APUSH Period 2: 1607-1754

The Mayflower Compact foreshadows the US Constitution in which of the following ways?

• it posits the source of government power in the people rather than in divine right or monarchy

• it ensures both the right to free speech and the separation of church and state

• it limits the term of office for all government officials

• it establishes three branches of government in order to create a system of checks/balances

The first important cash crop in the American colonies was...

• cotton
• corn
• tea
• tobacco

The philosophy of mercantilism holds that economic power resides primarily in...

• surplus manpower and control over raw materials
• control of hard currency and a positive trade balance
• the ability to extend and receive credit at favorable interest rates
• domination of the slave trade and control of the shipping lanes

The age of salutary neglect drew to a close with...

• the Boston Tea Party
• the formation of the Republic of Texas
• the Salem Witch Trials
• the end of the French and Indian War

All of the following are examples of conflicts between colonists and native American tribes EXCEPT...

• Bacon's Rebellion
• the Pequot War
• the Stono Uprising
• King Philip's War

Colleges and universities during the colonial period were dedicated primarily to the training of...

• medical doctors

• scientists

• political leaders

• the clergy (preachers)

Which of the following is the best explanation for why the British did not establish a powerful central government in the American colonies?

• The British cared little how the colonists lived so long as the colonies remained a productive economic asset
• Britain feared that the colonists would rebel against any substantial government force that it established
• few members of the British elite were willing to travel to the colonies, even for the opportunity to govern
• Britain gave the coloines a large measure of autonomy as a first step in transitioning the region to independence

Which of the following distinguished British settlement patterns from those of other major European powers?

• their respect for native cultures
• their establishment of widespread missions
• their focus on extracting gold and silver for export
• their creation of larger-scale colonies with permanent settlers

The colony of Georgia was...

• comparatively the most democratic English colony
• established by Spain in order to protect its colony of Florida
• established by England as a penal colony
• eventually cede to Spain in return for Florida

The Duke of Baltimore established the colony of Maryland...

• as an opportunity to invest in that colony's maritime industry
• in order to prevent France rom seizing that territory
• as a haven for persecuted English Catholics
• for Quakers who had been evicted from Pennsylvania