Exploration and Colonization

Why is the Mayflower Compact considered an important step in the development of American democracy?

• It established the principle of separation of church and state.

• It provided a basis for self-government in the Plymouth Colony.

• It defined colonial relations with local Native American Indians.

• It outlawed slavery in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

In which region of the United State was the first permanent English settlement located?

• Pacific Northwest

• Great Plains

• Atlantic Coast

• Great Lakes Mountains

The need for agricultural workers in the tobacco fields of colonial Virginia led to the---

• formation of labor unions

• decision to industrialize

• improvement in farming

• use of enslaved people from Africa

Early European explorers who came to the "New World" were looking for a Northwest Passage in order to---

• prove the world was round

• improve trade with Native American Indians

• explore the Great Lakes

• find a shorter sea-route to Asia

Which colonial settlement is correctly paired with the reason it was founded?

• North Carolina --- haven for Pilgrims and Puritans

• Georgia --- place for imprisoned debtors and convicts

• Maryland --- refuge for Quakers

• Pennsylvania --- refuge for English Catholics

What was the major reason European rulers sought to colonize North America?

• They needed people from North America to settle in Europe.

• They sought to learn more about Native American cultures.

• They sought to expand their power with the riches from the "New World."

• They wanted a place to send their criminal population.

One reason for the importance of the Mayflower Compact and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut was that they laid the foundation for ---

• a two-house legislature in state governments

• the growth of representative government in colonial America

• the development of English common law in the colonies

• social freedom in colonial legislatures

What effect did geographic factors have on the economy of the New England colonies?

• They encouraged the establishment of large plantations.

• They promoted the growth of fishing and shipping.

• They increased the region's dependence on slave labor.

• They supported the planting of rice and tobacco farming.

Which statement best expresses the religious views of Roger Williams?

• "I favor the establishment of a state religion."

• "I approve of the persecution of certain religious groups."

• "I support religious freedom and toleration in the colonies."

• "I maintain that a colony should be governed by Church officials."

According to the theory of mercantilism, the principal purpose of the thirteen American colonies was to provide Great Britain with ---

• raw materials and markets

• naval bases

• manufactured goods

• military recruits