How did the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut influence the development of representative government in America?

Created America's first representative government

How did William Penn attract so many people to his colony?

He advertised the religious freedom offered in the colony.

What was the main reason for the increase in the number of enslaved Africans arriving in America?

The development of the plantation system.

How did William Penn influence self-government in America?

He strengthened it by having a constitution and general assembly.

The power of each colony’s legislature to check the governor’s power was reinforced by its ability to

approve raising or spending money

What was the main reason the colony of New Jersey was originally formed?

to govern more easily than one large New York colony

William Blackstone’s ideas promoted

an independent legal system in the colonies

What did the Mayflower Compact show about the Pilgrims?

Aware of the need to make their own government

What was the main difference between the northern and southern Carolina settlements?

The southern settlement grew rice, farmers in the north grew tobacco.

Which reason best explains how a free-market economy developed in New Jersey?

The proprietors allowed settlers to farm or run businesses as they pleased.

What was the main reason for the establishment of the colony in Maryland?

Religious freedom for Roman Catholics.

Which reason best explains why the British took control of New Amsterdam?

They wanted the wealth that came from trade.

What was the main reason for the growth of shipbuilding in several New England cities?

Located on the coast with plenty of wood

Benjamin Franklin influenced daily life in the colonies by

using reason to improve the world around him.

What best explains the different settlement patterns between the Tidewater and the backcountry?

Differences in the characteristics of the environment.

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1
How did the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut influence the development of representative government in America?
First document to set rules for representative government
Created America's first representative government
Set limits on the power of the governor
Expanded the right to vote to all men who owned property
2
Why did the Separatists establish a colony?
Worship freely
Support the king
Live by themselves
Avoid religious wars
3
How did William Penn attract so many people to his colony?
He advertised the religious freedom offered in the colony.
He prohibited slavery in the colony.
He gave free land to new settlers.
He encouraged foreign investment in the colony.
4
The Great Awakening encouraged
the development of self-rule.
loyalty to the king of England.
the development of education.
loyalty to preachers.
5
According to the theory of mercantilism, a country is strengthened by
balancing its imports and exports
importing more than it exports
trading only with favored nations
exporting more than it imports
6
What kind of story was particularly popular in the colonial era?
mythological stories
captivity stories
mystery stories
biographical stories
7
What precedent did the Plymouth Colony set?
Founded for religious freedom
Followed English tradition of electing representatives
Only adult male colonists could vote
Recognized the need for laws and leadership
8
What was the main reason for the increase in the number of enslaved Africans arriving in America?
Greater efforts to capture Africans by other Africans.
An increase in the number of European slave traders.
The development of the plantation system.
Changing attitudes about the justice of owning slaves.
9
What kinds of paintings were most popular among important people of the colonial era?
landscape paintings
family paintings
religious paintings
estate paintings
10
How did William Penn influence self-government in America?
He weakened it by insisting that settlers pay for Indian land.
He strengthened it by giving the right to vote to all men and women.
He strengthened it by having a constitution and general assembly.
He weakened it by giving political power to English officials.
11
The power of each colony’s legislature to check the governor’s power was reinforced by its ability to
force the king to appoint a new governor
remove the governor from office
approve raising or spending money
elect the governor
12
The English Bill of Rights increased protections for
Parliament
colonial legislatures
colonists
individuals
13
What was the main reason the colony of New Jersey was originally formed?
to govern more easily than one large New York colony
to establish religious freedom in new colonies
to discourage loyalty to the British monarch
to keep England's influence in New York
14
William Blackstone’s ideas promoted
representative governments for the colonies
an independent legal system in the colonies
adherence to laws passed by Parliament
independence from England for the colonies
15
Why did James Oglethorpe and other trustees found a colony in Georgia?
To solve a religious problem.
To solve a social problem.
To solve an economic problem.
To solve a political problem.
16
What did the Mayflower Compact show about the Pilgrims?
Ready to begin a new way of life without strangers
Willing to follow the same laws as Virginia
Aware of the need to make their own government
Aware of how different they were from other colonists
17
What was the main difference between the northern and southern Carolina settlements?
The southern settlement grew rice, farmers in the north grew tobacco.
People from England settled in the South, and from Virginia in the North
The northern settlement was free of slavery.
The southern settlement was more loyal to England.
18
What important product from the West Indies was at the center of the triangular trade route?
guns
lumber
molasses
rum
19
Which reason best explains how a free-market economy developed in New Jersey?
The proprietors allowed settlers to farm or run businesses as they pleased.
The proprietors allowed only free farmers, and not slaves, in the colony.
The proprietors gave land for free to farmers who would develop it.
The proprietors encouraged traders to settle in the colony.
20
What was the main reason for the establishment of the colony in Maryland?
Religious freedom for Roman Catholics.
The settlement of wealthy people.
A role for colonists in government.
A land grants for every settler.
21
Which reason best explains why the British took control of New Amsterdam?
They wanted Peter Stuyvesant to remain as governor.
They feared conflict with the Dutch over trade routes.
They wanted to expand their religious influence in America.
They wanted the wealth that came from trade.
22
What was the main reason for the growth of shipbuilding in several New England cities?
Located on the coast with plenty of wood
Needed ships for deep-sea fishing
City governments supported shipbuilding
Difficult to farm the land near the cities
23
Benjamin Franklin influenced daily life in the colonies by
improving trade.
promoting religious freedom.
using reason to improve the world around him.
explaining the law of gravity.
24
The original purpose of colleges in colonial America was to educate
ministers.
doctors.
teachers.
lawyers.
25
What best explains the different settlement patterns between the Tidewater and the backcountry?
Differences in the characteristics of the environment.
Differences in the length of the growing season.
Differences in where the settlers had immigrated from.
Differences in attitudes about slavery.

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