U.S. History 8

Typically, a young unskilled laborer, contracted to work for an emploer, in exchange for transportation, food, and lodging for a specified term, was referred to a as an ___________.

In Virginia, who did the English settlers first attempt to enslave?

In the 1600s, the back-breaking cultivation of _______ made a reliable labor source necessary.

In the family and social life of colonists, there were distinctly defined roles for white men and women?

• True

• False

What college did the Massachusetts colony charter in 1636?

Because of the perception of theological liberalism at Harvard, what college did Connecticut charter in 1701?

After Rhode Island College was founded, its name was later changed to_______ College.

As Indians were not suitable slaves, what labor resource did Virginia planters tap next?

By 1720, what percentage of Virginia’s population consisted of Black slaves?

Name a third of the four regions that made up the Atlantic Seaboard colonies in the 18th century.

The major commodity produced in the New England region was _______.

African slaves were used in New York for the harvesting of _______.

The Chesapeake region were made up of the colonies of _______ and _______.

Which region was the wealthiest?

What percentage of the Chesapeake population was Black?

The ______ region had the highest mortality rates of the colonies.

The longer a slave lived, the more money the slave master lost. 

• True

• False

Name a second of the four regions that made up the Atlantic Seaboard colonies in the 18th century.

In Chesapeake, the incidence of divorce was very common.

• True

• False

From what area of the African continent were most African slaves captured?

• North Africa

• West Africa

• South Africa

• East Africa

Name the fourth of the four regions that made up the Atlantic Seaboard colonies in the 18th century.

Most whites of that era were self-educated.

• True

• False

What were the frustrations of many former indentured servants, living as free men in the colonies?

• They were looked down upon because of their past.

• They were too poor to buy slaves for themselves.

• They were unable to buy land because rich speculators had purchased much of it.

What did the colony of Massachusetts, in 1647, decree as a responsibility for any town with one hundred or more families?

• A police force

• A grammar school

• A municipal government

By 1620, what great development in England made it more difficult to find Englishmen that would indenture themselves into servitude?

What colonies composed the New England region?

• Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey

• Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Vermont

• Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island

Name one of the four regions that made up the Atlantic Seaboard colonies in the 18th century.

What colonies made up the Mid-Atlantic region?

• New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania

• New York, New jersey, Delaware and Maryland

• New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware

The cultivation of _______ in the British West Indies created a demand for laborers.

Sugar and rum were imported from Bermuda.

• True

• False

The homes in the Chesapeake were usually built of brick, while the homes in the Southern region were usually built of wood. 

• True

• False

Slaves subsisted on a diet made primarily of ________.

The African slave was started by what nation?

Nathaniel Bacon initially raised a militia of freedmen to fight against the Virginai authorities.

• True

• False

From where were most manufactured goods imported?

Where did the house servants sleep on the plantations?

• In the lofts under the slave-master's roof

• In segregated huts

• In the basement of the slave-master's house

In which colony did Blacks make up the majority of the population?

The African slave trade began in the _____ century.

From where did the Virginia planters first purchase Black slaves?

The Southern region was also known as the ________

As many universities had yet to be established, to where did many young Chesapeake males journey to pursue formal studies?

When their term of service had expired, a freed indentured servant were given certain resources, which were called __________.

What was the first institution of higher learning in the colonial south.

Which colony had the highest rate of literacy?

By 1750, what percentage of Virginia’s population consisted of Black slaves?

The Chesapeake region was also known as the _____________.

________ and _________ were two of the major crops grown in the Southern region?

What Ivy League institution was originally established as a school for Native Americans?