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- 1. Multiple Choice
The Atlantic slave trade developed because...
plantation owners used large numbers of enslaved African workers to fill their labor needs
King Alfonso of the African kingdom of Kongo encouraged the Portuguese to increase the slave trade
factory owners in the North needed large numbers of workers to make goods for trade
Spain and Portugal outlawed slavery in 1510
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was a primary reason France sought to colonize North America?
To profit from trading in furs and other goods
To reduce overpopulation in Europe
To create communities founded on religious tolerance
To create joint ventures with other European powers
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which statement about the institution of slavery in Colonial America is most accurate?
Slavery was on the decline in the South by the time of the American Revolution.
The New England colonies had the largest slave populations.
Slaves were especially numerous in areas suitable for large plantations.
Slavery was banned in most Southern colonies.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Based on the map, what is one way in which the physical characteristics of the environment influenced early colonial settlement patterns?
The location of the first settlements was limited by the presence of mountains.
Colonists built their first settlements on rivers or coastlines for transportation.
American Indians encouraged colonists to move into already established villages.
Colonists located their towns along rivers farther upstream to avoid attacks by sea.
- 5. Multiple Choice
What effect did geographic factors have on the economy of the New England colonies?
They increased the region’s dependence on slaves as a source of labor.
They promoted the growth of fishing and shipping in addition to farming.
They supported the planning of rice and tobacco.
They encouraged the establishment of large plantations.
- 6. Multiple Choice
How did the arrival of Africans in colonial America generally differ from the arrival of Europeans?
Africans generally came to the Americas to escape political corruption.
Most Africans came to the Americas for economic opportunity.
Few Africans came to the colonies in comparison to Europeans.
Africans usually came to the colonies against their will.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which motive best completes the diagram?
To expand empires
To extend democracy
To found Utopian communities
To promote free enterprise
- 8. Multiple Choice
What was one impact of European exploration on Native American Indians?
European farming techniques were quickly adopted.
Many Native American Indians were resettled throughout Europe.
Diseases brought by Europeans caused large numbers of deaths.
Conflicts between Native American Indian tribes ended.
- 9. Multiple Choice
As part of the system of mercantilism, Great Britain...
established laws against monopolies
encouraged the development of manufacturing in the colonies
limited the colonies ability to trade with other countries
outlawed the slave trade industry
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best completes the chart?
Farming
Manufacturing
Shipbuilding
Mining
- 11. Multiple Choice
A map of North America during the early seventeenth century shows the names “New Spain”, “New England”, and “New France”. What does this demonstrate?
The British sought to control trade throughout all of North America.
Several European countries were anxious to establish their influence in North America.
American Indian cultures had a profound influence on European colonial powers.
Colonial America was affected by ocean currents and changing weather patterns.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best explains the regional differences in the growth of African-American populations shown on the table?
The African-American population grew faster in cooler climates.
Most slaves were given freedom and moved to the Middle Colonies.
New England farmland was best suited for unskilled laborers.
Southern plantations imported African-American slaves as field laborers.
- 13. Multiple Choice
The economic theory that states “a nation can become wealthy and powerful by accumulating gold and silver” is...
Mercantilism
Triangular Trade
Individualism
Social mobility
- 14. Multiple Choice
How were the reasons for establishing the Southern Colonies most different from the reasons for establishing the New England Colonies?
Most southern colonists hoped to build wealth while most New Englanders sought religious freedom.
Most southern colonists hoped to build ships while most New Englanders sought religious persecution.
Most New England colonists hoped to establish large plantations while most southern colonists became merchants.
Most southern colonists sought greater economic opportunity while most New England settlers were already wealthy
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe global transfer of foods, plants and animals during the colonization of the Americas is known as theScientific RevolutionColumbian ExchangeNew ImperialismMiddle Passage
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe reasons that the Europeans explored in the 16th century can be summed up by the three words....Gold, Guts, GoalsGod, Glory, GoldGlory, Land, ConquestGood, Glory, Guts
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat does circumnavigate mean?To move the sails in a circular motionTo use circles to locate key areas on a map.To travel in a circle from one area and backTo travel completely around the earth
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat early explorers were most interested in finding?Water routes to the New WorldWater routes to Africa's west coastWater routes to AsiaWater routes to the Middle East
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThe Pilgrims created this, agreeing to work together as a "civil body politick," it was in essence their constitution.Mayflower CompactMagna CartaTreaty of Tordesillascharter
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWe landed on Plymouth "rock," Massachusetts in 1620.PilgrimsQuakersNative AmericansCroatoans
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