Unit One EOC Practice Questions

How did mercantilism encourage the development of colonies?

• Mercantilists advised that colonies would promote trade

• Mercantilists believed colonies increased security in wartime

• Mercantilists argued that European rulers must spread their culture

• Mercantilists believed countries with colonies would never go to war

Which phrase BEST completes this chart?

• To make profits and provide land

• To increase the security of other colonies

• To produce wealth for England's rulers

• To allow colonists to worship their own way

Which 4 colonies makes up the Mid-Atlantic colonies?

• New York, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania

• New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Rhode Island

• New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania

• New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware

Which 4 colonies makes up the New England colonies?

• Massachusetts, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut

• Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island

• Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island

• Massachusetts, Connecticut, Delaware, New Hampshire

Which 5 colonies makes up the Southern colonies?

• Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

• Virginia, Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

• Virginia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

• Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida

The best way to become a stronger nation was to gain the most wealth: colonies existed to make the mother country wealthy.

• mercantilism

• salutary neglect

• Triangular Trade

• Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

 $\cdot$  Plymouth  $\cdot$  Massachusetts Bay Colony  $\cdot$  Rhode Island  $\cdot$  Connecticut  $\cdot$  New Hampshire

What do the elements in the list have in common?

• Counties in England

• New England Colonies

• Mid-Atlantic Colonies

• Southern Colonies

 $\cdot$  Produced much of the wheat in the colonies
 $\cdot$  Engaged in friendly trade with Indian tribes
 $\cdot$  Greater ethnic and religious diversity than elsewhere
 $\cdot$  Promoted religious toleration
 $\cdot$ Some of the colonies taken from the Netherlands

What do the elements in the list have in common? 

• French Colonies 

• Southern Colonies

• Mid-Atlantic Colonies

• New England Colonies

Which statement describes an impact of the Great Awakening?

• Colonists felt a need to bring more enslaved workers from Africa

• Colonists felt greater loyalty to the Church of England

• Colonists felt a greater sense of unity with one another

• Colonists felt more willing to obey British authorities

Which movement was this sermon associated?

• Mercantilism

• Great Awakening

• Puritanism

• Enlightenment