Standard 1: Colonies, Documents, Revolution

Which colonial region was settled by Puritans and Pilgrims seeking religious freedom?

• New England
• Southern
• Middle
• Backcountry

Which colonial region contained rocky soil and cold climate?

• New England
• Middle
• Southern
• Backcountry

Why was slavery LESS important in the Middle Colonies and the New England Colonies than in the Southern Colonies?

• They were far behind the South in business and industry.
• They did not rely heavily on cash crops.
• Slavery was important in all of the colonial regions. 

1st representative governing body in the American colonies.

• English Bill of Rights
• Articles of Confederation
• Virginia House of Burgesses
• Congress

Which crop grew well in the Middle colonies because of the climate?

• wheat
• cotton
• tobacco
• fish

"...I challenge the warmest advocate for reconciliation, to shew [show], a single advantage that this continent can reap, by being connected with Great Britain. I repeat the challenge, not a single advantage is derived. Our corn will fetch its price in any market in Europe, and our imported goods must be paid for, buy them where we will..."

— Thomas Paine, 1776

According to Thomas Paine, what action should the American colonists have taken in 1776?

• boycott goods from England

• form an alliance with England

• declare independence from England

• negotiate an end to the conflict with England

Which event, prior to 1770, caused a change in British policy towards the colonies in North America?

• annexation of Florida

• Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo

• Albany Conference

• French and Indian War

In the Colonial Era, what did developments such as the New England town meetings and the Virginia House of Burgesses represent?

• colonial attempts to build a strong national government

• steps in the growth of representative democracy

• efforts by the British to strengthen their control over the colonies

• early social reform movements

How has the Declaration of Independence had a major influence on people throughout the world?

• It guaranteed universal suffrage.

• It established a basic set of laws for every nation.

• It provided a justification for revolting against unjust governments.

• It described the importance of a strong central government

During the colonial period, British subjects in America believed their colonial assemblies, not Parliament, had the power to tax citizens. On what did they base this opinion?

• the Magna Carta

• the need to raise funds for protection

• the corruption of royal governors in the royal colonies

• the desire to remain loyal to the British king