Unit 1 American History

1

100

Which of the 13 colonies economy was based on ship building?

Massachusetts

200

Name 2 reasons for the expansion of the plantation system, slave trade, and spread of slavery.

Cheap Labor and Cash Crops

300

Which document am I?

1st SUCCESSFUL written constitution in the US

Recognized the rights of people to rule themselves

Allowed citizens to elect a legislative assembly

Had legislative assembly elect a governor

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

400

Why was Massachusetts Bay colony founded?

To escape religious persecution (God!)

500

Why was Virginia founded?

Increase profits (Gold!)

2

100

Which region had:

Long Winters

Lumber

Rocky Soil

New England Region

200

What was the MAIN goal of the Mayflower Compact?

To establish a form of self-government

300

Plymoth Colony -> Rhode Island -> Pennsylvania

The founding of these colonies shows which principle?

A. Religious Freedom

B. Legislative System

C.  Civic Participation

D. Triangular Trade

A. Religious Freedom

400

New England's economy was based primarily on:

Fishing and Ship Building

500

Which region had large scale agriculture? 

Southern Colonies

3

100

Maryland and Pennsylvania were founded for ________________ reasons.

Religious

200

The major religious group in Maryland were the: ___________________

Catholics

300

The major religious group in Pennsylvania were the _________________.

Quakers

400

The Mid-Atlantic economy was based primarily on:

Planting and Harvesting Wheat (The Bread Basket)

500

The British leaving their colonies alone, which led to the growth of representative government, is an example of:

Salutary Neglect

4

100

Which country colonized the Americas to look for wealth and expand their resources?

England

200

The Southern colonies had an economy based on:

Agriculture

300

Which colony was founded by James Oglethorpe?

Georgia

400

Under Mercantilism, the colonies send __________ to the mother country. 

Raw Materials, Food, Gold/Silver

500

What did the colonies receive from the mother country? 

Manufactured goods

5

100

Mayflower vs Burgesses:

Which was created by the Pilgrims?

Mayflower Compact

200

Which country colonized the Americas to spread Catholicism?

Spain

300

Mayflower vs Virginia House of Burgesses:

Which established a SOCIAL CONTRACT for self-government?

Mayflower Compact

400

Which country colonized the Americas to establish a fur and pent trade?

France

500

Mayflower vs Burgesses:

Which created an elected lawmaking body?

Virginia House of Burgesses