Unit 1 Exploration and Colonization

Maryland was founded as a refuge for.....

• puritans

• baptist

• catholics

• protestants

Why was the Mayflower Compact an important step towards American Democracy?

• provided an example of self-government

• Established separation of church and state

• defined relations with Native American Indians

• Outlawed slavery in Massachusetts Bay

An important effect of the First Great Awakening?

• People became more engaged in religion

• Slavery was abolished in the colonies

• Puritans came to the new world

• followers tried suspected witches

The significance of the Virginia House of Burgesses?

• First written constitution in colonies

• Your House

• Part of the declaration of independence

• First representative assembly in colonies

Which colony were Boston, Salem, and Plymouth located in?

• South Carolina

• Virginia

• Massachusetts

• New York

Connecticut and Rhode Island were founded primarily for?

• Religious Freedom

• Freedom from Debt

• Economic freedom

• Freedom of Press

What did the colonist supply Great Britain with under the economic theory of Mercantilism?

• Military Recruits

• Naval Bases

• Raw Materials, Markets and purchase manufactured goods.

• Manufactured Goods

What geographical condition

discouraged the plantation systems in the New England Region?

• Numerous rivers and humid climate

• flatlands and lack of forests

• wide coastal plain and good harbors

• rocky soil and a short growing season

Why did colonial farmers settle near waterways?

• Safer because of no Native Americans

• Transportation of goods was easier by water

• They loved to swim

• The government gave money if they moved by water

Which region consisted of rocky soil, good harbors and abundant forests?

• Southern region

• New England Region

• Northwest territory

• Middle Atlantic region