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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
Industries of the New England Colonies
- Shipbuilding
- Fishing
- Fur trapping and trading
- Lumber milling
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
What characteristic is correctly matched with a number in the table?
1:Indigo
2:Moderate
3:Rocky soil
4: Ships
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which reason best completes this list?
To spread democratic ideals
To improve efficiency in manufacturing
To lace potential military allies
To claim new territory
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which motive best completes the diagram?
To promote free enterprise
To extend democracy
To expand empires
To found Utopian communities
- 7. 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
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which colony correctly completes this diagram?
Marylan
Virginia
South Carolina
Georgia
- 9. 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.
- 10. Multiple Choice
- The Mayflower Compact
- The charter establishing the Virginia House of Burgesses
- The fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Which factor most contributed to the creation of the documents in this list?
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
- 11. 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.
- 12. Multiple Choice
- Distance from Great Britain
- Mayflower Compact
- Town hall meetings
The factors listed above contributed most to the --
creation of alliances between British colonists to Parliament
election of British colonists to Parliament
growth of representative government in the British colonies
expansion of British trade in the Americas
- 13. 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.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best replaces the question mark in the diagram above?
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
- 15. 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
- 16. 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
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which sentence best completes this diagram?
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.
- 18. Multiple Choice
In 1636, Thomas Hooker ... established the first English settlement in Connecticut. Convinced that government should rest on free consent, he _______________.
Which of the following completes the sentence above?
limited property ownership to church mebers
extended voting rights beyond church members
restricted trade with neighboring colonies
asked the king to appoint a governor for the colony
- 19. 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 the American colonies that produced cash crops
A lack of protective tariffs in the American colonies
Demand for slaves in the industrialized American colonies
- 20. 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
- 21. 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
- 22. Multiple Choice
For the well Governing of this Province and Territories there shall be an Assembly yearly Chosen by the Freemen thereof to Consist of foure persons out of each County ...
-- William Penn, Pennsylvania Charter of Privileges, 1701
Which feature of colonial self-government does this charter establish?
Direct democracy
An elected legislature
Separation of powers
Checks and balances
- 23. 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
- 24. Multiple Choice
This diagram describes events in colonial America that are related to --
the eventual adoption of the US Constitution
the formation of a government controlled by religious officials
the creation of a national system of checks & balances
the establishment of the principle of religious freedom
- 25. Multiple Choice
The colonies in this list were founded primarily to offer settlers a greater degree of --
freedom from debts
religious freedom
economic freedom
freedom of speech
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