Chapter 9 Section 3 and 4 Review

What is a proprietary colony?

• a colony under the control of the king

• a colony that is created to focus on cashcrops

• a colony that is controlled by a representative government

• a colony where the owner of the land has complete control

What made the Quakers in the Middle Colonies different from the Puritans in the New England colonies?

• The Quakers arrived before the Puritans

• The Quakers often used violence to take land from Native Americans, and the Puritans didn't

• The Quakers were tolerant of other religions, and the Puritans weren't

• The Quakers wanted to be ruled by the King of England, while the Puritans wanted self-Government

As a result of its location and climate, what was the main economic activity in the Southern colonies?

• raising livestock

• growing cash crops

• fishing and whaling

• trading with Native Americans

Which country first claimed the area that would eventually become New York?

• Dutch

• English

• French

• Spanish

Why were enslaved Africans brought to the Carolina colonies?

• to replace indentured servants

• to work as domestic household staff on small farms

• to work on plantations that were growing cash crops

• to have a chance to earn their freedom by working on plantations

What was the purpose for creating the colony of Georgia?

• to protect the other English colonies from Spanish and French

• To protect the other English colonies from the Native Americans

• To increase the number of plantations that were growing cash crops

• to provide a place of religious freedom for dissenters forced to leave England

How was farming different between the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies?

• New England and Middle colonies had subsistence farming, while southern colonies focused on cash crops

• Southern colonies had subsistence farming, while the New England and Middle colonies focused on cash crops

• New England and the Middle colonies could grow food year-round while southern colonies had a short growing season

• southern colonies had to rely on trade to get needed crops, while the New England and Middle colonies could grow everything they needed

How were most decisions made in the colonies?

• All of the women got together and made the decisions.

• Door-to-Door Polling

• Town Halls and General Assemblies

• They did not make any decisions because the King was in charge.

What was the society of the New England colonies like?

• The society was based on religious principles and self-governance
• The society was based on slavery and plantation agriculture
• The society was based on trade and commerce
• The society was based on hunting and gathering