STAAR REVIEW

The factors listed above contributed most to the --

• creation of alliances between British settlers and American Indians
• election of British colonists to Parliament
• growth of representative government in the British colonies
• expansion of British trade in the Americas

Which statement 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 wasfounded for commercial profit.

Which group was among the first to call for an end to slavery?

• American Indians, because they viewed the plight of slaves as similar to their own
• Quakers, because slavery contradicted their religious beliefs
• British loyalists, because Great Britain had ended the slave trade
• Puritans, because the New England economy did not rely on slavery

Boston and New Orleans were both founded as - 

• port cities
• farming communities
• industrial centers
• military outposts

The excerpt above reflects the dissatisfaction of American colonists with the -

• political debates that took place at the Albany Convention
• interference of Great Britain in the slave trade
• economic consequences of the Great Awakening
• economic policies imposed by Great Britain following the French and Indian War

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

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 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

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson