Colonial America

In colonial America, geography most directly influenced

• religious practices

• voter eligibility

• economic activities

• family structure

European Enlightenment writers of the 17th and 18th centuries such as John Locke influenced America’s colonial development by providing

• justification for state-supported churches

• a defense of the slave trade

• arguments for monarchy and rule by divine right

• ideas about self-government and political rights

Which document encouraged public support for declaring independence from Great Britain?

• Albany Plan of Union

• Common Sense

• Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

• Alien and Sedition Acts

Which geographic features contributed to the economic development of the plantation system in the South?

• rocky soil and deep harbors

• short rivers and many waterfalls

• rich soil and warm climate

• high mountains and numerous rivers

The slogan “no taxation without representation” was first used by Americans to protest Britain’s

• attempts to raise revenue through the Stamp Act

• policy of salutary neglect

• issuance of the Proclamation of 1763

• passage of the Coercive Acts

Before 1763, most American colonists settled near the Atlantic Coast or rivers because

• port cities could be more easily defended in times of war

• valleys were less fertile

• English colonists were only allowed to settle in these locations

• navigable water offered easier access to trade and employment

The social contract theory as applied to the Declaration of Independence most directly reflects the ideas of

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Adam Smith

The geography of the Atlantic Coastal Plain most influenced the southern economy during the period from 1620 to 1865 because it

• promoted a plantation system of agriculture

• led to diversified manufacturing

• encouraged development of the railroad industry

• resulted in widespread mining of coal

During the colonial period in British North America, the major geographic barrier to westward expansion was the

• Ohio River

• Great Plains

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

The Mayflower Compact (1620) and the Virginia House of Burgesses (1619) are early examples of

• restrictions on religious freedom

• steps toward representative government

• resistance to British rule

• economic systems in the colonies