1.1 Exploration and Early Colonization

Which of the following completes the excerpt?

• teach us how to craft their goods

• be converted to our holy faith

• be brought to our country as slaves

• teach us about the stars and planets

Which statement best explains the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

• It limited the power of future colonial governments.

• It weakened the influence of religion in government.

• It established a form of self-government based on a social contract.

• It guaranteed liberties for colonists through local government.

Which of the following was a primary reason France sought to colonize North America?

• To reduce overpopulation in Europe

• To create communities founded on religious tolerance

• To profit from trading in furs and other goods

• To create joint ventures with other European powers

Which statement accurately describes the reasons for establishing Plymouth and Jamestown?

• Both colonies were established to bring wealth to stockholders.

• Plymouth’s founders intended to produce raw materials, while Jamestown’s founders expected to discover gold.

• Both colonies were established to limit the expansion of other European empires.

• Plymouth was founded as a refuge from religious persecution, while Jamestown was founded for commercial profit.

Which motive best completes the diagram?

• To promote free enterprise

• To extend democracy

• To expand empires

• To found utopian communities

Which reason best completes this list?

• To spread democratic ideals

• To improve efficiency in manufacturing

• To locate potential military allies

• To claim new territory

Which pair of actions best completes the 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

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

Which statement explains the significance of this colonial institution?

• The assembly served as a model for other colonial legislatures

• Colonists used the assembly to overrule decisions of the royal governor

• The assembly send delegates to Parliament to represent Virginia

• The king revoked Virginia’s charter because the assembly became too powerful

The factors listed above contributed most to the—

• creation of alliances between British settler and American Indians

• election of British colonists to Parliament

• growth of representative government in the British colonies

• expansion of British trade in the Americas