Retest: Exploration and Colonization

Colonists opposed many of Great Britain's economic policies. For example, under mercantilism, the 13 Colonies were expected to provide-

• American-manufactured finished goods to Britain

• raw materials and markets for British goods

• officials to represent colonial interests in Britain's Parliament

• laborers to work in British factories

Which of the following best summarizes how similar physical characteristics affected the colonists in both Jamestown and Plymouth?

• settlers in both colonies died from contaminated water and diseases spread by insects

• both colonies were built near coastlines for easy access to trade

• fish was the major economic and trade resource in both colonies

• colonists in both colonies used avaiable stone to build shelters and streets,.

Lord Baltimore established the Maryland colony in response to-

• Spanish attempts to seize lands along the Chesapeake Bay

• the overcrowding of England's large industrial centers

• the growing demand for cotton in English textile mills.

• discrimination against Roman Catholics in England

Using your prior knowledge, what trade route was created as a response to the increased need for labor (slaves) in the south because of the long growing seasons, fertile soil and the end of indentured servants contracts?

• mercantilism

• piracy

• triangular/transatlantic slave trade

• Columbian Exchange

The First Great Awakening of the 1730's and 1740's was primarily a-

• movement to increase colonial loyalty to the British monarchy

• revival of evangelical religion that spread through the colonies.

• process of assimilating immigrants into colonial American Culture.

• period of economic prosperity brought about by colonial trade.

What was the main reason the Puritans emigrated to New England?

• to explore new land

• to gain religious freedom

• to escape poverty

• to live in warmer climates

Why is the year 1492 considered a turning point in history?

• The Spanish established an exchange between Europe and the Americas

• The Ming Dynasty launched expeditions to the east coast of Africa

• Muslim Arab armies succeeded in conquering Egypt and Syria

• the British established control over new territories in India

The Age of Exploration led directly to the-

• establishment of European colonies

• start of the Puritan Revolution

• invention of the magnetic compass

• failure of the Congress of Vienna

Which of these was the biggest factor in the increase in AFrican slaves imported to colonial America between 1650-1750?

• Improvement in transportation by sea

• laws making slavery illegal in Europe

• the spread of plantation agriculture

• famine and drought in Africa

Which colonial leader founded Rhode Island in the 1600s to promote freedom of worship?

• John Smith

• William Penn

• John Winthrop

• Roger Williams