Which was a significant reason Middle Colonies were more favorable to farmers than New England? Select all that apply.
(1 point)
Responses
The climate was cooler.
The climate was cooler.
The growing season was longer.
The growing season was longer.
The soil was more fertile.
The soil was more fertile.
Crops grew better along the coasts.
Crops grew better along the coasts.
There were more people to tend to the farms.
last question was wrong, the answer is: Both regions exported mostly food products.
The growing season was longer.
The soil was more fertile.
Why were backcountry colonists more self-sufficient than plantation owners?
(1 point)
Responses
They had more slaves to help them.
They had more slaves to help them.
Farming along the coast provided everything they needed.
Farming along the coast provided everything they needed.
Living in the “breadbasket” provided them with enough money from their cash crops.
Living in the “breadbasket” provided them with enough money from their cash crops.
Nearly everything they needed was made at home.
Nearly everything they needed was made at home.
Why is the Mayflower Compact significant?
(1 point)
Responses
It was the first written document forbidding colonists from voting directly on laws.
It was the first written document forbidding colonists from voting directly on laws.
It was the first written document that did not recognize citizens’ rights.
It was the first written document that did not recognize citizens’ rights.
It was the first written expression of citizens’ rights by the colonists.
It was the first written expression of citizens’ rights by the colonists.
It was the first written government document not created by the colonists.
It was the first written expression of citizens’ rights by the colonists.
What was the primary reason the Pilgrims came to the New World?
(1 point)
Responses
land
land
religious freedom
religious freedom
ship building
ship building
trade with Native Americans
religious freedom
What was the primary reason Thomas Hooker left the Massachusetts Bay colony and founded the Connecticut colony?
(1 point)
Responses
His religious ideals conflicted with the Puritan beliefs.
His religious ideals conflicted with the Puritan beliefs.
He desired to move further inland where soil was better for farming.
He desired to move further inland where soil was better for farming.
He thought the government had too much power.
He thought the government had too much power.
He was forced out by Native Americans.
He thought the government had too much power.
How was the government outlined in the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut (FOC) different from the government in Massachusetts? Select all that apply.
(1 point)
Responses
The FOC gave the vote to all men who were property owners.
The FOC gave the vote to all men who were property owners.
The FOC limited the governor’s power which expanded the idea of representative government.
The FOC limited the governor’s power which expanded the idea of representative government.
The FOC increased the control the King of England had on the colony.
The FOC increased the control the King of England had on the colony.
The FOC outlined strict requirements for slavery.
The FOC gave the vote to all men who were property owners.
The FOC limited the governor’s power which expanded the idea of representative government.
What might be some typical jobs of colonists in the Middle Colonies? Select all that apply.
(2 points)
Responses
clockmaker
clockmaker
fisherman
fisherman
wheat farmer
wheat farmer
tobacco farmer
tobacco farmer
gun maker
clockmaker
fisherman
wheat farmer
What statement best describes the governmental relationship with England established in the Middle Colonies?
(1 point)
Responses
Middle Colonies were all established as royal colonies.
Middle Colonies were all established as royal colonies.
Each had a different system based on the charter agreed upon with the king of England.
Each had a different system based on the charter agreed upon with the king of England.
The king of England only permitted the establishment of proprietary colonies.
The king of England only permitted the establishment of proprietary colonies.
Middle Colonies were established based on the rules of Parliament.
Each had a different system based on the charter agreed upon with the king of England.
Why were there fewer slaves in the backcountry of the Southern colonies than those areas closer to the coast? Select all that apply.
(1 point)
Responses
Colonists in the backcountry were primarily self-sufficient.
Colonists in the backcountry were primarily self-sufficient.
Backcountry colonists were fundamentally opposed to slavery.
Backcountry colonists were fundamentally opposed to slavery.
Colonists in the backcountry were poor and couldn’t afford slaves.
Colonists in the backcountry were poor and couldn’t afford slaves.
Slaves had no way to travel to the backcountry to support the colonists.
Slaves had no way to travel to the backcountry to support the colonists.
Colonists in the backcountry were primarily self-sufficient.
Colonists in the backcountry were poor and couldn’t afford slaves.
An infographic shows the goods exported by the American colonies and then provides estimates of colonists’ average physical wealth.The New England Colonies’ exports were 44% dried fish and whale oil, 17% livestock, 13% wood products, and 26% other. The Middle Colonies’ exports were 73% grain, 5% iron, 5% wood products, and 17% other. The Southern Colonies’ exports were 48% tobacco, 20% rice, 13% bread, flour, and grain (not rice), 7% indigo, and 12% other. The following percentages of physical wealth are estimates. In the New England Colonies, 75% of wealth came from land value, 15% came from financial assets, 8% came from livestock value, and 2% came from servants and slaves and other assets, totaling £38 (equivalent to $7,900 in 2013). In the Middle Colonies, 50% of wealth came from land value, 30% came from financial assets, 15% came from livestock value, and 5% came from servants and slaves and other assets, totaling £51 (equivalent to $10,608 in 2013). In the Southern Colonies, 40% of wealth came from land value, 10% came from financial assets, 5% came from livestock value, 44% came from servants and slaves, and 1% came from other assets, totaling £137 (equivalent to $28,502 in 2013).
Question
According to the chart, what did the New England and Middle Colonies have in common?
(1 point)
Responses
Neither region had any wealth in enslaved workers.
Neither region had any wealth in enslaved workers.
Both regions imported wood products.
Both regions imported wood products.
Both regions exported mostly food products.
Both regions exported mostly food products.
Both regions had large shipping industries.