Chapter 8 Vocabulary Quiz

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Directions: Answer the following vocabulary questions from Chapter 8.

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1.

Which of the following means "a person who owes money"?
- A.
  
  Trustee
- B.
  
  Debtor
- C.
  
  Representative
2.

Choose all of the following that answer this question. Which of the following were export crops for the Southern Colonies?
- A.
  
  Indigo
- B.
  
  Corn
- C.
  
  Tobacco
- D.
  
  Rice
3.

The coastal area that had rivers that were affected by the rising and falling of the oceans was called the tidewater.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
4.
A ___________________ was a person who was elected to the House of Burgesses to speak for other people.
- House of Burgesses
- representative
- cash crop
- export.
- debtor
- trustee
- flow lines
- post road
- profit
- tidewater
5.

On a map, what would you use to show how items were imported and exported between countries. These can also be used to show amounts traded.
- A.
  
  Post roads
- B.
  
  Cash crops
- C.
  
  Flow lines
6.

Profit is a crop the southern colonies exported.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
7.
The __________________________ was the route the mail was delivered.
- - House of Burgesses
  - representative
  - cash crop
  - export.
  - debtor
  - trustee
  - flow lines
  - post road
  - profit
  - tidewater
8.

Which of the following answers the next question? Which of the following crops was grown mainly to feed the colonists and their animals?
- A.
  
  Corn
- B.
  
  Wheat
- C.
  
  Rice
9.

Which of these colonies do we live in?
- A.
  
  Connecticut (pink)
- B.
  
  Massachusetts (light blue)
- C.
  
  Massachusetts (red)
10.

Explain why the post road was built.
11.

The House of Burgesses made laws to protect the rich farmers because they were the ones who controlled the House.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
12.

North Carolina was a successful colony because...
- A.
  
  It grew corn for everyone.
- B.
  
  It was full of debtors.
- C.
  
  It sold tar, pitch, and wood to the English navy.
13.

Check all answers that apply! The inns in the Southern Colonies were used for...
- A.
  
  Post offices
- B.
  
  Taverns
- C.
  
  Plantations
- D.
  
  Meetinghouses
14.

_______________ were goods shipped to other countries to be sold.
15.

James Oglethorpe set up the unusual colony of Georgia.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
16.

Check all answers that apply! Yeoman farmers were different from plantation owners because...
- A.
  
  They grew large amounts of crops to be exported.
- B.
  
  They had no slaves.
- C.
  
  They made everything they owned themselves.
- D.
  
  They lived a simple life.