Exam 1 Review

The House of Burgesses, the Mayflower Compact, and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut all-

• provided opportunities for colonists to participate in government

• encouraged voting

• helped the South keep its slaves

What was the effect of the expansion of English settlements in North America on Native Americans?

• The Native Americans' lifestyle was threatened

• Colonists exported more goods to Great Britain

• More people got jobs in Virginia

Which colonial region had slaves and rice, indigo, and tobacco as cash crops?

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

Which principle was the founding of Massachusetts based on?

• Religious freedom/choice

• Economic reasons

• Political reasons

Which document was written in 1620?

• Mayflower Compact

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• Declaration of Independence

Colonists modified (changed) their environment to-

• Encourage economic development

• Give money to Great Britain

• Create shelter

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the growth of Representative government in the colonies?

• Nobody liked the king

• Distance between Great Britain and the colonies

• Colonists expected to have the rights of Englishmen

What was the chief economic cause for colonization in the Americas?

• Mercantilism

• Slavery

• Plantation system

Which of the following is in correct chronological order?

• 1)Jamestown

  2)House of Burgesses

  3)Mayflower Compact

  4)Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• 1)Mayflower Compact

  2)House of Burgesses

  3)Jamestown

  4)Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• 1)Jamestown

  2)Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

  3)Mayflower Compact

  4)House of Burgesses

Representative government and institutions grew during the colonial period because-

• rulers in England tended to leave the colonists for themsleves

• churches were being burned down

• slaves needed a place to live