Exploration and The 13 Colonies

Which colony was founded in 1620?

• Jamestown

• Georgia

• Plymouth

• Maryland

Maryland was a refuge for?

• debtors

• students

• Catholics

• Pilgrims

What was a primary motive for European exploration of the Americas?

• to found utopian communities

• to expand empires

• to promote free enterprise

• to extend democracy

Which of the following was a characteristic of representative government in colonial America?

• It gave citizens a voice in their government.

• It prohibited taxation by the government.

• It gave all political power to a few key leaders.

• It allowed one person to make the critical decisions.

The Virginia Company authorized a general assembly in Virginia so that colonists could —

• participate in a free-market economy

• vote in the British Parliament

• self-govern on a local level

• eat when they wanted to

For what reason did a group of colonists agree to The Mayflower Compact?

• To form a social contract among themselves

• To create a facebook page

• To establish trade relations with other colonies

• To order takeout

The factors listed above contributed most to the —

• reason for being late to class

• colonizing of Georgia

• election of British colonists to Parliament

• growth of representative government in the British colonies

What did 17th Century northern settlements such as Pennsylvania and Rhode Island provide?

• They provided African Americans with civil rights protected under representative government.

• They provided a refuge for debtors and criminals

• They provided newly arriving immigrants a safe refuge from religious persecution

Unlike the Virginia colony, the Plymouth colony was established primarily by settlers who wanted to —

• move back to England

• expand the influence of the British government in the American colonies

• gain riches and wealth

• practice their religion without interference from the Church of England

Which factor likely motived English settlers to colonize North America?

• economic gain

• religious freedom

• social mobility

• political freedom