Colonies Common

Which nation, founded colonies in North America for the purpose of fur trading?

• Spain

• England

• Germany

• France

Which country founded colonies in the North America to spread the Catholic faith?

• Spain

• France

• England

• Germany

Maryland was founded as refuge for _______.

• Baptists

• Puritans

• Catholics

• Romans

American colonists established their own governments primarily because of ____________.

• distance from Great Britain

• need for lawmaking structure

• traditional rights of Englishmen

• all of these

Which document below established a form of self- government based on a social contract?

• Mayflower Compact

• Virginia House of Burgesses

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Independence

Cities such as New York, Boston, Charleston were successful mainly because of ___________.

• access to markets from natural harbors

• long coastlines offering abundant resources

• extreme climates limiting activity

• long shoreline, fertile soil, mountains

New England relied on shipbuilding, fishing, whaling, lumber milling. This was due to what resources?

• vast grasslands, plentiful lakes

• forests, natural harbors, swift rivers

• tall mountains, long shoreline, fertile soil

• rocky soil, arid climate, natural harbors

Climate of the Middle Colonies.

• moderate

• very cold

• short winter

• almost no winter

The economic demands of the plantation system led to some colonies turning to __________________.

• railroads

• immigrant workers

• slave labor

• British mercantilism

The persecution of dissenters such as Roger Williams, and Anne Hutchinson led to the development of ____________.

• principles of religious freedom

• principles of checks and balances

• government controlled by religion

• the U.S. Constitution