Unit 1 Review

The colonies in this list were founded primarily to offer settlers a greater degree of-

• Freedom of speech

• Economic freedom

• Religious freedom

• Freedom from debts

Which of the following is a political factor for colonizing in America?

• England wanting to expand its empire by establishing colonies in Jamestown and Plymouth.

• Pilgrims coming over to America to escape religious persecution.

• France coming over to find resources to trade in Europe.

• Spain spreading the Catholic Religion to the natives in the southwest territory of America.

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 of the following BEST completes the flow chart above?

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• English Bill of Rights

• Stamp Act Congress

• Declaration of the Rights of Man

Which of the following completes the sentence above?

• limited property ownership to church members

• extended voting rights beyond church members

• restricted trade with neighboring colonies

• asked the king to appoint a governor for the colony

Which of the following is an example of a social factor for colonizing in America?

• Pilgrims came over to practice their religion freely.

• France came over to use the resources in America for trade.

• The Upper Class of England came to America to search for gold.

• The House of Burgesses is created because the colonists are too far away from England

Which is the chief reason Pilgrims settled in North America during the 17th century?

• to flee from warfare

• to discover precious metals

• to establish new businesses

• to escape religious persecution

Which of the following is not an example of economic factor in colonizing in the New World?

• The Jamestown colony is producing cash crops such as tobacco to sell in Europe.

• France colonizing in the New World to capitalize on the fur trade.

• France colonizing in the New World to capitalize on the fur trade.

• Spain spreading the Catholic Religion to the natives in the Southwest territory of the New World.

. Which political idea was influenced by this provision of the Magna Carta?

• Due process

• Federalism

• A bicameral legislature

• The social contract