Exploration and Colonization STAAR

How did geography influence the early economic development of New York, Boston, and Charleston?

• Long coastlines offered abundant natural resources

• Proximity to flooding rivers limited development

• Natural harbors provided access to markets

• Extreme climates limited productive activity

This diagram describes events in colonial America that are related to-

• the eventual adoption of the U.S. Constitution

• the formation of a government controlled by religious officials

• the creation of a national system of checks and balances

• the establishment of the principle of religious freedom

Catholics immigrated to the Maryland colony in the seventeenth century primarily to-

• profit from natural resources

• avoid crop failures and famine

• produce cash crops to pay off debts

• escape persecution

Which statement best explains the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

• It limited the power of future colonial governments

• It weakened the influence of religion in government

• It established a form of self-government based on a social contract

• It guaranteed liberties for colonists through local government

Which feature of colonial self-government does this charter establish?

• Direct democracy

• An elected legislature

• Separation of powers

• Checks and balances

Which of the following best replaces the question mark in the diagram above?

• Created a general council to manage the colonies

• Experienced strict control by Parliament

• Established their own representative institutions

• Appointed governors who reported to the king

Which of the following completes the sentence above?

• limited property ownership to church members

• extended voting rights beyond church members

• restricted trade with neighboring colonies

• asked the king to appoint a governor for the colony

Which of the following was a primary reason France sought to colonize North America?

• To reduce overpopulation in Europe

• To create communities founded on religious tolerance

• To profit from trading in furs and other goods

• To create joint ventures with other European powers

Which characteristic is correctly matched with a number in the table?

• 1: Indigo

• 2: Moderate

• 3: Rocky soil

• 4: Ships

Which factor most encouraged the growth of this trade?

• The invention of the steam engine

• The profitability of cash-crop agriculture

• The development of the factory system

• The establishment of protective tariffs