Unit 1 Test Review

Which phrase best completes the diagram?

• Emergence of powerful European rulers

• Reasons for European exploration

• Spread of Papal authority

• The travels of Marco Polo

A map of North America during the early seventeenth century shows the names “New Amsterdam,” “New Spain,” “New England,” and “New France.” What does this demonstrate?

• Several European countries were anxious to establish their influence in colonial America.

• The British sought to control trade throughout all of North America.

• American Indian cultures had a profound influence on European colonial powers.

• Colonial America was affected by ocean currents and changing weather patterns.

Which reason for European colonization did Cotton identify in this sermon?

• to find new economic opportunities

• to practice their own religion

• to provide political and religious freedom to all people

• to abolish the practice of slavery

Which reason led to the establishment of colonies in both Virginia and the Carolinas?

• Colonists wanted to worship God in their own way.

• Colonists were relieved from debts they owed in England.

• Colonists were looking for new economic opportunities.

• Colonists planned to trade with American Indians for furs.

These colonies were similar in that all four were established -

• As places for debtors and convicts

• For religious reasons

• In the hope of making a profit

• By joint stock companies

Which colony correctly completes this diagram?

• Maryland

• Virginia

• South Carolina

• Georgia

Which statement best explains the significance of the above statement?

• It limited the power of future colonial governments

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

• It guaranteed individual freedoms through local government

• It used religious law as the foundation to create government

These events in English history were important to the colonists because they —

• guaranteed a large militia to protect the colonies from foreign invaders

• established traditions of individual liberty and limited government

• guaranteed all colonists the right to freedom of the press and a trial by jury

• required agreement by a council of colonists before any new taxes could be imposed

Which phrase best completes the excerpt?

• Mayflower Compact

• New England town meeting

• House of Burgesses

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

Which sentence best completes this diagram?

• The Puritans allowed women to participate in government.

• The Puritans refused to obey the appointed governor.

• The Puritans outlawed slavery in Massachusetts.

• The Puritans developed a form of representative self-government.