Exploration and Settlement of North America
Why did most French settlers plan to return to France?
a. Mainly fur traders looking to make quick money
b. Failed at farming
c. given a choice between prison and living in New France
What crop was suited for the hot, humid climates of South Carolina and Georgia
a. tobacco
b. wheat
c. rice
Why was a colony at the mouth of the Mississippi River so important?
a. protect from Native American attacks
b. important center for trade
c. first step in taking over the colonies
Why did the Native Americans side with the French in the French and Indian War?
a. The French did not bring diseases
b. Believed they would keep their land
c. French promised to help them with farming
What was the impact of the Revolution on slavery?
a. made people question if it was wrong
b. made slavery illegal
c. made most see it was a right to own slaves
What significant contribution did Roger Sherman make to the structure of Congress?
a. Proposed the Virginia plan
b. Supported the New Jersey plan
c. helped create the Great Compromise
What did New Sweden give the American colonies?
a. New York
b. Fur trade
c. log cabin
What was a purpose of the Georgia colony?
a. protect the Carolinas from the Spanish
b. abolish slavery
c. make money for the Virginia company
Which two were governors of Louisiana?
a. LaSalle
b. King Louis
c. Bienville
d. Cadillac
What was the impact of the French and Indian War on the 13 colonies?
a. Made them more loyal to Great Britain
b. Made them more united
c. Made them return to England
What did the farmers in Shay’s Rebellion want?
a. Strong federal government
b. Massachusetts to print money
c. Massachusetts to lower taxes
Franklin said in a speech that “both sides must part from some of their demands,” meaning that the Constitution required what?
a. compromises
b. debate
c. secrecy
Why did English settlers come to the New World with families unlike the French or Spanish?
a. forced to bring families
b. intended to stay and build a new life
c. families would have starved in England
What happened to dissenters in the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
a. imprisoned
b. banned from town meetings
c. had to leave the colony
Where were the first Louisiana colonies near?
a. Mobile and Biloxi
b. New Amsterdam and Plymouth
c. New Orleans and Lafayette
What British policy ended after the French and Indian War?
a. salutary neglect
b. peace with France
c. military presence in the colonies
What did most states draft after the revolution?
a. Declaration of Independence
b. state constitutions
c. checks and balances
Madison’s plan for the new government was about
a. states
b. structure
c. rights
What was the role of the Catholic missionaries in Spanish colonies?
a. establish trade routes
b. convert natives to Christianity
c. find gold and other resources
What did Roger Williams want when he said “God requireth not a uniformity of religion to be enacted in any …state”
a. Bible as law
b. end to slavery
c. religious freedom
What gave Bienville the chance to rebuild New Orleans?
a. French and Indian War
b. a hurricane
c. Spanish took control
What did the Quartering Act require?
a. Colonists to feed and house British soldiers
b. Soldiers to take what they wanted
c. buy sugar and pay the tax
What was the purpose of having a bicameral legislature?
a. more power
b. amending the constitution
c. checks and balances
Who wanted a president to serve for his life rather than a term
a. George Washington
b. Alexander Hamilton
c. Thomas Jefferson
What was one reason for the conflict between Native Americans and European settlers regarding land?
a. Natives wanted to sell for a higher price
b. Natives refused to sell land
c. Different views on land ownership
What was significant in Winslow’s friendship with Massasoit?
a. promoted peace between natives and colonists
b. caused the Great Migration
c. led to the founding of Yale
What was a major motivation of French explorers?
a. religion
b. new start in life
c. wealth
What did the first Continental Congress work to do?
a. Write to the king and prevent war
b. Create an army
c. thank them for their support
Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government had no
a. power to collect taxes
b. power to print money
c. members of Congress
What did the New Jersey Plan propose?
a. Equal representation
b. Unicameral legislature
c. both of these