Colonization Review

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

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

• mercantilism

• revolution

• globalism

• democracy

Protestants that wanted to change or reform the Church of England; they wanted to "purify" the Church; many came to America

• Puritans
• Pilgrims
• Colonists
• Catholics

Which founder is correctly paired with the colony they founded?

• William Bradford---Georgia
• William Penn---Massachusetts
• Roger Williams--Rhode Island
• Ben Franklin--Pennsylvania

Captured Africans, travelling across the Atlantic to the New World, would travel in this section of the journey.

• The part crossing the Pacific.

• The "Middle Passage"

• The part from the New World to Europe.

• The part from England to Africa.

Due to the fact that colonists were very far from England, they ____________________

• Experienced strict control by Parliament
• Appointed governors who reported to the king
• Created a general council to manage the colonies
• Established their own representative institutions 

This was the  western boundary for the 13 colonies.

• Lake Erie
• Appalachian Mountains
• Pacific Ocean
• Atlantic Ociean

One reason that the Mayflower Compact is considered important is ______________.

• It marked the beginning of political parties.
• It marked the beginning of a self government based on the will of the people.
• It established basic laws for all colonies to follow.
• It gave the colonists permission to collect taxes.