Colonization

The first governing document for the Pilgrims in America was the

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• Declaration of Rights of Man

• Constitution

Which of the following was the MAIN reason the Puritans left England?

• to develop new crops

• to establish a new monarchy in America

• to seek religious freedom

• to spread Catholic beliefs to American Indians

Maryland and Pennsylvania were mainly founded for _____________ purposes.

• religious

• political

• economic

• isolation

Why did the Proclamation of 1763 contribute to the outbreak of conflict in the American Revolution?

• Royal governors taxed the importation of common English products

• The King would not allow representatives from the colonies in Parliament

• American Indian tribes trusted the British government more than colonial governments

• Colonists were angered with the restrictions on expansion of settlements into Indian territories

Which principle of American democracy is traced to the English Bill of Rights?

• Government should protect individual liberties of citizens

• Government should divide power among several branches

• Government should have a single person as a chief executive

• Government should have a representative body of the people

Which document lists colonial grievances against King George III?

• U.S. Constitution

• Northwest Ordinance

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

How did American colonists view the Proclamation of 1763?

• They saw it as an effective way to reduce tensions with American Indians

• They believed it was a British attempt to reinforce control over them

• They thought that it would transform the French into military allies

• They assumed that it was done to help save money for the British

Which policy controlled colonies for all the MAJOR European trading countries in the 16th - 18th centuries?

• mercantilism

• revolution

• globalism

• democracy

*Slave labor from America

*Yearlong growing season

*Good soil and fresh water

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Which best completes the graphic organizer?

• British Mercantalism

• Industrial Revolution

• The American System

• The Plantation System

Economic Activities of Colonial America

New England Colonies ----- Merchant trade, shipbuilding, naval supplies, small farming, forestry, fishing

Middle Colonies ------ Dairy farming, wheat and grain farming

Southern Colonies ---- Rice, tobacco, indigo farming

Backcountry --- Small farming, hunting and fur trapping

Which factor most contributed to different patterns of economic activity among the colonies?

• differences of religion among colonial areas

• differences of culture among European settlers

• differences of physical geography and resources

• differences of the length of time a colony had existed