Exploration & Colonization

Exploration & Colonization

8th Grade

25 Qs

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Exploration & Colonization

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This country explored the new world looking for fur

England

Spain

France

Portugal

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Escaping religious persecution was the main reason for __________ to come to the New World.

England

Spain

France

Portugal

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Which pair of actions best completes this graphic?

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

This early map of New England was published in 1677 .... Which of the following names the group best known for settling this region and states their reason for settling?

Merchants: To trade with the region’s American Indians

Quakers: To establish a colony free of slavery

Explorers: To map the region’s rivers

Puritans: To freely practice their religion

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which American colony’s economy was based primarily on shipbuilding and fishing?

Virginia

Maryland

Georgia

Massachusetts

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following was an argument made against slavery in the Thirteen Colonies?

Manufacturers argued that slavery discouraged the development of industry.

Farmers argued that using slave labor was expensive and inefficient.

Quakers argued that slavery violated Christian principles.

Puritans argued that the slave trade encouraged materialism.

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