Regents Review #1 (Colonial America)
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11th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The geography of the Atlantic Coastal Plain most influenced the southern economy during the period from 1620 to 1865 because it
(1) promoted a plantation system of agriculture
(2) led to diversified manufacturing
(3) encouraged development of the railroad industry
(4) resulted in widespread mining of coal
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which event during the Colonial Era most influenced the concept of freedom of the press?
(1) passage of the Navigation Acts
(2) trial of John Peter Zenger
(3) creation of the Albany Plan of Union
(4) establishment of the House of Burgesses
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
River systems were important to the development of the United States because they
(1) allowed Americans to travel easily between the east coast and the west coast
(2) prevented foreign invasion of United States territory
(3) provided routes for shipping agricultural and manufacturing products
(4) made the southeast the major destination for immigrants
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
During the colonial period in British North America, the major geographic barrier to westward expansion was the
(1) Ohio River
(2) Great Plains
(3) Rocky Mountains
(4) Appalachian Mountains
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
During the 1700s, the British government used mercantilism to
(1) profit from its colonies
(2) develop colonial manufacturing
(3) discourage colonial agriculture
(4) promote colonial trade with other nations
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The Proclamation of 1763 was intended to
(1) allow American farmers to use the Mississippi River
(2) outlaw slavery in the Ohio River valley
(3) prevent France from expanding into the Great Lakes region
(4) avoid conflicts with Native American Indians west of the Appalachian Mountains
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The French and Indian War (1754–1763) was a turning point in the relationship between American colonists and the British government because the war
(1) increased French influence in North America
(2) ended Native American Indian attacks west of the Appalachian Mountains
(3) resulted in British debt and attempts to tax colonists
(4) created an alliance with Canada against the British
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