Transatlantic Slave Trade
What made the slave trade important to the West African economy?
A. The slave trade sustained the economy during a time of famine.
B. Slaveholders were ranked by the number of slaves they owned.
C. Arab Muslims became involved in the slave trade.
D. Slaves could be traded for valuable goods in the Middle East and Europe.
D. Slaves could be traded for valuable goods in the Middle East and Europe.
What is the significance of the Pilgrims' arrival in America?
A. It led to an alliance between the British and the French.
B. It led to an early attempt at self-government in the English colonies.
C. It caused Puritans to separate from the Church of England.
D. It introduced the slave trade to the Atlantic colonies.
B. It led to an early attempt at self-government in the English colonies.
Which characteristic best explains the Virginia House of Burgesses?
A. Served as a model for other colonial legislatures
B. A social contract that promoted the idea of self-government
C. Defined limits of government and allowed citizens to elect representatives
A. Served as a model for other colonial legislatures
The Columbian Exchange had deadly effects, such as
A. bringing the bubonic plague and the Black Death to Florence.
B. spreading measles, smallpox, and typhus throughout Europe.
C. infecting Native Americans with new and deadly diseases.
D. robbing Native Americans of corn, tomatoes, tobacco, and cocoa.
C. infecting Native Americans with new and deadly diseases.
Which characteristic best describes a cause of the French and Indian War?
A. France accused the British of taking Florida
B. Britain and France argues over the Ohio River Valley
C. Britain and France united to kick Spain out of North America
D. The Dutch sided with Spain against the British
B. Britain and France argues over the Ohio River Valley
How did enslaved Africans try to cope with life in the Americas?
A. adopted the culture of the Native Americans
B. sought refuge in their families, religion, art, and dance
C. tried to start their own farming communities
D. let their owners control their families and religion
B. sought refuge in their families, religion, art, and dance
Which characteristics best describes the Southern colonies?
A. Fertile soil and long growing seasons
B. Long, harsh winters and short summers
C. Grew staple crops
D. Small family farms grew only what was needed
A. Fertile soil and long growing seasons
Which characteristic best explains the Mayflower Compact?
A. Served as a model for other colonial legislatures
B. A social contract that promoted the idea of self-government
C. Defined limits of government and allowed citizens to elect representatives
B. A social contract that promoted the idea of self-government
Which of the following best describes the Columbian Exchange?
A. Explorers shipped stolen wheat and barley to Europe.
B. A successful trade route between the Europe and the Americas.
C. New plants and animals were brought to Europe and the Americas.
D. Columbus discovered new animals in the Americas and wrote to Europe about them.
C. New plants and animals were brought to Europe and the Americas.
Why was the proclamation line of the Proclamation of 1763 significant?
A. It gave the French control of the land west of the Appalachian Mountains and angered colonists.
B. It prevented colonists from settling westward and contributed to the American Revolution.
C. It provided job opportunities to colonists who could protect the new borders and trade with the French.
D. It marked areas that belonged to American Indians and made it easier for colonists to claim those lands.
B. It prevented colonists from settling westward and contributed to the American Revolution.
Which of the following contributed most to the expansion of the transatlantic slave trade during the 1700s?
A. a lack of skilled labor in the American colonies
B. Demand for slaves in the American colonies that produced cash crops
C. A lack of protective tariffs in the American colonies
D. Demand for slaves in the industrialized American colonies
B. Demand for slaves in the American colonies that produced cash crops
Which natural resource was important to colonists in the New England region?
A. forests
B. buffalo
C. fertile soil
D. precious minerals
A. forests
Which characteristic best explains the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
A. Served as a model for other colonial legislatures
B. A social contract that promoted the idea of self-government
C. Defined limits of government and allowed citizens to elect representatives
C. Defined limits of government and allowed citizens to elect representatives
How did Catholicism affect Spain's rule in the Americas?
A. Spain commanded priests to convert American Indians to Christianity.
B. Spain's king turned to the pope for approval for all of his decisions.
C. Catholic duties distracted the Spanish from expansion in the borderlands.
D. Spain's religious missions answered to the pope rather than the King.
A. Spain commanded priests to convert American Indians to Christianity.
In 1753, who fought the British over settlements in the Ohio River Valley?
A. the Spanish
B. the French
C. Native Americans
D. Canadians
B. the French
TRUE OR FALSE
Every African slave survived the voyage across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas
FALSE
What type of document gave English settlers permission to start a colony?
A. deed
B. title
C. lease
D. charter
D. charter
The Mayflower Compact could best be described as a/an
A. detailed list of reasons why the Pilgrims left England for the United States.
B. trade contract between Great Britain and merchants in the Virginia colony.
C. early attempt at self-government in the English colonies.
D. basic agreement requiring colonists to obey Virginia law.
C. early attempt at self-government in the English colonies.
Why were the many searches for a Northwest Passage significant?
A. They caused France and Italy to claim land.
B. They raised European interest in North America.
C. They led French, Italian, and Dutch sailors to sail for other nations.
D. They resulted in better maps of South America.
B. They raised European interest in North America.
What event marked the start of the French and Indian War?
A. George Washington surrendered to the French.
B. The Seven Years' War broke out in Europe.
C. George Washington attacked the British in Quebec.
D. Great Britain and France signed the Treaty of Paris.
A. George Washington surrendered to the French.
TRUE OR FALSE
Slaves were located in all three colonial regions (New England colonies, Middle colonies, and Southern colonies)
FALSE
Many English Catholics came to America in the 1600s to
A. escape a kingdom that did not allow them to worship freely.
B. protest England's separation from the Roman Catholic Church.
C. provide assistance to Catholic countries such as France and Spain.
D. found a proprietary colony in a southern region of the New World.
A. escape a kingdom that did not allow them to worship freely.
What effect did the Mayflower Compact have on the development of constitutional democracy in America?
A. It rested the authority of governments on covenants, or sacred agreements.
B. It called for a separation of church from government.
C. It allowed men who were not church members to vote.
D. It stated that government must protect the religious rights of a small minority.
A. It rested the authority of governments on covenants, or sacred agreements.
In European nations, the practice of carefully controlling trade to create and maintain wealth was called
A. mercantilism.
B. brokering.
C. capitalism.
D. profiteering.
A. mercantilism.
What was one result of the French and Indian War?
A. France lost land claims in North America while Britain gained Canada and most French lands east of the Mississippi River.
B. Spain gained Canada and Britain gained New Orleans.
C. Land east of the Mississippi River was divided equally between France and Britain.
D. France began moving west to settle new lands.
A. France lost land claims in North America while Britain gained Canada and most French lands east of the Mississippi River.