01.08 Module One Exam flvs Which crops were the main reason slavery became part of the colonial economy?

Timber and ore
Corn and potatoes
Cotton and tobacco
Furs and animal skins
Question 15(Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)
(01.06 LC)

Which of these is a primary source about the discovery of the New World?

A book written and researched by a noted historian
An article written by an archaeologist who excavated in the Caribbean
A journal written by Christopher Columbus on one of his voyages
A document sent to New World miners by a Spanish official
Question 16(Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)
(01.06 MC)

Which of the following would give you the most accurate information about William Penn?

A fictional story about the history of Pennsylvania
A single letter from a settler to Penn
Paintings and images of Pennsylvania
Penn's writings about his plans for the settlement
Question 17(Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)
(01.02 MC)

Which of the following best describes how humans depend on grassland ecosystems to meet our needs?

We depend on grasslands for their supply of minerals and ores that we use in trade.
We depend on grasslands for farming and agriculture, which provides us with food.
We depend on grasslands to serve as a location for the development of wind energy.
We depend on grasslands to provide lumber, which we use to build houses for shelter.
Question 18(Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)
(01.04 HC)

By such a Colony, many families, who would otherwise starve, will be provided for, and made masters of house and lands: the people in Great Britain to whom these...families were a burden, will be relieved.

Which statement describes the effect of this quotation by James Oglethorpe?

A large number of debtors decided to settle in Georgia.
Cash-crop agriculture expanded because new colonists needed to make large profits.
Colonists in Georgia relied heavily on slave labor to control large plantations.
Indentured servitude allowed poor Germans the opportunity to move to the Americas.
Question 19(Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)
(01.02 MC)
What is the main reason we cannot depend on the desert ecosystem for food production?

The desert ecosystem has too many animals to support.
The desert ecosystem has poor, sandy soil and little water.
The desert ecosystem is not large enough for food production.
The desert ecosystem has too scarce a population to have farms.

Which answer provides the best definition of a subsistence crop?

Crops raised to earn a profit for the family
Food items harvested from the wilderness
Crops grown to trade for hardware and lumber
Plants and animals grown to keep a family alive