US History Review

What year was the Mayflower Compact signed?

• 1607
• 1639
• 1215
• 1620

Who left the Massachusetts Bay Colony to start a colony with true religious freedom, Rhode Island?

• Rodger Williams
• Thomas Hooker
• William Penn
• William Bradford

Why was there no widespread farming and plantations in the New England Colonies

• Soil was thin and rocky
• There were not enough slaves to do the work
• They were too busy looking for gold.
• The Native Americans only let them have small parcels of land.

Which best describes William Penn's way of thinking for his new coloy, Pennsylvania.

• I would like everyone to come here and gather all the gold they can find.
• I want this to be a colony where only Quakers can worship in public.
• I want all faiths to be able to live together.
• I want a way to make money quickly.

As Lewis and Clark traveled through the middle of the country towards the Pacific Ocean - what is the major geographic barrier they would ave encountered?

• Appalachian Mountains
• Rocky Mountains
• Atlantic Ocean
• Great Lakes

In the 1720's - colonists went through a period of time where people began to think differently about their rights and their religion.  The country changed it's stance on education and preachers traveled throughout the land to preach in revivals.  What was this time period called/

• The Enlightenment
• The First Great Awakening
• The Best Time of Our Lives
• A Time of Hope

What was the biggest geographic factor that enabled the land owners in the Southern Colonies to become rich plantation owners?

• The fresh water that ran off the Appalachian Mountains
• The soil was thick and rich with nutrients - great for farming.
• The rocks in the soil made great landmarks so no one would steal their land.
• The wind blew in the right direction to bring "Good Air" to the crops

What was the first written Constitution in the New World?

• Mayflower Compact
• Virginia House of Burgesses
• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
• Magna Carta

Cash Crops encouraged the growth in trade of what?

• Slaves
• Subsistence Farming
• Manufactured Goods
• Ships

What was the name of the group that founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

• Separatists
• Quakers
• Puritans
• Catholics