8th History Midterm Lockhart

Exploring for "Gold" means

• looking for wealth opportunities

• looking for religious opportunities

• looking for fame opportunities

Moving to the New World for the "God" reason means

• moving for wealth opportunities

• moving to enlarge your home country

• moving to avoid religious persecution

Which answer matches SPAIN's reasons for exploring:

• fish, fur, friendly trade with Native Americans

• wealth through crops and religious freedom

• searching for gold and teaching the Catholic religion to Natives

Which answer matches why FRANCE came to the New World

• fishing, fur, friendly trade with Native Americans

• wealth from crops and escaping religious persecution

Which answer choice reflects why Britain came to the New World?

• fishing, fur, friendly trade with Native Americans

• wealth through crops; escaping religious persecution

• finding gold and teaching the Catholic religion to Natives

Why was Jamestown founded?

• wealth

• religious freedom

• glory for Britain

Why was Plymouth founded?

• wealth

• religious freedom

• glory for Britain

Jamestown is to wealth as Plymouth is to _________

• religion

• Thanksgiving

• Pilgrims

What self-government did the Pilgrims have?

• The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• The House of Burgesses

• The Mayflower Compact

Which describes the New England colonies?

• farmland, "breadbasket", moderate weather

• Warm weather, fertile soil, cash crops, plantations

• Rocky soil, cold winters, fishing and shipbuilding