STAAR Review 2018 - Exploration & Early Republic

Which of the following is an example of North American colonists seeking RELIGIOUS FREEDOM?

• King Charles II gave land to eight nobles in 1663 who sought to grow tobacco in the Carolinas to sell in Europe.

• Georgia was established in 1733 as a place for prisoners and convicts from England.

• In 1636, a colony at Rhode Island was founded by Roger Williams on the principle of spiritual tolerance.

• Thomas Hooker helped create the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut and establish self-government in 1639.

What was the primary reason for the English colonization of Jamestown in 1607 near the James River?

• wealth creation

• creating a new social structure

• religious freedom

• political alliances with other countries

“...to maintain the peace and union of such a people there should be an orderly and decent Government established according to God, to order and dispose of the affairs of the people at all seasons as occasion shall require; do therefore associate and conjoin ourselves to be as one Public State or Commonwealth.” - Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, 1639

The establishment of this order was a result of which of the following?

• The colony needed a strong defense to protect British control.

• The people desired self-government due to the large distance from England.

• The colony wanted to share and equally distribute wealth.

The establishment of the House of Burgesses in 1619 and creation of the Mayflower Compact in 1620 indicated the colonists understood the importance of:

• establishing self-government

• submission to English authority

• protection of natural resources

• creating revenue through taxation

The dependence of the southern colonies on farming lead to which of the following occurrences?

• The governors of southern colonies established laws to protect labor rights and fair wages.

• The economic influence of the southern colonies decreased.

• The king of England increased taxation on the revenue of cotton, tobacco, and coffee

• The demand for labor increased the profitability of the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

The spread of slavery in the colonization of North America was primarily due to what factor?

• increase in farming of cotton, tobacco, sugar, and coffee

• demand for labor in coastal fishing industry

• creation of shipyards in the northern colonies

What best describes the occurrences of lines A, B, and C?

• Africans are captured and sold to factories in Europe where they process raw materials from the American colonies. The goods they produce are sold to African nations.

• Raw materials are produced in Africa where they are sent to the American colonies to be processed by slaves. The manufactured goods are then sold to Europe and exported to Africa.

• Africans are captured and sold into slavery to work on plantations in the American colonies. The raw materials they produce are sold to Europe, manufactured into goods, and exported to African nations.

• Raw materials are exported by slaves from Africa and sent to Europe. In exchange, Europe supplies the American colonies and African nations with manufactured goods.

First English colony settled in 1607 for the purpose of economic reasons

• Jamestown

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• House of Burgesses

Self-governing agreement reached by the Pilgrims at Cape Cod in 1620

• Jamestown

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• House of Burgesses

Representative assembly established in the colony of Virginia

• Jamestown

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• House of Burgesses