Chapter Four Test

1.

1 point

Which geographic features would settlers traveling west from the Tidewater to the Backcountry encounter?

the Piedmont, the Appalachian Mountains, the Hudson River

the Piedmont, the Delaware River, the West Indies

the fall line, the Piedmont, the Appalachian Mountains

the fall line, the Piedmont, the Allegheny Mountains

2.

1 point

In the Southern Colonies, the job of an overseer was to

watch over and direct the work of enslaved people.

collect taxes from planters and other property owners.

survey lands and establish the boundaries of plantations.

provide protection by organizing local citizens into militias.

3.

1 point

The__________ formed large clans that settled throughout the Backcountry.

Irish

French

Scots-Irish

English

4.

1 point

Which of the following was a result of Bacon's Rebellion?

King Charles II recalled the Virginia governor to England.

Thousands of poor freemen were offered tracts of land in the Tidewater.

Virginia Governor William Berkeley refused to defend frontier settlements.

The House of Burgesses passed laws that gave the governor more power.

5.

1 point

New England farmers practiced subsistence farming because

they made all of their living from the sea.

it was difficult to grow crops in the rocky New England soil.

they could not find enough workers to help them.

because one guy suggested it and no one ever questioned as to why not.

6.

1 point

Which of the following events led to Bacon's Rebellion?

Many indentured servants completed their service and bought land in the Tidewater.

King Charles II recalled Governor Berkeley to England.

Governor Berkeley refused to defend frontier settlements against Native Americans.

The House of Burgesses passed laws to limit the royal governor's power.

7.

1 point

The__________ brought a strong tradition of skilled crafts to the Middle Colonies, including the long rifle.

French

Irish

Australians

Germans

8.

1 point

Which statement is true about the Stono Rebellion?

It took place in Massachusetts.

It was a peaceful demonstration.

It was encouraged by the Spanish in Florida.

It was an uprising of enslaved Africans.

9.

1 point

King Philip's War was an uprising carried out by

Africans in New England against triangular trade.

Puritan colonists against the English government.

French colonists in Canada against New England.

Native Americans against the Puritan colonies.

10.

1 point

The Backcountry was an area

that attracted many fishermen, shipbuilders, and merchants.

of poor, rocky soil in northern New England.

of shared land where public activities took place.

that ran along the far western edges of the colonies.

11.

1 point

The__________ and similar revolts led planters to make slave codes even stricter.

Stono Rebellion

Bacons Rebellion

King Phillips War

Sausage Rebellion

12.

1 point

Which of the following was introduced as a successful plantation crop by Eliza Lucas?

indigo

cotton

rice

tobacco

13.

1 point

Enslaved Africans were exchanged for sugar and molasses in the West Indies as part of the __________.

Octogonal Trade

Triangular Trade

Rectangular Trade

Social Studies Trade

14.

1 point

The__________ were designed to ensure that England made money from its colonies' trade.

Navigation Acts

Money Act

Sea Acts

Acts of Sea

15.

1 point

Which of the following products was exported from New England as part of the triangular trade?

molasses

sugar

tobacco

rum