STAAR Quiz #2 - Early Colonies

Which geographic feature of the Atlantic coastline contributed most to the growth of colonial trade?

• Many offshore islands
• high, rocky cliffs
• natural harbors
• barrier reefs

House of Burgesses was established to.....

• practice self government
• form a union of all the colonies
• raise colonial militias
• encourage colonial trade

The Quakers of Pennsylvania believed in religious toleration.  This meant that they.....

• supported government control of religion.
• required children to attend religious schools.
• wanted to join either side in a war.
• allowed others to practice their own religion.

Which religious group is correctly paired with the colony its members helped establish?

• Puritans: Georgia
• Quakers: Pennsylvania
• Pilgrims: Virginia
• Catholics: Rhode Island

Economic activity in the New England colonies relied heavily on trade in part because.....

• Puritan beliefs prohibited farming for profit.
• farmers in the region feared attacks from Native Americans.
• a cold climate and poor soil made farming unprofitable.
• the British monarchy provided land grants only to Southern colonies.

The Albany Plan of Union called for ....

• equal voting rights for all citizens.
• a declaration of war on England.
• a joint colonial council for defense.
• a separation from England.

What were the most profitable ways of making a living in the New England colonies?

• fishing and fur trading.
• mining for gold and silver.
• commercial farming of tobacco and rice.
• milling and manufacturing.

The study of economics focuses on...

• production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
• Earth and its relationship to our environment.
• different types of government and how they operate.
• past cultures of different people.

The belief that colonies exist to benefit the economy of the mother country is known as:

• triangular trade.
• mercantilism.
• free trade.
• nativism.

The creation of the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1619 was an important step in the development of democracy in colonial America because it:

• adopted a bill of rights for women.
• allowed citizens to vote directly on proposed laws.
• provided the first written constitution.
• established a representative form of government.