Question

lesson quiz 3-6
directions: multiple choice indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1. most people in colonial america worked as

a. traders
b. hunters
c. trappers
d. farmers

1. which of the following english colonies depended most on shipbuilding and whaling?

a. virginia
b. new jersey
c. massachusetts
d. south carolina

1. why did most enslaved people live in the southern colonies?

a. the economy of the southern colonies was built around labor - intensive farming.
b. slavery was illegal throughout new england and the middle colonies.
c. new england and the middle colonies lacked harbors to receive ships carrying enslaved africans.
d. agriculture was a minor part the economies of new england and the middle colonies

1. which english principles of government had the greatest effect on the development of government in the american colonies?

a. checks and balances and protecting rights
b. federalism and the divine right of kings
c. protecting rights and representative legislatures
d. limited government and popular sovereignty

1. which best describes the role and status of women in colonial america?

a. they were not allowed to operate home - based businesses or work in trades.
b. they contributed significantly to the economic activities of their families.
c. they worked primarily as domestic servants and schoolteachers.
d. they were responsible primarily for planting crops and raising livestock

1. how did the great awakening impact colonial society?

a. it convinced most colonists that slavery was immoral for religious reasons.
b. it increased religious diversity and promoted the idea of religious freedom.
c. it promoted the idea that women and minorities should have a bigger political voice.
d. it helped establish a single and uniquely \american\ church.
directions: short answer answer the following questions in 1 - 2 paragraphs.

1. what was the middle passage, and why did it result in so many deaths?
2. how did the physical distance between england and its american colonies contribute to the evolution of colonial governments?

Explanation:

1. In colonial America, agriculture was the main - stay, so most people were farmers.
2. Massachusetts had a strong ship - building and whaling industry due to its geography and natural resources.
3. The Southern Colonies' economy was based on labor - intensive farming like tobacco, rice, and indigo, which required a large enslaved labor force.
4. English principles such as protecting rights and having representative legislatures influenced American colonial government development.
5. Women in colonial America contributed significantly to family economic activities like spinning, weaving, and running small businesses at home.
6. The Great Awakening led to more religious diversity and promoted the idea of religious freedom by challenging established religious authorities.

Answer:

1. D. farmers
2. C. Massachusetts
3. A. The economy of the Southern Colonies was built around labor - intensive farming.
4. C. protecting rights and representative legislatures
5. B. They contributed significantly to the economic activities of their families.
6. B. It increased religious diversity and promoted the idea of religious freedom.