Colonization

Multiple Choice

Which crop played a major role in the prosperity of Jamestown after its difficult beginnings?

• Corn

• Tobacco

• Cotton

• Wheat

Multiple Choice

Why did the Puritans leave England and what document did they create to establish self-government in their new colony?

• They left for economic opportunities and created the Magna Carta

• They left to escape religious persecution and created the Mayflower Compact

• They left to find gold and created the Declaration of Independence

• They left to escape war and created the Bill of Rights

Multiple Select

Which of the following were important economic activities in the New England Colonies?

• Fishing

• Shipbuilding

• Growing large plantations of tobacco

• Trading in the triangular trade

Fill in the Blanks

The

Orders of Connecticut was the first written constitution in the New England Colonies.

Open Ended

What factors made the Middle Colonies suitable for growing grains like wheat, barley, and oat?

Multiple Choice

Who established Pennsylvania as a haven for Quakers, and what belief made the Quakers the first anti-slavery group in the New World?

• Roger Williams; belief in religious toleration

• William Penn; belief in equality for all

• Thomas Hooker; belief in self-government

• Anne Hutchinson; belief in women's rights

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains why most settlements and farms in the Southern Colonies were established along water routes?

• To provide easy access to fresh drinking water

• To quickly transport and sell crops

• To avoid conflict with Native Americans

• To escape religious persecution

Multiple Choice

Which colonies were established for economic reasons?

• Maryland and Georgia

• Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina

• New York and Pennsylvania

• Massachusetts and Rhode Island

Multiple Choice

How did the First Great Awakening influence colonists' views on government authority and individual responsibility?

• It encouraged colonists to accept the authority of the King without question.

• It taught colonists to rely solely on church authorities for guidance.

• It inspired colonists to challenge government authority and emphasized individual responsibility for spiritual destiny.

• It discouraged colonists from reading the Bible and praying directly to God.

Open Ended

Explain how the policy of salutary neglect contributed to the development of self-government in the American colonies.

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According to the Navigation Acts under mercantilism, colonies could

certain raw materials only to England.

Multiple Choice

What crop played a major role in the prosperity of Jamestown after its rough start?

• Corn

• Cotton

• Tobacco

• Rice