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1
Why was Pennsylvania founded?
To create a religious haven for Puritans.
To create a religious haven for Quakers.
To to create a religiously intolerant land
To create a religious haven for Catholics.
2
Which of the following is true about the spread of religion in New England?
Jews were given religious freedom from the act of Toleration.
Quakers formed Rhode Island.
Maryland passed the Act of Toleration in New England.
Some Puritans were banished and formed their own colony.
3
What is the economic reason behind choosing a labor based on slavery vs on based on indentured servitude?
Slavery became based on racial discrimination.
Indentured servitude became based on racial discrimination.
Slavery was more profitable because slaves served for lifetime.
Indentured servitude was more profitable because they were cheaper.
4
Why did the English colonize
for religious freedom
to settle permanently with families
for economic opportunities
to find resources for the mother country
5
Which of the following is a religious reason for colonizing
finding resources
job opportunities
spread christianity
land acquisition
6
____ had goals of spreading God, glory, and gold as they built an empire.
Dutch
France
England
Spain
7
Horses existed in the Americas before Europeans arrived.
True
False
8
Many
early
colonizers were motivated to come to America because of
Mercantilism
economic reasons
religious reasons
Salem Witch Trials
9
Which of the following is a negative effect of mercantilism?
The wealth of European nation-states increased
Colonies are forced to grow cash crops rather than food
Colonies had a consistent buyer for their goods
Countries developed a favorable balance of trade
10
What nation paid for Columbus to find a route to Asia?
Portugal
England
Asia
Spain
11
The Middle Passage refers to:
the journey of African slaves to the Americas
the philosophy of mercantilism
movement of spices to Europe
the trade network between the Americas, Europe, & Africa
12
An unintended consequence of expansion of the colonies was an almost extinction of what animal? (fur ;))
beaver
horse
dog
deer
13
What is Mercantilism
industry is controlled by private owners for profit,
ensuring mother country profited from their colonies
live on their lord's land
everyone works and are paid based on their ability
14
Which of the following is true?
Indentured servants were usually African.
Slaves were seen as property with no rights.
Indentured servants were usually European.
Offspring of Indentured servants were forced into indentured servitude.
15
What caused competition for control of territory between colonists and Natives?
Desire for land
Desire to spread Christianity
Colonial Population Increase
tolerance of different groups
16
Acquiring wealth/gold to make a country powerful is the strategy of
exploration
encomienda
mercantilism
Columbian Exchange
17
What is geographic determinism?
Native to a certain area
spread of cultural elements like ideas from one to another
making money for the mother country
theory that geography determines how land is used
18
What was the middle passage?
A path through the Appalachian Mountains
Portion of triangular trade where sugar cane was traded
Portion of triangular trade where slaves came from Africa to the Americas
Portion of triangular trade where Rum was traded
19
The takeover of a country or territory by a stronger nation with the intent of dominating it
imperialism
exploration
totalitarianism
mercantilism
20
How did triangular trade lead to the continued importation of enslaved Africans to North America?
Triangular trade was never profitable.
Africa, West Indies and the colonies did not profit from the trade.
England encouraged the trade because they received 50% of the money.
All parts of triangular trade were profitable.
21
Which of the following is true of the Virginia Company
It encouraged the "starving time"
It created the Navigation Acts.
It encouraged more settlers to move to Jamestown.
It created subsistence farming.
22
Middle Colonies were known as the "breadbasket" colonies because of their growth of
gold
wheat and other grains
timber, fishing
cash crops
23
Which of the following answer choices are ECONOMIC reasons for colonizing?
to spread Christianity to American Indians.
to escape religious persecution.
to learn the religion of the American Indians.
to try and find gold and other resources.
24
Which of the following is not a Middle Colony?
Delaware
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New Hampshire
25
How did the geography of New England impact the creation distinct colonial region?
fishing, shipping and lumber
shipping, lumber, wheat (breadbasket)
tobacco, rice indigo, cotton
Sugar Cane, Molasses
26
The Atlantic slave trade developed in response to
the spread of smallpox in Africa
the growth of labor-intensive economies in the colonies
the conversion of African rulers to Christianity
Japan's closed country policy
27
Which of the following was not an experience of enslaved Africans on the middle passage of triangular trade?
packed onto boats
cruel beatings and forced to exercise
paid for traveling to America
crowded, horrific conditions
28
What was the initial reason that Europeans explored the Americas?
To find a water route for trade with China.
