Pre-Assessment: Colonial America

Which of the following is an important motive for European colonization of North America?

• Europeans were able to use local Indians as slaves

• Europeans discovered gold in the 13 colonies

• Europeans wished to spread Christianity among the Indians

• Europeans found more advanced technologies in the Americas

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Which pair of actions best completes this graphic?

• 1—Enslaved native population

  2—Organized Utopian societies

• 1—Established Catholic missions

  2—Focused primarily on fur trading

• 1—Promoted political freedom

  2—Participated in the triangular trade

• 1—Became commercial shipbuilders

  2—Created an early system of public schools

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In colonial New England, communities often held public meetings. By participating in these town meetings, colonists displayed —

• religious toleration

• limited self- government

• respect for the rights of American Indians

• support for the Bill of Rights

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The idea of representative government flourished in colonial America because the colonists wanted --

• government power to be held by only a few people

• to be responsible for their own defense

• a president to control the government

• the people to be the source of power

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How does the physical geography of New England differ from that of the Southern Colonies?

• New England has rockier soil and a shorter growing season.

• New England has more fertile soil and warmer summers.

• New England has fewer mountains and greater humidity

• New England has fewer streams but greater rainfall

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

• Long coastlines offered abundant natural resources.

• Proximity to flooding rivers limited development.

• Natural harbors provided access to markets.

• Extreme climates limited productive activity.

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Which of the following contributed most to the expansion of the transatlantic slave trade during the 1700s?

• A lack of skilled labor in the American colonies

• Demand for slaves in the American colonies that produced cash crops

• A lack of protective tariffs in the American colonies

• Demand for slaves in the industrialized American colonies

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Which statement about slavery in Colonial America is most accurate?

• The New England colonies had the largest slave populations.

• Slavery was banned in most Southern colonies.

• Slaves were especially popular in areas suitable for farming/ cash crops.

• Slavery was on the decline in the South by the time of the American Revolution.

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Georgia was established to give English debtors a fresh start and to protect the colonies from the Spanish in Florida

• True

• False

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According to the theory of Mercantilism, colonies existed to

• provide luxury goods

• provide a place to rehouse convicts

• provide raw materials

• provide new trade routes

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