Exploration and Colonization

The Magna Carta was the first document to _________________.

• place limits on the power of wealthy landowners.
• establish a monarchy.
• place limits of an English ruler's power.
• give greater power to an English ruler.

Why is the Mayflower Compact considered an important step in the development of American democracy?

• It established the principle of separation of church and state

• It provided a basis for self - government in the Plymouth Colony

• It defined colonial relations with local Native American Indians

One way in which the settlements at Jamestown and New Amsterdam 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-goverment

• adoption of universal suffrage

In which region of the United states was the first permanent English settlement located?

• Pacific Northwest

• Great Plains

• Atlantic Coast

• Great Lakes Mountains

the need for agricultural workers in the tobacco fields of colonial Virginia led to the -

• formation of labor unions

• decision to industrialize

• improvement in farming

• use of enslaved people from Africa

What was one important result of the encounter between Europeans and Native American Indians?

• Native American Indian populations continued to increase

• The African slave trade ended

• New diseases were spread to Native American populations

Early European explorers who came to the "New World" were looking for a Northwest Passage in order to -

• prove the world was round

• improve trade with Native American Indians

• explore the Great Lakes

• find a shorter water route to Asia

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

• North Carolina - haven for Pilgrims and Puritans

• Georgia - place for imprisoned debtors and convicts

• Maryland - refuge for Quakers

• Pennsylvania - refuge for English Catholics

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 power with riches from the "New World"