Exploration and Colonization STAAR Review

What is the economic system called that states that the colonies exist solely to enrich the mother country?

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Mercantilism

• Free Market

Which colonial region had a long cold winter and rocky soil?

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• West Indies

Which Colonial region specialized in ship building, timber. fishing and whaling?

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• West Indies

Which Colonial region had the most diverse population?

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• West Indies

Which Colonial region produced cash crops such as tobacco, cotton and indigo (two correct answers)?

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• West Indies

Which Colonial region would a historian most likely find Quakers living?

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• West Indies

In what year was Magna Carta signed?

• 1215

• 1607

• 1619

• 1620

In what year was Jamestown founded

• 1215

• 1607

• 1619

• 1620

In what year was the House of Burgesses established?

• 1215

• 1607

• 1619

• 1620

In what year were the first African slaves introduced into British North America?

• 1215

• 1607

• 1619

• 1620