Unit 4 Vocab Test 1

The first 13 British settlements along the east coast of what is now the United States were called:

• The New England Colonies

• The Southern Colonies

• The Middle Colonies

• The Thirteen Colonies

What is it called when a stronger country takes control over another place or people?

• Colonization

• Globalization

• Industrialization

• Urbanization

Crops grown to sell and make money, not for the farmer’s personal use, are called:

• Cash crops

• Subsistence crops

• Food crops

• Ornamental crops

The trade of plants, animals, ideas, and people between Europe and the Americas is known as:

• The Silk Road

• The Columbian Exchange

• The Transatlantic Slave Trade

• The Industrial Revolution

The journey across the Atlantic Ocean where enslaved Africans were brought to the Americas under terrible conditions was called:

• The Middle Passage

• The Great Migration

• The Atlantic Crossing

• The Slave Route

The trade route between Europe, Africa, and the Americas to help European countries get richer is called:

• Silk Road

• Triangular Trade

• Spice Route

• Trans-Siberian Route

A person who starts their own business is called a:

• Manager

• Entrepreneur

• Employee

• Investor

Someone who works without pay for a set time to repay a debt or earn their freedom is called a:

• Apprentice

• Indentured servant

• Volunteer

• Intern

What was an early British settlement in North Carolina, known as the “Lost Colony” because all the settlers disappeared?

• Jamestown

• Roanoke

• Plymouth

• Charleston

What was the first successful British colony in America, located in present-day Virginia?

• Jamestown

• Plymouth

• Roanoke

• New Amsterdam