European Colonization and Exploration STAAR Questions

• To spread democratic ideals

• To improve efficiency in manufacturing

• To locate potential military allies

• To claim new territory

• 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

• To promote free enterprise

• To extend democracy

• To expand empires

• To find utopian communities

Which of the following was a primary reason France sought to colonize North America?

• To reduce overpopulation in Europe

• To create communities founded on religious tolerance

• To profit from trading in furs and other goods

• To create joint ventures with other European powers

• Maryland

• Virginia

• South Carolina

• Georgia

• Maryland

• Virginia

• South Carolina

• Georgia

Which statement accurately describes the reasons for establishing Plymouth and Jamestown?

• Both colonies were established to bring wealth to stockholders.

• Plymouth's founders intended to produce raw materials, while Jamestown's founders expected to discover gold.

• Both colonies were established to limit the expansion of other European empires.

• Plymouth was founded as a refuge from religious persecution, while Jamestown was founded for commercial profit.

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

• The opportunity for trade with American Indians

• The distance of the colonies from Great Britian

• The doctrine of the Church of England

• The economic system of mercantilism

• The assembly served as a model for other colonial legislatures.

• Colonists used the assembly to overrule decisions of the royal governor.

• The assembly sent delegates to Parliament to represent Virginia.

• The king revoked Virginia's charter because the assembly became too powerful.