STAAR REVIEW DAY 1

1. Which of the following is an example of North American colonists seeking religious freedom? 

• A. King Charles II gave land to eight nobles in 1663 who sought to grow tobacco in the Carolinas to sell in Europe.
• B. Georgia was established in 1733 as a place for prisoners and convicts from England. 
• C. In 1636, a colony at Rhode Island was founded by Roger Williams on the principle of spiritual tolerance. 
• D. Thomas Hooker helped create the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut and establish self-government in 1639. 

The activities of French and Spanish exploration of North America were similar in which fashion? 

• F. fur trading 
• G. ranching and farming 
• H. gold mining 
• J. sending missionaries 

What was the primary reason for the English colonization of Jamestown in 1607 near the James River?  

• A. wealth creation 
• B. creating a new social structure 
• C. religious freedom 
• D. political alliances with other countries 

Use the excerpt below from The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut in 1639 to answer the following question.
“...to maintain the peace and union of such a people there should be an orderly and decent Government established according to God, to order and dispose of the affairs of the people at all seasons as occasion shall require; do therefore associate and conjoin ourselves to be as one Public State or Commonwealth.” -
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, 1639 The establishment of this order was a result of which of the following? 

• A. The colony needed a strong defense to protect British control. 
• B. The people desired self-government due to the large distance from England. 
• C. The governor sought a chain-of-command to carry out orders from the king of England. 
• D. The colony wanted to share and equally distribute wealth.

Which of the following did not contribute to the rise of self-government in the American colonies? 

• F. distance from England 
• G. need for societal structure 
• H. protection of individual rights 
• J. defense of English sovereignty and control 

The establishment of the House of Burgesses in 1619 and creation of the Mayflower Compact in 1620 indicated the colonists understood the importance of: 

• A. establishing self-government 
• B. submission to English authority  
• C. protection of natural resources 
• D. creating revenue through taxation 

Although established long before the American colonies, the Magna Carta in 1215 influenced what feature of colonial life? 

• F. equal taxation
• G. wealth distribution 
• H. individual rights 
• J. centralized power 

The dependence of the southern colonies on farming lead to which of the following occurrences? 

• A. The governors of southern colonies established laws to protect labor rights and fair wages. 
• B. The economic influence of the southern colonies decreased. 
• C. The king of England increased taxation on the revenue of cotton, tobacco, and coffee. 
• D. The demand for labor increased the profitability of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. 

The spread of slavery in the colonization of North America was primarily due to what factor? 

• F. increase in farming of cotton, tobacco, sugar, and coffee
• G. demand for labor in coastal fishing industry
• H. creation of shipyards in the northern colonies 
• J. all of the above 

Which of the following statements is true about slavery in the northern colonies in the 17th century?

• A. Slaves were common in northern farming communities. 
• B. Slaves were rare due to the lack of large-scale farming. 
• C. Slaves were non-existent because it was illegal. 
• D. Slaves were common in fishing and fur trading.