Colonial America: Key Questions on Race, Slavery, and Immigration

Ch 5. 1. British North America in 1775 was a mosaic of racial and ethnic groups. In which colony were Dutch immigrants prevalent? Pennsylvania incorrect New Jersey incorrect New York correct Georgia incorrect 2. Africans were mostly located along coastal plains of the South. What is the reason for this? Africans mainly lived in cities and the biggest cities were located in the coastal-plains of the South incorrect Most Africans worked as slaves on rice, indigo, and tobacco plantations, many of which were located in the coastal plains of the South correct Africans could not tolerate cold weather and so thus tended to live in the South incorrect Africans were employed in shipbuilding, and so they lived close to the coast incorrect 1. What was the main difference between northern and southern slavery in colonial North America in the mid-eighteenth century? Northern slaves generally lived and worked in cities while southern slaves lived and worked on plantations. correct Northern slaves celebrated election day, while southern slaves did not. incorrect

Northern slaves lived in family groups, while southern slaves lived in small male only groups. incorrect Northern slaves came from Africa while southern slaves came from the Caribbean. incorrect 2. Why did slavery expand in northern colonies? Slaves were transported from the Caribbean to New England. incorrect Gold Coast slave traders were interested in Caribbean sugar. incorrect Rhode Island traders dominated the slave trade exchanging New England rum for African slaves after 1730. correct Rhode Island rum merchants traded slaves for gold. incorrect What impact did German immigration have in Pennsylvania? German immigrants challenged British election policies. incorrect German immigration sparked controversy over who could be citizens and vote in elections. correct German immigrants maintained their language and customs. incorrect German immigrants displaced enslaved Africans as a labor source. incorrect 4. What were the founding principles of James Oglethorpe's colony in Georgia? Oglethorpe wanted to provide a place where Carolina slaves could live in freedom. incorrect Oglethorpe offered religious sanctuary to Protestants, a refuge for British debtors, and abolished slavery.

correct Georgia created a buffer zone between Spanish Florida and British Carolinas. incorrect Oglethorpe wanted to create a plantation society modeled after the Caribbean. incorrect 5. What was the Walking Purchase? An agreement between the Delawares and Pennsylvanians that tricked the Delaware into ceding more land than the Delawares intended. correct An agreement between the Iroquois and Pennsylvanians to cede the Delawares land. incorrect The Delawares promise to Pennsylvania colonists to leave the territory and move to Ohio River Valley. incorrect An agreement between the Delaware and Shawnee Indians to migrate to the Ohio River Valley. incorrect 1. In what ways did North Americans participate in the European Enlightenment? North Americans facilitated the exchange of religious ideals. incorrect By sharing in the spread of knowledge, science, and ideas to improve humanity in the colonies and abroad. correct By writing colonial histories. incorrect By generating a code of universal laws for the colonies to follow. incorrect 2. How did mercantile trade and credit tie colonists to the transatlantic networks? Merchants imported transatlantic goods and sold them to retailers.

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