Geography & Colonial America

Before 1763, most American colonists settled near the Atlantic Coast and rivers because

• port cities could be more easily defended in times of war

• valleys were less fertile

• English colonists were only allowed to settle in these locations

• navigable water offered easier access to trade and employment

During the colonial period, which geographic feature presented the greatest barrier to the westward migration of American settlers?

• Appalachian Mountains

• Ohio River

• Great Plains

• Rocky Mountains

Which action by the British government was considered by American colonists to be a violation of their rights as Englishman?

• making treaties with Native American Indians

• protecting the colonies from foreign invasion

• failing to enforce the Navigation Acts

• taxing the colonies without representation in Parliament

The Proclamation of 1763 was issued by Great Britain after the French and Indian War primarily to

• promote colonial settlement beyond the Appalachian Mountains

• limit conflict between Native American Indians and colonial settlers

• encouraged colonial economic ties with France

• force French settlers to leave British territory

Which geographic features had the most significant positive influence on settlement patterns and economic development in the British North American colonies?

• rivers and harbors

• mountains and plateaus

• forests and deserts

• prairies and lake

During the 1600s and 1700s, the fundamental goal of British mercantilism was to

• prohibit all exports of raw materials from the colonies

• encourage economic competition with the American colonies

• develop manufacturing with the colonies

• maintain a favorable balance of trade for Great Britain with its colonies

During the colonial era, the British promoted the policy of mercantilism to

• control the commerce of their American colonies

• promote colonial trade with France and Spain

• ban all trade with France and Spain

• restrict the importation of enslaved Africans

Which geographic feature did the British government use in 1763 as a boundary to restrict the westward settlement of American colonists?

• St. Lawrence River

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

• Mississippi River

Which factor most influenced the economic development of colonial South?

• plentiful forests

• warm and wet growing seasons

• rich deposits of iron ore and coal

• abundant water power for manufacturing

The social contract theory as used in the Declaration of Independence was most directly influenced by the writing of

• John Locke

• Adam Smith

• Voltaire

• Benjamin Franklin