Exploration and Colonization

What are the 3Gs reasons for European exploration and colonization?

• Gold, God, Glory

• Gold, Guns, Greed

• Guns, God, Greed

• Gold, God, Greed

Which European country established colonies in Canada and was interested in the fur trade with Indian tribes in America?

• France

• England

• Spain

• Sweden

Which European country was interested in establishing Catholic missions in America to increase its land and power?

• France

• England

• Spain

• Mexico

How can historians be sure that a secondary source can be trusted?

• Check the sources the author used

• Check if the author is famous

• Check if the author is still alive

• Check if your friend knows the author

What were the major cash crops grown in the Southern colonies?

• Tobacco, Rice, Indigo

• Tobacco, Wheat, Indigo

• Tobacco, Rice, Wheat

• Tobacco, Rice, Cotton

What was the first successful British colony founded in America in 1607?

• Jamestown

• Maryland

• Plymouth

• Pennsylvania

Why is the Mayflower Compact (1620) an important document for representative government in the colonies?

• It established the 1st direct democracy in the colonies

• It created the 1st written constitution in the colonies

• It created the 1st representative assembly in the colonies

• It limited the power of the king

Why is the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut (1639) an important document for representative government in the colonies?

• It created the 1st elected representative assembly

• It created the 1st bill of rights for all Englishmen

• It created the 1st written constitution in the colonies

• It created the 1st direct democracy in the colonies

Why is the Virginia House of Burgesses important for the development of representative government in the colonies?

• It was the 1st elected representative assembly in the colonies

• It was the 1st time that the king's power was limited by the people

• It was the 1st direct democracy established in the colonies

• It created the 1st bill of rights for people in the colonies

Why was Pennsylvania founded by William Penn in 1681?

• To create a safe place for Quakers

• To create a safe place for Catholics

• To create a safe place for debtors

• To create a safe place for runaway slaves