Unit 2,3, and 4 Cumulative Test

Which statement most 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.

"Having undertaken, for the glory of God, and advancements of the Christian faith and honor of our King and Country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the Northern parts of Virginia...

What does this quote say about the Pilgrims who colonized Plymouth?

• They were motivated by a desire for religious freedom.

• They rejected the idea of government ruled by a royal monarch as in England.

• They hoped to become wealthy growing tobacco to export.

• They were prepared to deal with unfriendly Natives in case of an attack.

The Virginia Company wanted to establish a colony in North America to...

• increase Dutch land holdings

• provide its colonists with religious freedom

• make money from resources and trade

• search for a Northwest Passage

"We...combine ourselves together into a civil body politic, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid; and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions and offices... for the general good of the Colony..."

The phrase "civil body politic" indicates the colonists' intent to...

• establish a government among themselves for the colony

• demonstrate their loyalty to King James I

• maintain friendly relations with the Natives they met

• promote the separation of church and state

The Virginia House of Burgesses was important to the development of democracy in the 13 colonies because it...

• provided an example of a representative form of government

• created the first written constitution in America

• provided the direct election of Senators

• began the practice of legislative override of executive vetoes

The Appalachian Mountains were a significant geographic feature during the colonial period because...

• they provided fresh water to regions up river

• they created a natural barrier to protect settlements from the harsh storms of the Great Plains

• they provided a natural barrier to western expansion

• they were abundant in rich soil for farming

What was the main reason large plantations developed in the South during the colonial period?

• British laws discouraged tenant farming.

• The cool climate and rocky soil led to numerous cash crops being grown.

• Southern mountains led to the development of isolated, self-sufficient farms.

• The coastal plain in the South contained a warm climate and large areas of fertile soil.

Which settlement was the first permanent English settlement?

• Plymouth, Massachusetts
• Roanoke Island
• Jamestown, Va
• Fort Augustine, Fl

What was the 
Mayflower Compact?

•  Form of government created by the people of Jamestown
• An agreement for self government based on majority rule, written by the Pilgrims
• A boat
• A charter from King George III

Economic Activities of Colonial America

New England Colonies ----- Merchant trade, shipbuilding, naval supplies, small farming, forestry, fishing

Middle Colonies ------ Dairy farming, wheat and grain farming

Southern Colonies ---- Rice, tobacco, indigo farming

Backcountry --- Small farming, hunting and fur trapping

Which factor most contributed to different patterns of economic activity among the colonies?

• differences of religion among colonial areas

• differences of culture among European settlers

• differences of physical geography and resources

• differences of the length of time a colony had existed