Unit 1: Exploration & Colonization

Why is the Mayflower Compact considered an important step in the development of American democracy?

• It established the principle of separation of church and state.

• It provided a basis for self-government in the Plymouth Colony.

• It defined colonial relations with local Native American Indians.

• It outlawed slavery in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

One way in which the settlements at Jamestown (1607) and of New France (1608) were similar is that both were located...

• in the mountains

• on islands far from fresh water

• next to bodies of water

• in a dry climate

The Mayflower Compact and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut are most closely associated with-

• abuses by absolute monarchs

• establishment of religious toleration

• steps toward colonial self-government

• adoption of universal suffrage

In which region of the United States was the first permanent English settlement located?

• Pacific Northwest

• Great Plains

• Atlantic Coast

• Great Lakes Mountains

The need for agricultural workers in the tobacco fields of colonial Virginia led to the...

• formation of labor unions

• decision to industrialize

• improvement in farming

• use of enslaved people from Africa

What was one important result of the encounter between Europeans and Native American Indians?

• Native American Indian populations continued to increase.

• The African slave trade ended.

• New diseases were spread to Native American populations.

• Spain's empire in the New World declined.

Early European explorers who came to the "New World" were looking for a Northwest Passage in order to...

• prove the world was round.

• improve trade with Native American Indians.

• explore the Great Lakes.

• find a shorter water-route to Asia.

Which geographic feature along the Atlantic coastline contributed most to the growth of trade in the British colonies?

• many offshore islands

• high, rocky cliffs

• natural harbors

• barrier reefs

In what ways were the Mayflower Compact & Fundamental Orders of Connecticut similar?

• The signers of both documents had only just landed in America.

• In both documents, colonists agreed to establish a community and obey to its laws.

• In both documents, colonists agreed to obey the British King's decisions.

• Both documents established a government in which its members chose their own governor.

Which colonial settlement is correctly paired with the reason it was founded?

• North Carolina-haven for Pilgrims and Puritans

• Georgia-place for imprisoned debtors and convicts

• Maryland-refuge for Quakers

• Pennsylvania-refuge for English Catholics