CDB #1 Review

What is the name of the first written plan of government in the United States?

• Constitution

• Treaty of Paris

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

In designing the first government of the United States, Americans were afraid that a __?__ would lead to tyranny, or oppressive rule.

• strong state government

• weak federal government

• strong central government

• law-making

Who had more power under the Articles of Confederation?

• Federal Government
• State Governments
• Individual people
• States with larger populations

Which colonial region was known as the "Bread Basket"?

• Northeastern Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• Parliament

Religious persecution is the...

• mistreatment of a group of people based on their religious beliefs.

• mistreatment of a group of people based on where they live.

• acceptance of another person's religion

• a trial in court

Which colonial region was settled by people with many different cultural and religious backgrounds?

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

• Florida

Which colonial region contained rocky soil and cold climate?

• New England
• Middle
• Southern
• Backcountry

Why were the Middle Colonies nicknamed "The Bread Basket?"

• They grew many types of grain.

• Making bread was a great economic opportunity.

• They ate bread with every meal.

• They imported many types of grain

The success of large plantations in the Southern Colonies was dependent on?

• Native Americans

• Debtors

• Slaves

• Pacifists

During the early to mid-1700s, the British policy of salutary neglect toward the American colonies contributed to

• a decline in colonial maufacturing

• the decline of slavery in the northern colonies

• a decrease in French and Spanish influence in North America

• the development of independent colonial trade practices and self-government