Chapter 5 Practice Questions All of the following are true of Scots-Irish immigrants in Pennsylvania EXCEPT that A. they were the first to settle in the American west A. they were the first to settle in the American west They were not actually of Irish descent They were not actually of Irish descent Many of them united with the American Revolutionaries Many of them united with the American Revolutionaries They brought with them the now-how for Whiskey distilling They brought with them the now-how for Whiskey distilling They were tolerant of local Indians They were tolerant of local Indians

Chapter 5 Practice Questions The population growth of the American colonies by 1775 is attributed mostly to a.the natural fertility of Native Americans. b.white immigration from Europe. c.the importation of slaves from Africa. d.the natural fertility of all Americans. e.the influx of immigrants from Latin America.

Chapter 5 Practice Questions The most ethnically diverse region of colonial America was __________, whereas __________ was the least ethnically diverse. The most ethnically diverse region of colonial America was __________, whereas __________ was the least ethnically diverse. a.the middle colonies, the South b.New England, the South c.the frontier regions, New England d.the middle colonies, New England e.the South, New England

Chapter 5 Practice Questions The most important economic enterprise in the American colonies was a.commerce. b.slave trading. c.manufacturing. d.agriculture. e.fishing.

Chapter 5 Practice Questions The triangular trade of the colonial American shipping industry a.saw the Spanish gaining the largest profits. b.was not that profitable. c.relied on the Spanish fleet for protection. d.involved America, France, and England. e.involved the trading of rum for African slaves.

Chapter 5 Practice Questions The major manufacturing enterprise in colonial America in the eighteenth century was a.iron making. b.making clothes. c.lumbering. d.rum distilling. e.arms and munitions production.