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1
Which of the following correctly describes the purpose of the economic policy of mercantilism?
protects the land claims of European colonizing powers
The purpose is to maintain control over the Slave Trade.
colonies have the freedom to import products from anywhere
mother country benefits by creating places to sell goods
2
What crop was so labor-intensive it influenced the use of slave labor in Colonial America?
Lumber
tobacco
Wheat
Corn
3
Why did the British government create the Navigation Acts?
To make sure mercantilism was enforced.
To encourage self-government in the colonies.
To make sure mercantilism would be abolished.
To aid Triangular Trade
4
Why did indentured servants go out of practice?
Slavery cost more
Slavery was more profitable
Slavery was seen as more just
England ran out of people in debt
5
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
The first government document made in the colonies
created the House of Burgesses in Virginia
Described how Pilgrims would govern themselves
Was the first written plan of government (Constitution)
6
Which of the following answer choices are ECONOMIC reasons for colonizing?
to escape religious persecution.
to spread Christianity to American Indians.
to learn the religion of the American Indians.
to try and find gold and other resources.
7
Which of the following is true?
Georgia had the wealthiest settlers.
Pennsylvania was very strict religiously.
Maryland was founded for Catholic people.
Massachusetts was religiously diverse.
8
Which of the following is not a Middle Colony?
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New Hampshire
9
Many early colonizers were motivated to come to America because of
Mercantilism
Salem Witch Trials
economic reasons
religious reasons
10
In what way did the South practice self-government
House of Burgesses
House of Slytherin
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Mayflower Compact
11
Which of the following is a religious reason for colonizing
finding resources
land acquisition
job opportunities
spread christianity
12
The soil and climate of the of this region was conducive to planting crops like tobacco, rice,indigo and cotton.
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Florida
New England
13
Which was not a reason for Joint-Stock Companies forming
Guaranteed a profit
encouraged settlers by giving tract of land
Less Risk for the individual investor
there was more money to start a business
14
____ had goals of spreading God, glory, and gold as they built an empire.
Spain
Dutch
England
France
15
Which was not a New England Colony
New York
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Hampshire
16
Why was Pennsylvania founded?
To to create a religiously intolerant land
To create a religious haven for Quakers.
To create a religious haven for Puritans.
To create a religious haven for Catholics.
17
Which religious minority settled Maryland and passed Acts of Toleration
Catholics
Separatist
Puritans
Jews
18
Which of the following is true about the spread of religion in New England?
Jews were given religious freedom from the act of Toleration.
Maryland passed the Act of Toleration in New England.
Some Puritans were banished and formed their own colony.
Quakers formed Rhode Island.
19
American Indians were discriminated against by
they were labeled as savages
brought as slaves to America by the Middle Passage.
being forced into mercantilism.
having land given to them
20
Why did the English colonize
for economic opportunities
to find resources for the mother country
for religious freedom
to settle permanently with families
21
____ was most interested in fur trapping and trading, did not want an empire, friendly to Natives.
England
Germany
Spain
France
22
Which of the following is true of the Virginia Company
It encouraged more settlers to move to Jamestown.
It encouraged the "starving time"
It created the Navigation Acts.
It created subsistence farming.
23
What was the middle passage?
Portion of triangular trade where slaves came from Africa to the Americas
A path through the Appalachian Mountains
Portion of triangular trade where Rum was traded
Portion of triangular trade where sugar cane was traded
24
What caused competition for control of territory between colonists and Natives?
Desire to spread Christianity
Colonial Population Increase
Desire for land
tolerance of different groups
25
Which of the following is true?
Indentured servants were usually European.
Offspring of Indentured servants were forced into indentured servitude.
Slaves were seen as property with no rights.
Indentured servants were usually African.
26
Why was France less threatening to the Natives?
They were naturally bad fighters.
They were naturally good fighters.
Their settlement grew more quickly than the English.
Their settlement grew more slowly than the English.
27
Which of the following is true about religious prejudice concerning Native Americans
Europeans tried to get Natives to convert to Christianity
Natives tried to get colonists to convert to Christianity
There was no religious prejudice.
Europeans tried to get Natives to convert to Judaism
28
What is Mercantilism
ensuring mother country profited from their colonies
everyone works and are paid based on their ability
industry is controlled by private owners for profit,
live on their lord's land
29
Catholics were discriminated against by
Being restricted from jobs and where they could live.
Given preferential treatment in England.
being used as slave labor.
only getting jobs that Natives did not want.
30
Which of the following is evidence of European powers fighting over land in the Americas?
French and Indian War
Pontiac's Rebellion
Spanish and Indian War.
New Amsterdam changes from English to Dutch.
31
The Proclamation halted westward expansion across the
Andes Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Antelope Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
32
African American immigrants contributed to the development of the American colonies by all of the following except
providing labor
farming techniques
knowledge of the Northwest Passage
music and dance
33
How did triangular trade lead to the continued importation of enslaved Africans to North America?
Triangular trade was never profitable.
England encouraged the trade because they received 50% of the money.
All parts of triangular trade were profitable.
Africa, West Indies and the colonies did not profit from the trade.
34
What caused slavery in Southern colonies more than any other region?
The desire to convert slaves to Christianity.
The need for subsistence farming.
The crops in area were more labor intensive.
The crops in the area were less labor intensive.
35
Which of the following was not an experience of enslaved Africans on the middle passage of triangular trade?
cruel beatings and forced to exercise
packed onto boats
crowded, horrific conditions
paid for traveling to America
36
Which was Not a Southern Colony?
Virginia
Georgia
South Carolina
West Virginia
37
How did the geography of New England impact the creation distinct colonial region?
tobacco, rice indigo, cotton
Sugar Cane, Molasses
shipping, lumber, wheat (breadbasket)
fishing, shipping and lumber
38
How did the expansion of European settlements change where American Indians lived?
As colonists went further west, conflict resulted in natives forced west.
As colonists went further east, conflict resulted in natives forced west.
As colonists went further east, conflict resulted in natives forced east.
As colonists went further west, conflict resulted in natives forced east.
39
An unintended consequence of expansion of the colonies was an almost extinction of what animal?
beaver
horse
deer
dog
40
The pattern of settlement established in the Colonial Period was
Heavy settlement along the Rocky mountains for protection,.
Heavy settlement along the Pacific Coast.
Heavy settlement along the Atlantic coast.
Heavy settlement along the Mississippi River.
41
Middle Colonies were known as the "breadbasket" colonies because of their growth of
cash crops
timber, fishing
wheat and other grains
gold
42
Which of the following explains how colonists began the practice of self-government?
The Navigation Acts were passed by Parliament
The Act of Toleration protected Puritans in Massachusetts
Mayflower Compact created a basis for written laws in N.E
Most colonies eventually became royal colonies
43
What is the economic reason behind choosing a labor based on slavery vs on based on indentured servitude?
Slavery became based on racial discrimination.
Slavery was more profitable because slaves served for lifetime.
Indentured servitude was more profitable because they were cheaper.
Indentured servitude became based on racial discrimination.
44
Which of the following is NOT true of slaves:
They were considered equals.
They were considered property.
They were considered inferior.
Came to America for religious freedom.
45
What is geographic determinism?
Native to a certain area
making money for the mother country
theory that geography determines how land is used
spread of cultural elements like ideas from one to another
