New Visions- US NYS Regents- Unit 1- Colonial America

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

Colonial-era New England Town meetings and the Virginia House of Burgesses were both

• early social reform movements

• attempts to build a strong national government

• Steps in the growth of representative democracy

• efforts to regulate trade with Native American Indians

Which heading best completes the partial outline below?

I. __________________________________

A. Vast timber resources

B. Rocky soil

C. Rich ocean fishing grounds

D. Single-family farms

• Factors in the Economic Development of Colonial New England

• Reasons for the Development of Southern Plantations

• Features Contributing to Dutch Success in Colonial New Amsterdam

• Components of the British System of Mercantilism

What was the main cause of the French and Indian War (1754–1763)?

• disputed land claims in the Ohio River valley between the French and the British

• conflicts between American colonists and the French over control of the Great Plains

• taxation of American colonists without representation in Parliament

• violation of trade agreements between European nations and Native American Indians

Which of the following statements about indentured servitude is true?

• Indentured servitude was the means by which most Africans came to the New World

• Indentured servitude never attracted too many people because its terms were too harsh

• Indenture was one system used to distinguish between house slaves & field slaves

• Indentured servitude was a system that exchanged voyage to the New World for a fixed number of years of service to a master or owner.

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

All of the following influenced the development of colonial democratic political principles and systems EXCEPT

• Enlightenment Philosophers

• Magna Carta

• Salutary Neglect

• the Church of England

The Proclamation of 1763 was issued by Great Britain after the French and Indian War

• Promote colonial settlement beyond the Appalachian Mountains

• Limit conflict between the Native American Indians and the colonial settlers

• Encourage colonial economic ties with France

• Force French settlers to leave British Territory

Which geographic feature did the British government use in 1763 as a boundary to restrict the westward settlement of American colonists?

• St. Lawrence River

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

• Mississippi River