Early Exploration and Colonization Test Review

Which of the following is a political factor for colonizing in America?

• England wanting to expand its empire by establishing colonies in Jamestown and Plymouth.

• Spain spreading the Catholic Religion to the natives in the southwest territory of America.

• Pilgrims coming over to America to escape religious persecution.

• coming over to find resources to trade in Europe.

Which statement accurately describes the reasons for establishing Plymouth and Jamestown?

• Both colonies were established to bring wealth to stockholders.

• Plymouth’s founders intended to produce raw materials, while Jamestown’s

  founders expected to discover gold.

• Both colonies were established to limit the expansion of other European empires.

• Plymouth was founded as a refuge from religious persecution, while Jamestown was founded for commercial profit.

The House of Burgesses led to the growth of what form of government in colonial America?

• socialism

• representative democracy

• theocracy

• absolute monarchy

No freeman shall be taken or imprisoned . . . or exiled or in anyway destroyed, nor will we go upon him nor send upon him, except by the lawful judgment of his peers or

by the law of the land."

— Magna Carta, 1215

Which principle of U.S. government reflects the ideas in the excerpt?

• trial by jury

• ex post facto

• judicial review

• right to free speech

Which of the following Documents helped to shape the United States Constitution

• Chamber of Deputies

• Mayflower Compact

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• Virginia House of Burgessess

Colony Creates First Written Constitution in America

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• Maryland Act of Toleration

How did the Virginia House of Burgesses contribute to the democratic traditions of the United States?

• It permitted both men and women the right to vote and own property.

• It established early traditions of voting and representative government.

• It created a judicial system that would provide the accused a trial by jury.

• It provided a list of inalienable rights that colonists pledged to guarantee.

Which of the following was a primary reason France sought to colonize North America?

• To reduce overpopulation in Europe

• To profit from trading in furs and other goods

• To create joint ventures with other European powers

• To create communities founded on religious tolerance

Which of the following is an example of a social factor for colonizing in America?

• Pilgrims came over to practice their religion freely.

• France came over to use the resources in America for trade.

• The Upper Class of England came to America to search for gold.

• The House of Burgesses is created because the colonists are too far away from England

Most North American settlers during the 17th and 18th centuries arrived from nations in —

• Asian

• Africa

• Europe

• Russia