Semester 1 Final

One reason traditions of self-government developed in the American colonies before the French and Indian War was that the British

• sent effective leaders to govern colonial settlements

• required colonial representation in Parliament

• practiced salutary neglect in the colonies

• maintained a strong military presence in the colonies

Which political feature of the United States developed during the colonial period?

• two-party system

• federalism

• representative government

• universal suffrage

The primary reason for the drastic decline in the Indian population after the encounter with the Europeans was the

• rise of intertribal warfare.

• destruction of major Indian cities and their dispersal into small, nomadic groups.

• Indians’ lack of resistance to European diseases such as smallpox and malaria.

• sudden introduction of the deadly disease syphilis to the New World.

Climatic conditions in the southern colonies most directly influenced the development of

• democratic institutions

• a canal system

• the plantation system

• the coal industry

Where were the first representative governments established in the British colonies?

• Bermuda.

• Maryland.

• North Carolina.

• Georgia.

• Virginia.

In contrast to the Chesapeake Bay colonists in the South, those in New England

• had fewer women and more men in their population.

• had shorter life expectancies.

• practiced birth control as a means of preventing overpopulation.

• enjoyed longer lives and more stable families

Jamestown, founded in 1607

Plymouth colony, founded in 1620

New Amsterdam, founded in 1625

These early colonial settlements were similar in that each was located

• at the base of a mountain range

• near the coastline

• in an arid climate

• on offshore islands

Which of the following was NOT involved in the triangle trade during the colonial period?

• rum

• slaves

• cotton

• tobacco

Indentured servants were important to the development of the colonies because they

• were usually artisans who brought needed skills to the area

• provided relatively cheap and an abundant source of labor for planters and farmers

• brought new ideas about the cultivation of tobacco

• provided labor for public projects undertaken by colonial governments

European exploration of the Americas resulted in all of the following EXCEPT the

• spread of European diseases to the Native Americans

• development of unified resistance movements among the Native Americans

• introduction of new products to the Americas

• introduction of new products to Europe