US History Review - Standards 1 - 5

The elements in the list below were all vital to

• molasses
• sugar
• rum
• iron
• tobacco
• Indigo

• the cash crop economy

• the Great Awakening

• the trans-Atlantic trade

• the New England economy

Which statement BEST describes why the Southern colonies were established?

• Settlers were seeking religious freedom.

• Settlers wanted to make a profit from trade.

• Settlers wanted to convert American Indians to their religion.

• Settlers wanted to create more wealth for the English economy.

Which statement BEST describes the New England colonies?

• They were primarily established by people looking for religious freedom.

• They traded goods produced on large plantations and farms in the South.

• They had the longest growing season and the warmest weather of any of the colonies.

• They were established as a buffer zone between the colonies and the Spanish settlements.

How did the Three-Fifths Compromise affect the 1790 census results?

• Citizens in each state were counted as three-fifths of a person.

• Enslaved persons in each state were counted as three-fifths of a person.

• Only three-fifths of the citizens in each state were eligible to vote in elections.

• Only three-fifths of enslaved peoples in each state were eligible to vote in elections.

What is mercantilism?

• A system where a mother countries gains money and power from natural resources that come from its colonies.
• where colonies trade gold and silver with each other.
• Wars that start over money.
• Plantation colonies trading slaves for money.

For those Africans who were sold into slavery, the “middle passage” can be best described as

• the trip from the interior of Africa to the coast.

• the easiest part of their journey to America.

• the journey from American parts to their new homes.

• the gruesome ocean voyage to America.

Before 1763, the British policy of salutary neglect toward its American colonies was based on the desire of Great Britain to

• treat all English people, including colonists, on an equal basis.

• benefit from the economic prosperity of the American colonies.

• encourage manufacturing in the American colonies.

• ensure that all mercantile regulations were strictly followed.

The Great Awakening

• was primarily focused on increasing the educational opportunities available.

• was marked by a large increase in the number of settlers coming to the American colonies.

• was a period of expansion of church attendance and in the number of religious sects.

• led to the formation of the Sons of Liberty.

Use the following quotation to answer the question.

"British victory against France in the Seven Years' War helped to cause the American Revolution."

Which answer BEST explains why this quotation is true?

• France sought revenge and stirred-up colonial anger against the British.

• The British attempt to industrialize Canada offended the American colonists.

• Britain became overconfident, resulting in a failed invasion of Spanish Florida.

• The British increased colonial taxes in order to pay for the victory over France.

In the wake of the Proclamation of 1763

• American colonists obeyed the law they hated.

• relations between the American colonies and the British government improved.

• the American colonies believe their destiny had been destroyed.

• American colonists moved west, defying the Proclamation.