A major reason European rulers sought to colonize land in North America was they

• needed people from North America to settle Europe

• sought to expand their wealth by taking New World resources

• wanted to learn more about Native Americans

• wanted a place to send convicts who disobeyed the law

The original English settlements were located along the

• eastern coast of North America

• Gulf of Mexico

• Mississippi River

• western coast of North America

Which colony was well known for tobacco farming?  

• Massachusetts
• Plymouth 
• Virginia
• Pennsylvania

Which geographic feature slowed the westward expansion of England’s colonies?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Mississippi River

• Appalachian Mountains

• Atlantic Ocean

The Mayflower Compact was the beginning of 

• the preamble to the U.S. Constitution
• colonial self-government
• better relations with the Native Americans
• the Declaration of Independence

The primary cause of economic differences in the colonies was

• language

• tradition

• geography

• religion

Maryland was a refuge or safe haven for

• Catholics

• Quakers

• Pilgrims

• Convicts

The part of the Triangular Trade used to transport slaves from Africa to the West Indies and the 13 colonies was called...

• The Slave Journey
• The Middle Passage
• The Northwest Passage 

Which term means a good sold to another country?

• Import

• Export

The concept of mercantilism is connected to which one of the three "G"s?

• God

• Glory

• Gold