Unit 1 - Exploration and Colonization

Catholics immigrated to the Maryland colony in the seventeenth century primarily to — 8.23(A)

• profit from natural resources

• avoid crop failures and famine

• produce cash crops to pay off debts

• escape persecution

Which statement best explains the significance of the Mayflower Compact? 8.3(B)

• 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.

Which of the following completes the sentence above? 8.3(C)

• limited property ownership to church members

• extended voting rights beyond church members

• restricted trade with neighboring colonies

• asked the king to appoint a governor for the colony

Which of the following was a primary reason France sought to colonize North America? 8.2(A)

• To reduce overpopulation in Europe

• To create communities founded on religious tolerance

• To profit from trading in furs and other goods

• To create joint ventures with other European powers

Which characteristic is correctly matched with a number in the table? 8.11(A)

• 1: Indigo

• 2: Moderate

• 3: Rocky soil

• 4: Ships

Which factor most encouraged the growth of this trade? 8.12(B)

• The invention of the steam engine

• The profitability of cash-crop agriculture

• The development of the factory system

• The establishment of protective tariffs

Which sentence best completes this diagram? 8.3(C)

• The Puritans allowed women to participate in government.

• The Puritans refused to obey the appointed governor.

• The Puritans outlawed slavery in Massachusetts.

• The Puritans developed a form of representative self-government.

The colonies in this list were founded primarily to offer settlers a greater degree of — 8.25(B)

• freedom from debts

• religious freedom

• economic freedom

• freedom of speech

Which of the following contributed most to the expansion of the transatlantic slave trade during the 1700s? 8.12(B)

• A lack of skilled labor in the American colonies

• Demand for slaves in the American colonies that produced cash crops

• A lack of protective tariffs in the American colonies

• Demand for slaves in the industrialized American colonies

Which reason best completes this list? 8.2(A)

• To spread democratic ideals

• To improve efficiency in manufacturing

• To locate potential military allies

• To claim new territory