VUS.2a Colonial America pt 1

Which populations were redistributed due to European exploration & colonization?

• European & American

• European & African

• European & Asian

• European & Australian

European explorers traveled from the _____ Hemisphere to the ______ Hemisphere when they came to the Americas.

• Northern, Southern

• Southern, Northern

• Eastern, Western

• Western, Eastern

What does the term 'indigenous' mean?

• not found in a specific area

• special in a specific area

• biologically diverse

• native to a specific area

Which of the following is NOT a factor that influenced the development of the 3 colonial regions?

• who settled there

• taxes

• geography

• climate

Why did the Puritans come to the Americas?

• to escape religious persecution

• to escape the high English taxes

• to join their friends the Pilgrims

• search for GOLD!

The Puritans in New England were _________ of people with different ideas about faith.

• scared

• tolerant

• complimentary

• intolerant

Which of the following did NOT settle in the Middle Colonies?

• Quakers

• Catholics

• Puritans

• Jews

• Presbyterians

The people in New England practiced an Athenian Direct-Democracy. What does that mean?

• Each person had a vote, they did not have a representative.

• Each person had a representative vote for them.

• Each person dressed in a toga to vote.

• Each person designated a preacher to vote for them.

If you could use ONE word to describe the settlers of the Middle Atlantic Colonies, which of the words below would be the best choice?

• poor

• homogenous

• nobles

• diverse

The settlers of the Middle Atlantic Colonies came _______.

• to escape religious persecution.

• for better economic opportunties.

• because they liked the temperate cliimate.

• to both escape religious persecution & for better economic opportunities.