
Unit 1 - Exploration and Colonization - Quiz #2
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which pair of actions best completes this graphic? 8.2(A)
1—Enslaved native populations
2—Organized utopian societies
1—Established Catholic missions
2—Focused primarily on fur trading
1—Promoted political freedom
2—Participated in the triangular trade
1—Became commercial shipbuilders
2—Created an early system of public schools
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The Virginia Company authorized a general assembly in Virginia so that colonists could — 8.3(A)
self-govern on a local level
vote in the British Parliament
participate in a free-market economy
express dissatisfaction with British rule
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
This early map of New England was published in 1677. 8.29(C)
Which of the following names the group best known for settling this region and states their reason for settling? 8.23(A)
Merchants: To trade with the region’s American Indians
Quakers: To establish a colony free of slavery
Explorers: To map the region’s rivers
Puritans: To freely practice their religion
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which American colony’s economy was based primarily on shipbuilding and fishing? 8.12(A)
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
Massachusetts
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following best completes this illustration? 8.14(B)
Free Enterprise System
Mercantile System
Federalism
Republicanism
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How did geography influence the early economic development of New York, Boston, and Charleston? 8.10(B)
Long coastlines offered abundant natural resources.
Proximity to flooding rivers limited development.
Natural harbors provided access to markets.
Extreme climates limited productive activity.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
This diagram describes events in colonial America that are related to — 8.25(A)
the eventual adoption of the U.S. Constitution
the formation of a government controlled by religious officials
the creation of a national system of checks and balances
the establishment of the principle of religious freedom
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