US History STAAR Diagnostic: 1400-1787

Which motive best completes the diagram?

• To promote free enterprise

• To extend democracy

• To expand empires

• To found utopian communities

Which reason best completes this list?

• To spread democratic ideals

• To improve efficiency in manufacturing

• To locate potential military allies

• To claim new territory

Which pair of actions best completes this graphic?

• 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

Which of the following best replaces the question mark in the diagram above?

• Created a general council to manage the colonies

• Experienced strict control by Parliament

• Established their own representative institutions

• Appointed governors who reported to the king

The Virginia Company authorized a general assembly in Virginia so that colonists could —

• self-govern on a local level

• vote in the British Parliament

• participate in a free-market economy

• express dissatisfaction with British rule

Which factor most contributed to the creation of the documents in this 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

Which characteristic is correctly matched with a number in the table?

• 1: Indigo

• 2: Moderate

• 3: Rocky soil

• 4: Ships

Which physical characteristics made these economic activities possible?

• Tall mountains, a long shoreline, and fertile soil

• A temperate climate, vast grasslands, and plentiful lakes

• Dense forests, natural harbors, and swift rivers

• Natural harbors, an arid climate, and rocky soil

Which change occurred as a direct result of these developments?

• A reduction in the number of skilled workers in northern states

• The expansion of manufacturing into the western territories

• A reduction in trade with European countries

• The expansion of slavery into newly acquired territories

Which of the following contributed most to the expansion of the transatlantic slave trade during the 1700s?

• 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