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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat were the three reasons for European exploration?Game, God, GloryGlory, Fame, and GodGod, Glory, and GoldGifts, Greatness, Glory
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which Reasons Best Completes This List?
To spread democratic ideals
To improve efficiency in manufacturing
To locate potential military allies
To claim new territory
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWho were the three main powerful countries that were involved in the Age of Exploration?Spain, Germany, and FranceEngland, Spain, & FranceItaly, Spain, and PortugalPortugal, Ireland, & France
- 4. Multiple Choice
What motive best completes the diagram?
To promote free enterprise
To extend democracy
To expand empires
To found utopian communities
- 5. 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.
- 6. Multiple Choice
What was the first elected legislative body of government in Colonial America?
General Assembly
House of Burgesses
Governor's Council
House of Representatives
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the Pilgrims come to the Americas and settle in Plymouth?They were trying to set up a base protect England from Spain.They meant to sail to Africa, but turned west when they caught site of the Spanish Amanda.They wanted to go to a place where they could invent "fidget spinners."They wanted a place where they could worship freely.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceOne reason that the Mayflower Compact is considered important is ______________.It marked the beginning of political parties.It marked the beginning of a self government based on the will of the people.It established basic laws for all colonies to follow.It gave the colonists permission to collect taxes.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceFirst written constitution in the American colonies that influenced many ideas that are found in the U.S. Constitution.Mayflower CompactFundamental Orders of ConnecticutDeclaration of IndependenceMagna Carta
- 10. Multiple ChoiceSocial contract signed by many pilgrims in Plymouth; helped establish the idea of self-government.Declaration of Independence1763 CompromiseMagna CartaMayflower Compact
- 11. Multiple Choice1619 Virginia House of Burgesses, 1620 Mayflower Compact, 1639 Fundamental Orders of Connecticut.
WHAT IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE TITLE FOR THE ABOVE INFORMATION?Representative Governments in the ColoniesConstitutions of the United StatesThree Branches of GovernmentBritish Common Law - 12. Multiple Choicefreedom from debtsreligious freedomeconomic freedomfreedom of speech
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe assembly served as a model for other colonial institution.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.
- 14. Multiple Choice
The long cold winters in the ____________________ colonies was not ideal for growing cash crops, so they focused on Shipbuilding, fishing & whaling instead.
New England
Middle
Southern
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe hot, wet climate of the ____________________ colonies was ideal for growing cash crops.New EnglandMiddleSouthern
- 16. Multiple ChoiceTall mountains, a long shoreline, and fertile soilA temperate climate, vast grasslands, and plentiful lakesDense forests, natural harbors, and swift riversnatural harbors, an arid climate, and rocky soil
- 17. Multiple Choice1 IndigoModerate3 Rocky SoilShips
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe economic demands of the plantation systemThe construction needs of the railroadIncreased textile manufacturingIncreased western migration
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThe part of the slave’s journey aboard the ship between Africa and the American colonies was known as the _________________ _________________Long PassageMiddle PassageNorthwest PassageBermuda Triangle
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThe invention of the steam engineThe profitability of cash-crop agricultureThe development of the factory systemThe establishment of protective tariffs
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Salutary NeglectWhen a parent drops a child off and never go back to get him/herWhen a marine salutes an officer in the armyBritain left the colonies alone to take care of themselvesNot allowing the colonies to interact with Native Americans
- 22. Multiple ChoiceThe opportunity for trade with American IndiansThe distance of the colonies from Great BritainThe doctrine of the Church of EnglandThe economic system of mercantilism
- 23. Multiple ChoiceEconomic system in which England controlled trade of the colonies?mercantilismmerchandisetradebarter
- 24. Multiple ChoiceThe British economic system that states “a nation can become wealthy and powerful by accumulating gold and silver” isJoint-Stock CompanyCharterMercantilismTriangular Trade
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWho led the first group of Quakers to Pennsylvania for religious freedom?Lord BaltimoreWilliam PennRoger WilliamsJohn Smith
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhich colony was founded by Catholics escaping persecution in England?MarylandGeorgiaMassachusettsNorth Carolina
- 27. Multiple ChoiceMarylandVirginiaSouth CarolinaGeorgia
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhich English colony was founded partly as a safe place for debtors?VirginiaGeorgiaNorth CarolinaMassachusetts
- 29. Multiple ChoiceIt helped establish the tradition of self-governmentIt was the first attempt to combine political and religious laws.it established the concept of unalienable rightsit outlined a plan for independence from British rule.
- 30. Multiple ChoiceQuakers, Puritans, Catholics, and Separatists were allSeeking Religious Tolerance in AmericaProtestant Groups in the ColoniesAmerican Colonial GovernmentsEconomic Reform in the Colonies
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