Test 2: Colonial Regions/Govt

• social mobility

• economic gain

• political gain

• religious freedom

In 1620, the Pilgrims took an important step towards self-government by

• forming an alliance with American Indian tribes

• creating the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• agreeing to the provisions of the Mayflower Compact

• establishing a government system with 3 branches

The year 1607 is significant in American history because during that year

• English colonists settled at Jamestown

• Sir Francis Drake set sail for the Americas

• Spanish explorers landed at St. Augustine

• French fur trappers mapped the Mississippi River

Why is 1620 a significant year for Pilgrims in North America?

• Pilgrims established a settlement in Plymouth

• Pilgrims erected their first church in Jamestown

• Many Pilgrims became ill and their colony disappeared

• The Pilgrims combined their colony with others to form Massachusetts

• 1620

• 1639

• 1776

• 1789

One of the primary motivations for British colonization in North America includes

• escaping famine

• relocating criminals

• exploiting Indian labor

• seeking religious freedom

Early colonial Maryland was predominately home to Catholics, while colonial Pennsylvania was home to

• Anglicans

• Quakers

• Puritans

• Mormons

• Speaker 1

• Speaker 2

• Speaker 3

• Speaker 4

Which colony was established to provide Catholics protection from religious persecution in England?

• Maryland

• Massachusetts

• Rhode Island

• Pennsylvania

Why was the creating of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut an important milestone in the growth of representative government in the colonies?

• It was a written constitution and is considered the first in the colonies

• It was a social contract requiring settlers to sign a loyalty oath to Britain

• It established the first legislature in the colonies, the House of Burgesses

• It set the precedent for the idea of judicial review for laws from Congress