Colonies
What was the main reason English settlers colonized the Americas
A. To spread religion
B. To have slaves
C. To get rich
D. Because they were being treated unfairly
D. Because they were being treated unfairly
How did the Mayflower Compact help settlers improve politics
A. It created the different branches of government.
B. It gave the king complete control over all decisions made in the colonies
C. It explained how the colonists and the companies that founded the colonies would work together.
D. It introduced the idea that colonists would make decisions based on what most people agreed on.
D. It introduced the idea that colonists would make decisions based on what most people agreed on.
How did the House of Burgesses help develop the idea of representative government in the colonies?
A. Colonists were able to choose representatives to help make decisions for their community.
B. The governor was given complete authority to create laws without input from the colonists.
C. Colonial towns were required to follow laws created directly by English companies.
D. Government leaders were chosen based on their social class rather than by the colonists.
A. Colonists were able to choose representatives to help make decisions for their community.
What was a major reason the French settled in North America?
A. To build communities where people could practice different religions
B. To make money by trading goods and resources with Native peoples
C. To stop Christian missionaries from spreading their religion
D. To create colonies where slavery was not allowed
B. To make money by trading goods and resources with Native peoples
The first representative government
The House of Burgesses.
Which idea that grew during the First Great Awakening later influenced how colonists thought about government?
A. People should accept decisions made by leaders without questioning them.
B. People could challenge traditional authority and think for themselves.
C. Religious leaders should make all political decisions for the colonies.
D. Kings should have more power over the lives of colonists.
B. People could challenge traditional authority and think for themselves.
Who where Tidewater Aristocrats?
A. Indentured servants
B. Wealthy landowners
C. Native Americans
D. Pilgrims
B. Wealthy Landowners.
Why was the House of Burgesses important to the development of democracy in the English colonies?
A. It allowed colonists to elect representatives to participate in making laws.
B. It placed all political power in the hands of one colonial leader.
C. It created a court system to settle disagreements between colonists.
D. It divided government power equally among separate branches.
A. It allowed colonists to elect representatives to participate in making laws.
Spain went to the Americas to do what?
A. Find gold
B. Spread Religion
C. Gain Land
D. Expand the Empire
All of the above
Trade network between Europe, Africa, and the Americas
Triangle trade
Which English colony became home to the Pilgrims after they arrived in North America in 1620?
A. Plymouth, New England Colonies
B. Pennsylvania, Middle Colonies
C. Georgia, Southern Colonies
A. Plymouth, New England Colonies
The idea that government gets power from the people.
A. Consent to Govern
B. Mayflower Compact
C. Religious Persecution
D. Trade
A. Consent to Govern
Which development increased the colonies’ involvement in trade across the Atlantic Ocean?
A. An increase in products made in workshops
B. Improvements in ways people traveled
C. A greater demand for materials used to construct homes
D. An increase in farming valuable crops that could be sold for profit
D. An increase in farming valuable crops that could be sold for profit
True or False: The French Treated Indigenous people Harshly
False
Religious group that believed everyone was equal
Quakers
Which natural landform made it harder for early settlers to move farther west from the Atlantic coast?
A. The flat farmland found throughout the southern region
B. A boundary created by the British government
C. The mountain range located west of the original English settlements
D. The large mountain range found much farther west
C. The mountain range located west of the original English settlements
What was the First Great Awakening?
A. When you first wake up
B. A spiritual journey
C. A religious movement
D. When people are "WOKE"
C. A religious movement
What concern did Thomas Jefferson have about people’s ability to practice their beliefs in early America?
A. Everyone was already allowed to worship however they chose.
B. Some areas placed limits on which beliefs people could openly practice.
C. The right to worship was considered more important than every other individual right.
D. The ability to choose one’s beliefs was not viewed as necessary.
B. Some areas placed limits on which beliefs people could openly practice.
What was the Dutch main purpose for coming to the Americas?
A. Colonization
B. Profit from the fur trade.
C. Spread religion
D. Find resources
B. Profit from the fur trade
An economic system that focuses on one crop
Plantation system
True or False: Settlements in the central region of British America relied on a wider variety of ways to earn money than settlements farther south.
True
The Southern Colonies.
A. Depended on Slave labor
B. Made economic profit through cash crops
C. Had long hot summers
D. Had very rich soil
All of the above
When Government should not enforce religious beliefs.
A. Religious tolerance
B. Dissenter
C. Puritan
D. Separation of church and state
D. Separation of church and state
What colonies made up the New England Colonies?
(Hint: There are four)
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Government where people directly make decisions
Direct Democracy