1. Civics
Chapter 4, Lesson 2 Review
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2. Civics Chapter 4, Lesson / 2
Question / 1
What reasons did dissenters and indentured servants have for coming to the American colonies? 2

3. Civics Chapter 4, Lesson / 2
Answer / Question 1
Religious dissenters came to America to worship in their own way, and poor people came as indentured servants hoping for a better life. 3

4. Civics Chapter 4, Lesson / 2
Question / 2
Use the terms plantation and cash crop in a sentence about the colonies’ economy. 4

5. Civics Chapter 4, Lesson / 2
Answer / Question 2
Sample Sentence:
In the Southern Colonies, plantations grew tobacco as a crash crop. 5

6. Civics Chapter 4, Lesson / 2
Question / 3
How did the writings of people like
John Locke lead colonists to resent the
British government? 6

7. Civics Chapter 4, Lesson / 2
Answer / Question 3
Locke wrote that governments should serve the people, whereas the colonists felt they were made to serve the British King. 7

8. Civics Chapter 4, Lesson / 2
Question / 4
How did geographic features influence life in the colonies? 8

9. Civics Chapter 4, Lesson / 2
Answer / Question 4
Soil, climate, and natural resources affected all three economic regions.
New Englanders were fur traders, fishers, shipbuilders, and shopkeepers. 9

10. Civics Chapter 4, Lesson / 2
Question / 5
How do John Locke’s ideas help explain why the colonists looked to their legislatures for leadership instead of to the colony’s governor? 10

11. Civics Chapter 4, Lesson / 2
Answer / Question 5
Legislatures were the colonists’ elected representatives, whereas the governor represented the king. 11

12. Civics Chapter 4, Lesson / 2
Question / 6
You have decided to move from Great Britain to America in the 1700s.
Write a letter to a friend explaining which colony you have chosen to settle in and why? 12

13. Civics Chapter 4, Lesson / 2
Answer / Question 6
Student answers will vary, but should include accurate facts that support their choice about the geography, economy, and way of life in the chosen colony. 13