentry

• export

• raw materials

Which of the following are examples of raw materials?

• honey

• oil

• trees

• all of the above

Which of the following is not a raw material?

• iron

• wheat

• desk

• cotton

Why did England pass laws limiting trade between the colonies and other countries?

• To be mean

• To make a bigger profit

• To lose money

• None of the above

When a government limits imports, but increases manufacturing and exports, this is called

• triangular trade

• mercantilism

• raw materials

• middle class

A trade route that began in Europe, went to West Africa, and then to the Americas was called

• mercantilism

• export

• triangular trade

• gentry