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Unit 1 History Review - Colonial America
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Dress from a 1708 colonial wedding.
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What was the Proclamation of 1763?
It allowed the colonists more freedom and independence.
It protected colonists from French attacks in the west.
It banned colonial settlement west of a line on a map.
It required colonists to pay extra taxes on imported goods.
3
Journal entry by a Spanish conquistador.
Secondary source
Primary source
4
Document that limited the power of the English monarch in the 13th Century.
English Bill of Rights
Magna Carta
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Mayflower Compact
5
A recent newspaper article about William Pitt.
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Secondary source
6
The first elected assembly in the British colonies, created in 1619 Virginia.
New England town meetings
Mayflower Compact
Triangular Trade
House of Burgesses
7
Why did traditions of self-government develop in the British Colonies?
British government allowed colonists into Parliament.
British government practiced salutary neglect.
British government sent strong, effective royal governors.
British government protection from Indian attacks.
8
In which colonial region were the first settlements led by religious leaders?
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
New England
9
What geographic feature was the Proclamation of 1763 based on?
Great Lakes
Mississippi River
Appalachian Mountains
Atlantic Ocean
10
What was the purpose of the Albany Plan of Union?
Protect colonists from French and Indian attacks.
Protect colonists from Canadian land speculators.
Protect from taxes without representation.
Protect the independence of the colonies.
11
What did the Mayflower Compact and Fundamental Orders of Connecticut have in common?
Both established religious freedom.
Both established royal governors.
Both led to democratic practices in government.
Both were a protest against British land policies.
12
Document from a government that granted rights to create colonies.
Magna Carta
joint stock company
charter
representative government
13
What was the first important cash crop in the colonies?
tea
cashews
cotton
tobacco
14
What was the main reason for the Proclamation of 1763?
Avoid conflicts with Native Americans.
Profit by selling lands back to the Indians.
Establish an official colonial religion.
Increase tax revenues from colonial trade.
15
Which statement about mercantilism is not true?
The colonies shipped raw materials back to the home country.
Colonies were supposed to make the mother country wealthy.
Colonies were free to trade with other countries.
Colonies were required to trade only with the mother country
16
A business with shareholders who invested money to create British colonies.
joint stock company
representative government
House of Burgesses
Triangular Trade
17
Which colonial region was known as the "breadbasket" where grain was important?
Middle Colonies
New England
Southern Colonies
18
Which of the following contributed to representative government in the colonies?
Salutary Neglect
New England Town Meetings
All of these contributed to self-government.
House of Burgesses
19
Document that was the first written constitution of the British colonies.
English Bill of Rights
Magna Carta
Mayflower Compact
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
20
What did the locations of Jamestown, Plymouth, and New Amsterdam have in common?
On offshore islands
Near deserts
Near mountains
Near the coastline
21
How did the policy of salutary neglect affect trade in the colonies?
Colonial manufacturing exploded. Literally.
Colonists traded independently, going against mercantilism.
Slavery in the colonies decreased.
French and Spanish influence decreased.
22
Trade network of raw materials, manufactured goods, and people across the Atlantic.
mercantilism
Triangular Trade
Middle Passage
Salutary neglect
23
What was the purpose of this political cartoon?
Unite the colonies against the French.
Unite the colonies under a free trade agreement.
Unite the colonies against the British for independence.
Unite the colonies against native snakes.
24
Which colonial region had timber resources, rocky soils, good fishing, and single-family farms?
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
New England
25
Document that protected freedoms of English citizens, but not colonists.
Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Mayflower Compact
26
Why did colonies reject the Albany Plan of Union?
They did not want to have manufacturing limited.
They didn't need it because they were safe.
They did not want to commit money to the cause.
They did not want to give up individual power.
27
Government in which citizens elect leaders to make laws.
representative government
theocracy
oligarchy
dictatorship
28
In which colonial region was tobacco first grown?
Middle Colonies
New England
Southern Colonies
29
British policy of not enforcing British laws in the colonies.
English Bill of Rights
representative government
salutary neglect
House of Burgesses
30
The development of farming culture helped pre-Columbian Native Americans
stay safe from neighboring tribes
continue hunting and gathering
ensure a more stable food supply
continue their nomadic lifestyle
31
PowerPoint presentation from your teacher about the French and Indian War.
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Secondary source
32
Which statement is not true about indentured servants?
They were paid money during their service.
They were a cheap and abundant source of labor.
They served for a certain number of years.
They often did farm labor.
33
What did the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights have in common?
They both led to development of a strong central government.
They both were written in the same century.
They both limited the power of government.
They both established new colonies in the Americas.
34
Under the policy of mercantilism, colonists traded with...
Only other countries.
Only the Indians.
Only the mother country (though they broke this rule)
Only merchants.
35
Economic policy that colonies existed to make the mother country wealthy.
mercantilism
charter
joint stock company
triangular trade
36
Which statement DOES NOT describe the result of the French and Indian War?
Colonists were free to take lands form Indians anywhere.
Colonists became angry at British laws and taxes.
Britain had to pay to protect colonists moving west.
Britain gained French claims in North America.
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television program about the Salem Witch Trials.
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Secondary source
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Document that was the first example of colonists claiming the right to self-government.
English Bill of Rights
Magna Carta
Mayflower Compact
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
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The transfer of people, products, & ideas between Eurasia & the Americas. Began in 1492.
charter
Triangular Trade
Columbian Exchange
Magna Carta
40
Which wasn't involved in the Triangular Trade?
rum
tobacco
cotton
slaves
41
Which colonial region had warm winters, humid summers, and good soil for plantation farming.
New England
Southern Colonies
Middle Colonies
42
Which statement best describes
salutary neglect
?
Britain forgot to bring salutaries to the colonies.
Britain did not take care of its children.
Britain didn't enforce laws. Colonies self-governed.
Britain did not require soldiers to salute colonists.
