Unit 1 Exam Review: Colonization

Which of these is the term for the production and use of wealth/money/profits?

• economic

• social

• political

• religious

Which of these is an economic reason European countries had for exploring and colonizing the New World?

• religious persecution
• search for gold, silver, and profitable lands
• political unrest
• curiosity

In which year was Jamestown established, becoming the first permanent English settlement in the New World?

• 1492

• 1607

• 1620

• 1776

Which of these events came first in chronological order?

• Jamestown
• Magna Carta
• French and Indian War
• Mayflower Compact

In which year was the Mayflower Compact created?

• 1492
• 1607
• 1620
• 1776

Which of these terms means putting in order based on when they happened?

• significant
• analytical
• chronological
• economic

Which of these was established because there was a need for a local government with elected representatives in the colonies?

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

Captain John Smith became the desperately-needed leader of which settlement?

• Jamestown, Virginia

• Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts

• Connecticut

• Maryland

Which of these terms means the main purpose of founding colonies was to provide more wealth for the mother country?

• economic
• significant
• mercantilism
• chronological

Which of these was a social contract to form the first basis of self-government in the colonies?

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