There were running out of room in Europe
There were curious about indigenous cultures
They heard about the vast quantities of fur
29
The social classes of colonial Spain were determined primarily by
race
wealth
religion
military rank
30
Why was France less threatening to the Natives?
Their settlement grew more quickly than the English.
They were naturally bad fighters.
They were naturally good fighters.
Their settlement grew more slowly than the English.
31
Which of the following is evidence of European powers fighting over land in the Americas?
French and Indian War
New Amsterdam changes from English to Dutch.
Pontiac's Rebellion
Spanish and Indian War.
32
Which of the following shows the concept of mercantilism
Spain tried to reduce its exports to its colonies
France's government made loans to her allies
England encouraged free trade among its colonies.
Portugal imported raw materials from colonies
33
Where in the world did Columbus first land?
China
The East Indies
Machu Pichu
The Bahamas
34
What crop was so labor-intensive it influenced the use of slave labor in Colonial America?
tobacco
Lumber
Corn
Wheat
35
Which was Not a Southern Colony?
South Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia
Georgia
36
Diseases brought to the Americas by Europeans killed ____ percent of the natives.
60
50
80
90
37
Which is an impact of European exploration in Native Americans?
Conflicts between Native American tribes ended
European farming techniques were quickly adopted
Many Native Americans were resettled throughout Europe
Disease brought by Europeans caused large number of deaths
38
How did the expansion of European settlements change where American Indians lived?
As colonists went further west, conflict resulted in natives forced east.
As colonists went further east, conflict resulted in natives forced west.
As colonists went further west, conflict resulted in natives forced west.
As colonists went further east, conflict resulted in natives forced east.
39
Which food allowed for massive population booms to occur in Europe?
Coffee Beans
Coco
Potatoes
Sugar
40
Which of the following is NOT true of slaves:
They were considered property.
Came to America for religious freedom.
They were considered inferior.
They were considered equals.
41
Europeans brought this food item over to the Americas
Pinapple
Potato
Tomato
Sugar
42
African American immigrants contributed to the development of the American colonies by all of the following except
knowledge of the Northwest Passage
music and dance
farming techniques
providing labor
43
What was the reason for the information that is given in the chart
The Natives had no immunity to European diseases
Civil war decimated Indians
Mexicans were all sacrificed by the Aztecs
Natives were massacred by the Spanish
44
What was the name of the person who defeated Montezuma and the Aztecs
Cortes
Cabot
Pizzaro
Columbus
45
What was the biggest killer of Native Americans during the Columbian Exchange?
War
Disease
Lack of food
Weather
46
Which of the following is true about religious prejudice concerning Native Americans
Europeans tried to get Natives to convert to Judaism
There was no religious prejudice.
Natives tried to get colonists to convert to Christianity
Europeans tried to get Natives to convert to Christianity
47
What does this map represent?
Encomienda System
The New World
The Transatlantic Slave Trade
The Columbian Exchange
48
____ was most interested in fur trapping and trading, did not want an empire, friendly to Natives.
England
Spain
France
Germany
49
What caused slavery in Southern colonies more than any other region?
The desire to convert slaves to Christianity.
The crops in the area were less labor intensive.
The need for subsistence farming.
The crops in area were more labor intensive.
50
Which of the following correctly describes the purpose of the economic policy of mercantilism?
mother country benefits by creating places to sell goods
colonies have the freedom to import products from anywhere
The purpose is to maintain control over the Slave Trade.
protects the land claims of European colonizing powers
51
Three reasons why people began exploring in the 15th Century were God, Glory, and
Geneology
Greatness
Guns
Gold
52
Which was not a New England Colony
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New York
53
The Proclamation halted westward expansion across the
Andes Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Antelope Mountains
54
Because of the Colombian Exchange, _________ went from the Old World to the New World.
tomatoes
maize
all of the above
disease
55
What trade goods did explorers hope to bring back from Asia?
Horses and Silver
Gold and Spices
Rice and Weapons
slaves and gunpowder
56
What was the purpose of most early European voyages into the Americas?
Establish friendly contact with natives
Create religious communities
Find a way around to Asia
Establish slave trade
57
The pattern of settlement established in the Colonial Period was
Heavy settlement along the Mississippi River.
Heavy settlement along the Atlantic coast.
Heavy settlement along the Pacific Coast.
Heavy settlement along the Rocky mountains for protection,.
58
The soil and climate of the of this region was conducive to planting crops like tobacco, rice,indigo and cotton.
Middle Colonies
New England
Southern Colonies
Florida
