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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which phrase best completes the diagram?Emergence of Powerful European RulersReasons for European ExplorationSpread of Papal AuthorityThe Travels of Marco Polo - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat three factors led to the discovery of North America and eventually colonization?Religion(God), wealth(Gold), Fame and international recognition(Glory)WealthFame and international recognitionReligious Persecution
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThis document, signed by the Pilgrims in 1620, helped establish the idea of self-government.Virginia House of BurgessesMayflower CompactEnglish Bill of RightsMagna Carta
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich best explains why colonial settlers first went to Plymouth Colony, Maryland, and Pennsylvania?To secure freedom from religous persecutionto search for gold and silverto bring spices to the New WorldTo convert Native Americans into Christianity
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat is one way the use of slave labor in the Americas contributed to an expansion of the Atlantic slave trade?by decreasing the likelihood of famine or droughtby reducing the need for fertilizers or crop rotationby raising the demand for livestock like cattle and horsesby increasing the production of cash crops like sugar and tobacco
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is true when comparing a slave and an indentured servant?They were both bound for life.They were both freed after 7 years.Slaves were freed after 7 years; Indentured servants were bound for life.Slaves were bound for life; Indentured servants were freed after 7 years.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThese colonies were similar in that all four were established —as places for debtors and convictsin the hope of making a profitfor religious reasonsby joint stock companies
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement best summarizes the reasons for the founding of the first two English colonies?Colonists in Jamestown expected riches while those at Plymouth desired to practice their own religion.Jamestown and Plymouth were established as safe places for imprisoned debtors and convicts.Jamestown and Plymouth were founded as safe havens for people of all religious beliefs.Colonists in both Jamestown and Plymouth traveled to America to convert the American Indians to Catholicism.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe Virginia House of Burgesses, the Mayflower Compact, and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut all established —limited self-government in their coloniesthe right of colonists to select the royal governorthe right of the press to criticize officials in powercomplete religious freedom in their colonies
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was a primary reason France sought to colonize North America?To reduce overpopulation in EuropeTo create communities founded on religious toleranceTo profit from trading in furs and other goodsTo create joint ventures with other European powers
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich characteristic is correctly matched with a number in the table?1: Indigo2: Moderate3: Rocky soil4: Ships
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich group was among the first to call for an end to slavery?American Indians, because they viewed the plight of slaves as similar to their ownQuakers, because slavery contradicted their religious beliefsBritish loyalists, because Great Britain had ended the slave tradePuritans, because the New England economy did not rely on slavery
- 13. Multiple ChoiceFrom 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 ChoiceThis diagram describes events in colonial America that are related to —the eventual adoption of the U.S. Constitutionthe formation of a government controlled by religious officialsthe creation of a national system of checks and balancesthe establishment of the principle of religious freedom
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following completes the sentence above?limited property ownership to church membersextended voting rights beyond church membersrestricted trade with neighboring coloniesasked the king to appoint a governor for the colony
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