Colonization review

Which of the following was the chief economic cause for Colonization in the America's

• Slavery
• Mercantilism
• Industrialization
• Plantation systems

Which Colony was founded in 1607

• Roanoke 
• Jamestown
• Rhode Island
• Pennsylvania

Which of the following was a motivation for British colonization in North America?

• Escape famine
• Exploit Indian Labor
• Seek religious freedom
• Develop vast plantations

The 13 colonies were established for what reason? 

• Political unrest in Europe
• religious changes in Europe
• Social inequalities in Europe
• Economic conditions in Europe

Early colonial Maryland was predominately home to Catholics while colonial Pennsylvania was home to? 

• Anglicans
• Quakers
• Puritans
• Mormans

Which of the following conditions contributed to the development of representative government in the American Colonies?

• French merchants desired to control the fur trade in Canada
• British colonists were accustomed to Parliamentary systems
• Many of the colonial charters were written by early revolutionary leaders
• American Indian tribes shared successful agricultural products with colonists

Why was the creation of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut an important milestone in?

• It was a written constitution and is considered the first in the colonies
• It was a social contract requiring settlers to sign a loyalty oath to Britain
• It established the first legislature in the colonies, The House of Burgesses
• It set the precedent for the idea of Judicial Review for laws from Congress

Which of the following was a characteristic of the Virginia House of Burgesses?

• It had 435 members 
• Members were chosen by the governor 
• The governor had no power in its decisions 
• Representatives were elected by the people

How did the practice of slavery influence colonial life in the south prior to and after the American Revolution?

• African-American owned businesses contributed to colonial wealth
• An agrarian economy developed based on the plantation system
• textile industries relocated to the South where slavery provided free labor
• The southern colonial economy grew wealthy from trading enslaved people

Which of the British colonies in North America was settled mostly by Puritans?

• New England colonies
• Middle colonies
• Southern Colonies 
• Western territories