STAAR Review

Identify the physical characteristics of the New England colonies.

• Cold climate, rocky soil

• Cold climate, good soil, poor fishing

• Warm climate, rocky soil, natural harbors

• Allowed colonists to become further steeped in self-government

Identify the primary economic activities of the New England colonies.

• Fishing, lumbering, plantations

• Lumber, fishing, shipbuilding, small farms

• Large farms, fishing, furs

• Grain farms, lumbering, tobacco farms

What was the end result of Salutary Neglect?

• Made the colonists content with British rule

• Colonists turned to Ireland for political assistance

• Many people moved to California to escape the chaos

• Allowed colonists to become further steeped in self-government

What was Salutary Neglect?

• The British did not enforce their laws strictly on the colonists

• Many moms in England let their children raise themselves

• Army men disobeyed their superiors

• Rich merchants decided to ignore trade laws and taxes

A key difference between the settlements of Jamestown and Plymouth is -

• The reasons why they were established

• The country the settlers came from

• One settlement located on the coast and another settlement located in the mountains

• One settlement encountered Native Americans, while the other settlement did not encounter Native Americas

The Pilgrims moved to the Americans and settled Plymouth in 1620 because they -

• Believed the country of Britain was going to be overtaken by the country of Spain

• Wanted to create a new political system in which there was no king

• Yearned to share their religious beliefs with the Native Americans

• Wanted to escape religious persecution

The Mayflower Compact, signed by the Pilgrims in 1620, was significant because it -

• Stated that the Pilgrims were no longer a part of the British Empire

• Granted equal rights to Native Americans that lived alongside the Pilgrims

• Was a social contract that established a form of self-government

• Was a treaty that established peace between the Native Americans and colonists for the next 20 years

Which of the following statements below would support the idea behind the Virginia House of Burgesses?

• “The King has suppressed our right to practice Catholicism, we must act!”

• “I hold that entirety of a town’s population should make the laws that govern themselves”

• “No longer can a man depend on others to make laws, each man must speak his voice.”

• “A man must take care of his field, and therefore elect a representative to make the laws on his behalf.”

Identify the colony that matches correctly with the reason it was founded (started).

• Maryland – Political reasons

• Pennsylvania – Economic reasons

• Virginia – Economic reasons

• Georgia – Religious reasons

What is the Transatlantic Slave Trade?

• The underground system slaves used to escape from their masters

• The system through which slaves were shipped to America

• The middle part of the Bible that says slavery is probably okay

• The second layer of soil that is best for growing cotton