5G Social Studies 1st 9wks Review

1. Why were the Middle Colonies known as the "breadbasket" of colonial America?

   • The fertile soil and favorable climate made them ideal for growing ___________ like wheat and barley.

• grains

• flowers
• vegetables
• fruits

1. What was the significance of the Mayflower Compact, signed by the Pilgrims in 1620?

   • established self-government and ___________ for the Plymouth Colony

• introduced communism
• created a dictatorship
• laws
• established monarchy

1. What were common economic activities in the Middle and Southern colonies?

   • such as farming and transporting ___________ to market

• fishing
• crops
• manufacturing
• mining

1. What was the Middle Passage, and what did it bring to the New World?

   • the ___________, bringing ___________ from Africa to the New World

• the colonization of the Americas, colonizers
• the trade route for spices,

  spices

• the transpacific journey,

  enslaved Africans

• the Middle Passage,

  enslaved Africans

1. Why is Roanoke known as the "Lost Colony"?

   • The settlers ___________, making it an unsuccessful attempt compared to later colonies like ___________.

• The settlers found a new land and left Roanoke.

• The settlers were attacked by aliens.

• The settlers mysteriously disappeared, making it an unsuccessful attempt compared to later colonies like Jamestown.

• The settlers decided to start a new colony in Europe.

1. What are the characteristics of rural areas?

   • typically featuring ___________, low population density, and significant distances between ___________

• farmland,

  neighbors

• mountains,

  rivers

• urbanization,

  cities

• technology,

  transportation

1. What should be added to a map to represent economic regions and illustrate economic activities of different regions?

• Major Industry Symbols

• Heat maps
• Flowcharts
• Pie charts

1. What was the first legislative assembly in America, established in 1619?

• Senate
• House of Commons
• House of Burgesses
• Parliament

1. What are primary sources, such as diary entries, providing firsthand accounts and original documents from the time being studied?

• Newspaper articles
• Fiction novels
• Diary entries
• Textbooks

1. Who established St. Augustine, the first European settlement in North America?

• ___________ and the establishment of ____________

• Christopher Columbus and the establishment of Jamestown
• Francisco Pizarro and the establishment of Roanoke
• Hernan Cortes and the establishment of Plymouth
• Pedro Menendez de Aviles and the establishment of St. Augustine