1. Colonists viewed English trade laws as _____.

a. unfair
b. completely fair
c. benefiting the colonists
d. creating huge profits for the colonists

2. New England’s “cash crop” was _____.

a. corn
b. tobacco
c. cotton
d. cod

3. The people who benefited most from the triangular trade were _____.

a. merchants in the Middle Colonies
b. merchants in New England
c. planters in the West Indies
d. small farmers in the Southern Colonies

4. Which three products brought great wealth to the Southern Colonies?

a. wheat, cattle, and cotton
b. timber, cod, and wheat
c. tobacco, rice, and indigo
d. sugar, rum, and molasses

5. New England, the Middle Colonies, and the Southern Colonies developed different economies because they had different _________.

a. political views
b. climates and geography
c. coastlines
d. values