Fall Semester Exam Review Part 1

How did the geography of the New England colonies impact the economy that developed there?

• The rocky soil and cold winter resulted in small farms while protective harbors promoted fishing and ship building.

• The rich soil resulted in vast plantations that produced cash crops like indigo, cotton, and rice.

• The warm coastal waters resulted in shrimping.

• The mountainous terrain resulted in mining for precious metals like gold and silver.

Which document led Great Britain to recognize the United States as an independent country?

• Treaty of Ghent

• Declaration of Independence

• Treaty of Paris of 1783

• US Constitution

Which battle renewed patriots' hopes for independence and secured French support for the American Revolution?

• Concord

• Saratoga

• Trenton

• Yorktown

Which unalienable rights are listed in the Declaration of Independence. Check ALL that apply.

• life

• liberty

• property

• pursuit of happiness

• freedom of speech

What contributed to the use and spread of slavery in the thirteen colonies?

• distance from England

• lack of available immigrant labor

• production of cash crops

• demand for manufactured goods

A historian is writing an article for a history website. The article is divided into the following topics:

Jamestown

Plymouth Rock

Maryland

Which era in U.S. history is the focus of this article?

• The Exploration Era

• The Colonization Era

• The American Revolution Era

• The Constitutional Era

A historian is writing an article for a history website. The article is divided into the following topics:

God

Glory

Gold

Which era in U.S. history is the focus of this article?

• The Exploration Era

• The Colonization Era

• The American Revolution Era

• The Constitutional Era

Why did Frenchmen desire to colonize North America?

• To mine for gold and silver

• To convert Native Americans to Christianity

• To establish permanent settlements to reduce overpopulation in Europe

• To profit from trading furs and other goods

What was the Mayflower Compact an example of?

• self-government

• limited government

• federalism

• republicanism

Which factor most contributed the creation of self-government documents like the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?

• ideas of the Enlightenment

• distance of the colonies from Great Britain

• doctrine of the Church of England

• economic system of mercantilism