Unit 1 Review: Exploration and Colonization

Which statement best explains the significance of the signing of the Mayflower Compact?

• The colonists swore to survive together or die in North America.
• The colonists agreed to create their own government and to obey its rules.
• The colonists declared their independence from English royal authority.
• The colonists established the principle of freedom of religion in Plymouth.

1. English colony established at Jamestown.
2. Fighting breaks out at Lexington and Concord.
3. Fundamental Orders of Connecticut adopted.
4. Pilgrims land at Plymouth.
5. First Great Awakening begins.
Which sequence of events would be in chronological order?

• 1-2-3-4-5
• 3-4-2-1-5
• 1-4-3-5-2
• 3-2-4-1-5

• as a places for debtors and convicts
• for religious reasons
• in the hope of making a profit
• by joint stock companies

A careful examination of the Mayflower Compact, House of Burgesses, and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut would show - 

• the importance of creating a government with a strong chief executive
• the desire of the colonists to establish forms of self-government for local problems
• the desire of the colonists to overthrow royal governors appointed in London
• colonial leaders' desire to create a government based on checks and balances

How were the colonies of New England similar to each other?

• They had long coastlines, rocky soil and cold winters.
• They had tall grasses, little rainfall and fertile soil.
• They had long growing seasons, mild winters, and hot summers.
• They had high mountains, fast flowing streams and rare mineral resources.

In what way were the colonies of New England and the Middle Atlantic similar?

• They grew so much wheat they became known as the "bread baskets."
• They had both cold winters and hot summers.
• They developed plantation systems based on the use of slave labor.
• They experienced a scarcity of water.

What was one way that the Southern and Middle Atlantic Colonies differed?

• The Middle Atlantic Colonies never permitted the institution of slavery.
• More people in the Middle Atlantic Colonies could trace their roots to England.
• There was greater religious diversity in the Middle Atlantic Colonies.
• Most people in the Middle Atlantic Colonies were Dutch or Swedish.

How did the Mayflower Compact influence the growth of democracy in America?

• It provided a basis for self-government in Plymouth Colony.
• It established the principle of separation of church and state.
• It helped to define colonial relations with local American Indian tribes.
• It outlawed slavery in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

One way in which the settlements at Jamestown (1607) and New Amersterdam (1625) were similar is that both were located - 

• in the mountains
• on islands far from fresh water
• near the coastline
• in a dry climate

The Mayflower Compact and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut are most closely associated with - 

• abuses by absolute monarchs
• establishment of religious toleration
• steps toward colonial self-government
• adoption of universal suffrage