Exploration/Colonization Quiz

Which assembly served as a model for other colonial legislatures?

• Virginia House of Burgesses

• Magna Carta

• Town Hall Meetings

• Virginia Company

Why did the southern colonies have an economy centered around plantations?

• Geographic Factors

• Political Factors

• Social Factors

• the King said so

What did the Puritans lack in their community?

• religious tolerance

• strict religious beliefs

• town hall meetings

• faith in God

True or False: A Puritan tolerated diversity.

• True

• False

Who would have been on a boat to the New World during the Transatlantic Slave Trade?

• slaves to be sold to plantation owners

• Pilgrims escaping religious persecution

• Catholics escaping religious persecution

• explorers looking for gold and silver

Why would settlements be primarily located near coastlines?

• access to water for transportation

• safety against Native American attacks

• access to seashells for currency

• there was more danger inland

Which of the following was NOT a primary reason for exploration?

• find new sea route to Asia

• access to resources like gold

• claiming new territory

• to spread democracy

What was the number one reason for exploration?

• sea route to Asia

• spread democratic ideals

• improve manufacturing

• create political alliances

What was Plymouth's reason for founding?

• limiting the expansion of other European empires

• commercial profit

• refuge from religious persecution

• producing raw materials

What was Jamestown's reason for founding?

• limiting the expansion of other European empires

• commercial profit

• refuge from religious persecution

• producing raw materials