13 Colonies Pretest

8.1A 
 - English colonists came to the Americas looking for religious freedom
 - Jamestown was established to make money for commercial profit
 - The Mayflower Compact and Virginia House of Burgesses were created
All the events listed above occurred during 

• the era of Westward Expansion
• the Era of Good Feelings
• the Colonization era
• the Jacksonian era

8.1B

From 1607 to 1609, only 60 of more than 900 Jamestown colonists survived. One reason for the low survival rate was that -

• the colonists were attacked by Spanish explorers

• the swampy location caused disease to spread

• black bears attacked the settlement

• the punishment for all criminal offenses was execution

8.1C

Which colony was founded in 1607 and was successful because of its fertile soil, abundant game, and abundant timber?

• Jamestown

• Roanoke

• Georgia

• Plymouth

8.2A and 29B

Reasons for European Exploration:

1. To find sea routes to India and China

2. To find gold, silver, and other treasure

3. ?

Which reason best completes this list?

• To spread democratic ideals

• To improve efficiency in manufacturing

• To locate potential military allies

• To claim new territory

8.2B

Which statement accurately describes the reasons for establishing Plymouth and Jamestown?

• Both colonies were established to bring wealth to stockholders

• Plymouth's founders intended to produce raw materials, while Jamestown's founders expected to discover gold

• Both colonies were established to limit the expansion of other European empires

• Plymouth was founded as a refuge from religious persecution, while Jamestown was founded for commercial profit

8.3A and 29B

- The Mayflower Compact

- The charter establishing the Virginia House of Burgesses

- The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

Which factor most contributed to the creation of the documents on the list?

• The opportunity for trade with American Indians

• The distance of the colonies from Great Britain

• The doctrine of the Church of England

• The economic system of mercantilism

8.3B

Which statement best explains the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

• 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

8.3C and 29B

1. The Puritans established communities in colonial New England.

2. The Puritans held town meetings to deal with community issues.

3. ?

Which sentence best completes the diagram?

• The Puritans allowed women to participate in government

• The Puritans refused to obey the appointed government

• The Puritans outlawed slavery in Massachusetts

• The Puritans developed a form of representative self-government

8.7C

The Southern region of the American Colonies depended the most on slavery because -

• the high labor demands of cash crops led to an increase in demand of cheap labor

• the Triangular Trade routes only reached Southern colonies

• the New England colonies declared slavery illegal

• the Souther region had the worst soil

8.10A

The region displayed above implemented subsistence farming due to its thin, rocky soil -

• New England Region

• Middle Region

• Southern Region

• Backcountry