1st Six Weeks Review

What was the major reason European rulers sought to colonize North America?

• They needed people from North America to settle in Europe
• They sought to learn more about Native American cultures
• They sought to expand their empires with riches from the "New World"
• They wanted a place to send their criminal population

Which colonial settlement is correctly paired with the reason it was founded?

• North Carolina --- haven for Pilgrims and Puritans
• Georgia --- Place for imprisoned debtors & convicts
• Maryland --- refuge for Quakers
• Pennsylvania --- refuge for English Catholics

What is the significance of the date 1607?

• It was the year the French & Indian war started.
• The year the Mayflower Compact was signed.
• The year Christopher Columbus sailed and found the America's.
• The year the first permanent English settlement, Jamestown, was established in 

Which year is correctly paired with the correct significance for it?

• Jamestown Founded -----> 1789
• Mayflower Compact Signed -----> 1620
• Rhode Island Founded -----> 1607
• Declaration of Independence Signed -----> 1803

Which was the first written and detailed constitution in the US, and a big step towards the creation of Democracy that we have today?

• The Mayflower Compact
• Fundamentals Orders Of Connecticut

• it limited the power of future colonial governments
• it weakened the influence of religion in government
• it established a form of self government based on a social contract
• it guaranteed liberties for colonists through local government

Which best describes the type of government established in the early colonies?

• rule by a president
• rule by a dictator
• self-government
• no government

Which statement best summarizes the reasons for the founding of the first two English colonies?

• Colonists in Jamestown expected riches while those at Plymouth desired to practice their own religion.
• Jamestown and Plymouth were established as safe places for imprisoned debtors and convicts.
• Jamestown and Plymouth were founded as safe havens for people of all religious beliefs.
• Colonists in both Jamestown and Plymouth traveled to America to convert the American Indians to Catholicism.

How were the several 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.

What effect did geographic factors have on the economy of the New England colonies?

• They encouraged the establishment of large plantations.
• They promoted the growth of fishing and shipping in addition to farming.
• They increased the region’s dependence on slaves as a source of labor.
• They supported the planting of rice and tobacco.