What was the basis of the primary economy in the Southern colonies?

Agriculture, because of the ideal soil and climate

Trade with the Spanish, because of an abundance of timber

Fishing, based on the many port cities

Manufacturing, as a result of industrialization

What is one lasting impact of religious groups in colonial America?

The development of self-government through town hall meetings

Fur trading with the Native Americans

Industrial development in the Middle colonies

Which of the following established the first representative government in the colonies?

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

Which best describes the Southern colonies?

The climate was ideal for farming

The poor soil and vast forests led to the development of a timber-based industry

Fishing and whaling were the primary economic activities

Trade with European countries developed in their numerous port cities

What major factor that influenced the growth of trade with Africa?

Cash crops were profitable on Southern plantations

The invention of the steam engine

Factory systems were created in the colonies

The creation of protective tariffs/taxes

Which statement accurately/better, describe Plymouth and Jamestown?

Plymouth was founded as a refuge for religious persecution and Jamestown was founded for commercial profit

Stockholders/owners brought wealth to the colonies

Plymouth founders produced raw materials like tobacco and indigo

Both colonies were established to limit the growth of the European empires

What group was among the first to in the colonies to advocate/speak against slavery?

Quakers from Pennsylvania because they wanted liberty for all

Puritans, because they don't rely/need slavery

Indians, they viewed themselves as slaves as well

British loyalists because they loved King George III

accustomed to traditions and structure from English parliamentary systems Distance from England Colonial Assemblies The factors above contributed mostly to the -

growth of representative government in the colonies

election of English colonists to Parliament

creation of alliances between English settlers and the Native Americans

What was the primary reason for French colonization -

to convert Native American Indians to Catholicism

to extract metals from the mines

Protestants establish communities in New England Protestants hold town hall meetings What can you conclude from the information above?

the protestants believe in self-government

the protestants outlawed slavery

the protestants allowed women to vote

the protestants refused to appoint leaders to the church

Virginia House of Burgesses Met in 1619 Made laws First colonial legislature of elected representatives Why was this colonial institution important?

The assembly served as a model for colonial legislatures

The king revoked the assembly's laws because they made unfair laws

The assembly sent delegates to Parliament in England to create laws

Colonists used assembly to do illegal transactions

Wealth, Expand Empire, Spread Christianity What is the best title for the information above?

Characteristics of free enterprise

reasons for democracy in the colonies

characteristics of Utopian communities

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut created an assembly granted government powers to collect taxes limited the power of the government Which answer best describes the purpose of this document?

it established a self-government

it outlined a plan for independence from Britain

it established unalienable rights for the colonists

What led to the rapid growth of North Carolina, New Jersey, Virginia, New York, and the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

They were located by the Atlantic Coast

they were close to the Appalachian Mountains

They were established by conquistadores

They were the home to Indian tribes

How did geography impact where people settled?

the Appalachian Mts acted a boundary between British colonists and the French settlements

The Chesapeake Bay was the main sources of water for the Pilgrims

The Great Lakes served as a resource for camels

Who were "dissenters" in Puritan New England?

entrepreneurs who started businesses

people who disagree with Puritan beliefs

The single greatest factor that caused the widespread death of Native Americans after contact with Europeans was:

Forced conversion to Christianity

What brought the pilgrims to the Plymouth colony?

the search for religious freedom

a place that's settled by people outside their home country and belongs to or is ruled by that home country

A place that has certain traits in common with other places near it

a place where people can't practice their religion freely

a place that's settled by people inside their home country but does not follow the rules of that home country

Why was Georgia formed or established?

Second chance or safe haven for debtors/poor people

As a place for Catholics to practice their religion

Industrial settlement for crafts people

Which of the following documents limited the power of the King of England?

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

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Why were the colonies of New Jersey, Virginia, Delaware, and South Carolina established?

To make a profit for investors

To provide Christians a place to escape religious persecution

So the French could trade with the Dutch

To provide a fresh start for debtors in England

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why was the Jamestown colony founded?

To give Catholics a safe place to practice their religion

So the Spanish could expand their empire in the United States

To make England wealthier

To give the French a place to trade furs with the Native Americans

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The primary reason the French were colonizing in North America was...

To expand the empire of King Louis XIII

To trade furs with the Native Americans

To search for diamonds and other precious gems

To raise cash crops

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

According to the policies of mercantilism, why did colonies exist?

To develop self-government

To make more money for the Mother Country

To provide refuge for persecuted Christians

To be financially independent from the Mother Country

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following colonies was established as an escape from religious persecution in England?

North Carolina

New York

Massachusetts

Virginia

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why did the Puritans immigrate to the Massachusetts colony?

To look for gold

To develop an agricultural economy

To establish Catholic missions

To practice their religion freely

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How did the Jamestown colony survive as the 1st permanent English settlement?

They manufactured products to export to England

They discovered tobacco as a cash crop

They established a successful fishing industry

They traded furs with the Native Americans

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CBA #1

Why were the colonies of New Jersey, Virginia, Delaware, and South Carolina established?

Why was the Jamestown colony founded?

The primary reason the French were colonizing in North America was...

According to the policies of mercantilism, why did colonies exist?

Which of the following colonies was established as an escape from religious persecution in England?

Why did the Puritans immigrate to the Massachusetts colony?

How did the Jamestown colony survive as the 1st permanent English settlement?

What was the basis of the primary economy in the Southern colonies?

Which of the following colonies was established by a Quaker?

In which colonial region did plantations and cash crops develop?

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