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1. The leaders of the Virginia Company recruited more settlers and reorganized the colony. They allowed the new settlers to own land. Those settlers began to grow tobacco, a crop they learned about from the Indians. By 1612, Virginians were shipping tobacco to England, which led other settlers to come over and try their hand at raising the crop. Because growing tobacco required large plots of land, the small tobacco farms grew into large farms, or plantations. Tobacco soon became the backbone of the Virginia economy and the first cash crop grown in America.
Based on the information in the passage, which statement contains a prediction of what might happen as a result of growing tobacco? (1 point)
The land will become infertile.
The settlers will leave Virginia.
The large plantations will need more workers.***
The market will be flooded with tobacco, causing the price to decrease.
2. How did Captain John Smith’s leadership save the settlement at Jamestown? (1 point)
He led the settlers in finding large quantities of gold and silver.
He threatened to send any settler who refused to work away from Jamestown.***
He encouraged the settlers to begin a mutiny against the Virginia Company.
He taught the settlers how to grow tobacco and manage large plots of land.
3. The Pilgrims wrote the Mayflower Compact to establish _______. (1 point)
blue laws
religious toleration
government by consent***
representative government
4. Which group of colonies was characterized by rugged terrain, rocky soil, and harsh weather? (1 point)
New England Colonies***
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Western Colonies
5. Which two colonies helped establish freedom of religion in North America? (1 point)
Rhode Island and Maryland
Jamestown and Plymouth****
Rhode Island and Jamestown
Maryland and Plymouth
6. Which of the following was NOT a challenge experienced by the first settlers in South Carolina? (1 point)
the spread of deadly diseases
hostility from Native Americans
poor leadership of the colony
lack of materials to build homes***
7. The French Huguenots improved the economy of South Carolina through their _______. (1 point)
knowledge of business and craftsman skills
knowledge of growing rice and raising cattle**
knowledge of trapping and producing textiles
knowledge of building and sailing ships
8. Why did the colonists of South Carolina appeal to King George I of England in 1719? (1 point)
They wanted religious freedom.***
They wanted a representative government.
They wanted additional funds from the king.
They wanted to become a royal colony.
9. Why did a rift occur between the Dissenters and the Goose Creek men? (1 point)
They held different views on the treatment of Native Americans.
They wanted more power in the government.
They paid different quitrent on the land.
They desired different economic developments.
10. Why did the Regulators form in the Up Country and not in the Low Country? (1 point)
The Low Country had sheriffs and established courts to deal with outlaws.
The Up Country did not trust the sheriffs and courts established by the Low Country.
The Up Country lacked transportation to the courts, so the Regulators were a convenience.***
The Low Country did not have as many outlaws as the Up Country and did not need the Regulators.
11. Which of the following most likely led to the strained relations between colonists and Native Americans? (1 point)
religious freedoms
organization of governments
negotiations and trading policies
opinions on land ownership***
12. Which of the following caused South Carolina to implement slave codes? (1 point)
the majority of the inhabitants of South Carolina being slaves
the organization and semi-success of a slave rebellion***
the increasing number of slaves receiving an education
the number of slaves raising enough money to buy their freedom
1-C
2-B
3-C
4-A
5-A
6-D
7-A
8-D
9-B
10-A
11-D
12-B
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