Colonial Hodgepodge Slavery Economy Government Vocab

What word means the amount of money it cost to go on a trip? – 10 Points Fare

What is another word for work force?– 20 Points Labor force

What is the word for when someone is treated cruelly or unfairly? – 30 Points Persecuted

What do you call a person who must work for a number of years before gaining their freedom?– 40 Points Indentured Servant

What is the name of a thick, black syrup made from sugar?– 50 Points Molasses

Fill in the blank. The Virginia House of Burgesses was had a ______________ form of government. – 10 Points Representative

What was one thing that was down at town meetings?– 20 Points 1.They made laws. 2.They voted on laws. 3.They elected people to office.

Who had the most power in the Southern governments? – 30 Points Plantation Owners

Colonial assemblies helped colonists to do what?– 40 Points Be able to run their everyday affairs (lives).

Who was in charge of the colonial assemblies? – 50 Points Royal Governors (appointed by the King of England)

What was the economy of the New England Colonies (name two)? – 10 Points Shipping and Manufacturing (or…fishing, rope making, and/or sail making)

What was the economy of the Middle Colonies?– 20 Points Farming of grains (or Market Towns)

What was the economy of the Southern Colonies?– 30 Points Plantations

Which colonial region was known for its manufacturing?– 40 Points New England

Which colonial region was known as the “breadbasket?”– 50 Points The Middle Colonies

Which continent did slaves come from? – 10 Points Africa

What is another word for a slave?– 20 Points African

What types of traditions were important to the slaves (name at least one)?– 30 Points Family time and oral traditions (storytelling)

What happened back in Africa once the slave trade started (name at least two things)?– 40 Points 1.Families broken apart 2.Farming, trading, and other activities disrupted 3.Fighting between different cultures 4.Population declined or went down

How do you think the lives of both free and enslaved Africans were alike in Colonial America?– 50 Points They were both persecuted

Why did the South need slaves more than the North?– 10 Points Large Plantations

What was the major cash crop of the South (think carefully)?– 20 Points Rice

What was traded on the Triangular Trade Route? (name 2)– 30 Points Molasses, rum, guns, lumber, slaves

What was the Middle Passage?– 40 Points The portion of the Triangular Trade route where slaves were brought to America (horrible conditions)

Which region placed a huge focus on Puritan laws and education?– 50 Points New England Colonies