Content Test #10

The first important cash crop in the American colonies was

• cotton

• corn

• tea

• tobacco

Which heading best completes the partial outline below?

I. __________________________________

A. Vast timber resources

B. Rocky soil

C. Rich ocean fishing grounds

D. Single-family farms

• Factors in the Economic Development of Colonial New England

• Reasons for the Development of Southern Plantations

• Features Contributing to Dutch Success in Colonial New Amsterdam

• Components of the British System of Mercantilism

Under the British system of mercantilism, the American colonies served primarily as a

• self-sufficient trading partner for other European nations

• market for British manufactured goods and a source of raw materials

• source of manpower for the British army and navy

• buffer to the expansion of French and Spanish colonies

Under the British system of mercantilism, the American colonies served primarily as a

• self-sufficient trading partner for other European nations

• market for British manufactured goods and a source of raw materials

• source of manpower for the British army and navy

• buffer to the expansion of French and Spanish colonies

Which was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress couldn't collect taxes
• Weak central government
• Provided for no common currency
• All of the these

What impact did the French and Indian War have on the American colonies?

• Led to new taxes they did not vote on

• Led to more wars with the French

• They lost their land to Native Americans

• The British established military law in the colonies

How did Britain try to deal with the massive expenses they incurred during the French & Indian War?

• The British crown began to more rigorously enforce imperial policies and taxes.

• The British king sold the crown jewels and all the other royal treasures.

• The British empire sold all the colonies in North America to France.

• The British cabinet forced the North American colonies to loan money to the crown.

Who were the Redcoats?

• French and German Army
• American Army
• British Army

The Columbian Exchange was:

• the agreement that documented what Christopher Columbus would give to Spanish leaders in return for their sponsorship of his travel to the New World.
• the transatlantic flow of plants, animals, and germs that began after Christopher Columbus reached the New World.
• John Cabot’s exploration of the New World, which brought more of the goods that Columbus had found back to the Old World.
• the first store in the New World, named for the man who founded it.

Please complete this forced analogy.

Connection: term is to "part of"

Nicholas Brothers : ___ ____ :: AMDans : OUSFD

• Fantastic Dancers

• Loving Brothers

• Harlem Renaissance