Exploration and Colonization Exam Re-Try

How did geography influence the early economic development of New York, Boston, and Charleston?

• Large cities offered abundant (many) natural resources.

• Proximity to flooding rivers limited development.

• Natural Harbors provided access (entry) to markets.

• Extreme climates limited productive activity.

Puritans founding Massachusetts Bay & Roger Williams founding Rhode Island are both related to the idea of -

• the eventual adoption of the U.S. Constitution

• the formation of a government controlled by religious officials

• the creation of national system of checks and balances

• ​​​ the establishment of the principle of religious freedom

Catholics immigrated to the Maryland colony in the seventeenth century primarily to –

• escape religious persecution

• produce cash crops to pay off debts

• profit from natural resources

• avoid crop failures and famine

Which statement best explains the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

• It limited the power of future colonial governments.

• It weakened the influence of religion in government.

• It established a form of self-government based on a social contract.

• It guaranteed liberties for colonists through local government.

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When Pennsylvania set up a way for voters to select an Assembly of leaders, this was an example of -

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Representative Government

• Separation of powers

• Checks and Balances

Because the distance was too great from England, and there was a need for laws and structure, what did the 13 colonies do for law and order?

• Appointed governors who reported to the king

• Experienced strict control by Parliament

• Established their own representative governments

• Created a general council to manage the colonies

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

• self-govern on a local level

• vote in the British Parliament

• participate in a free-market economy

• express dissatisfaction with British rule

One way in which the settlements at Jamestown (1607) and Plymouth (1620) were similar is that both were located—

• in the mountains

• on islands far from fresh water

• near the coastline

• in a dry climate

The need for agricultural workers in the tobacco fields of colonial Virginia led to the—

• use of enslaved people from Africa

• improvement in farming

• decision to industrialize

• formation of labor unions

Which group in the America colonies benefited the most as a result of Triangular Trading system?

• Native Americans who sold land at high prices to colonial farmers

• Women who found more economic opportunities than they had in Europe.

• African laborers who had steady work at high wages in the American colonies.

• Merchants and traders that conducted business in the port cities.