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- 1. Multiple Choice
Boston and New Orleans were both founded as?
Port Cities
Farming Communities
Industrial Centers
Military Outposts
- 2. Multiple Choice
How did geography influence the early economic development of New York, Boston, and Charleston?
Long coastlines offered abundant natural resources.
Proximity to flooding rivers limited development.
Natural harbors provided access to markets.
Extreme climates limited productive activity.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which physical characteristics made these economic activities possible?
Tall mountains, a long shoreline, and fertile soil.
A temperate climate, vast grasslands, and plentiful lakes.
Dense forests, natural harbors, and swift rivers.
Natural harbors, an arid climate, and rocky soil.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which characteristic is correctly matched with a number in the table?
1: Indigo
2: Moderate
3: Rocky soil
4: Ships
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which motive best completes the diagram?
To promote free enterprise.
To extend democracy.
To expand empires.
To found utopian communities.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was a primary reason France sought to colonize North America?
To reduce overpopulation in Europe.
To create communities founded on religious tolerance.
To profit from trading in furs and other goods.
To create joint ventures with other European powers.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which colony correctly completes this diagram?
Maryland
Virginia
South Carolina
Georgia
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which statement accurately describes the reasons for establishing Plymouth and Jamestown?
Both colonies were established to bring wealth to stockholders.
Plymouth’s founders intended to produce raw materials, while Jamestown’s founders expected to discover gold.
Both colonies were established to limit the expansion of other European empires.
Plymouth was founded as a refuge from religious persecution, while Jamestown was founded for commercial profit.
- 9. Multiple Choice
The factors listed below contributed most to the —
creation of alliances between British settlers and American Indians.
election of British colonists to Parliament.
growth of representative government in the British colonies.
expansion of British trade in the Americas.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which statement explains the significance of this colonial institution?
The assembly served as a model for other colonial legislatures.
Colonists used the assembly to overrule decisions of the royal governor.
The assembly sent delegates to Parliament to represent Virginia.
The king revoked Virginia’s charter because the assembly became too powerful.
- 11. Multiple Choice
From 1690 to 1760, Parliament and the king of England allowed colonists in America to exercise a great deal of control over local and regional matters. Historians have described this practice as “salutary neglect.”
Which of the following happened as a direct result of this policy?
The colonies developed a strong tradition of self-government.
Many proprietary colonies were converted to royal colonies.
The colonies refused to participate in a system of common defense.
Many colonies sought economic aid from other countries.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best replaces the question mark in the diagram below?
Created a general council to manage the colonies.
Experienced strict control by Parliament.
Established their own representative institutions.
Appointed governors who reported to the king.
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which statement best describes the influence of this document?
It helped establish the tradition of self-government.
It was the first attempt to combine political and religious laws.
It established the concept of unalienable rights.
It outlined a plan for independence from British rule.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which statement best explains the significance of the Mayflower Compact?
It limited the power of future colonial governments.
It weakened the influence of religion in government.
It established a form of self-government based on a social contract.
It guaranteed liberties for colonists through local government.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which sentence best completes this diagram below?
The Puritans allowed women to participate in government.
The Puritans refused to obey the appointed governor.
The Puritans outlawed slavery in Massachusetts.
The Puritans developed a form of representative self-government.
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which of the following completes the sentence below?
limited property ownership to church members.
extended voting rights beyond church members.
restricted trade with neighboring colonies.
asked the king to appoint a governor for the colony.
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was a major reason for the flow of the transatlantic slave trade shown on the map?
The economic demands of the plantation system.
The construction needs of the railroad.
Increased textile manufacturing.
Increased western migration.
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which factor most encouraged the growth of this trade?
The invention of the steam engine.
The profitability of cash-crop agriculture.
The development of the factory system.
The establishment of protective tariffs.
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which feature of colonial self-government does this charter establish?
Direct Democracy.
An Elected Legislature.
Separation of Powers
Checks and Balances
- 20. Multiple Choice
Catholics immigrated to the Maryland colony in the seventeenth century primarily to —
profit from natural resources
avoid crop failures and famine
produce cash crops to pay off debts
escape persecution
- 21. Multiple Choice
This diagram describes events in colonial America that are related to —
the eventual adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
the formation of a government controlled by religious officials.
the creation of a national system of checks and balances.
the establishment of the principle of religious freedom.
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which reason best completes this list?
To spread democratic ideals
To improve efficiency
To locate potential military allies
To claim new territory
- 23. Multiple Choice
Which factor most contributed to the documents in the list above?
The opportunity for trade with American Indians
The distance of the colonies from Great Britain
The doctrine of the Church of England
The economic system of mercantilism
- 24. Multiple Choice
Which of the following contributed most to the expansion of the transatlantic slave trade during the 1700's
A lack of skilled labor in the American colonies.
Demand for slaves in American colonies that produced cash crops
A lack of protective tariffs in the American colonies
Demand for slave in the Industrialized American colonies.
- 25. Multiple Choice
The colonies in the list above were founded primarily to offer settlers a greater degree of?
Freedom from debts
Religious Freedom
Economic Freedom
Freedom of Speech
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