
STAAR Practice: Exploration and Colonization
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which of these describes the primary reason for French colonization?
1
2
3
4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which pair of actions best completes this graphic?
1--Enslaved native populations
2--Organized utopian societies
1--Established Catholic Missions
2--Focused primarily on fur trading
1--Promoted political freedom
2--Participated in the triangular trade
1--Became commercial shipbuilders
2--Created an early system of public schools
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which reason best completes this list?
To spread democratic ideals
To improve efficiency in manufacturing
To locate potential military allies
To claim new territory
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which motive best completes the diagram?
To promote free enterprise
To extend democracy
To expand empires
To found utopian communities
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following was a primary reason France sought to colonize North America?
To reduce overpopulation in Europe
To create communities founded on religious tolerance
To profit from trading in furs and other goods
To create joint ventures with other European powers
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
The colonies in this list were founded primarily to offer settlers a greater degree of --
freedom from debts
religious freedom
economic freedom
freedom of speech
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which colony correctly completes this diagram?
Maryland
Virginia
South Carolina
Georgia
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