Exploration/Colonization Test Review

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 (punishment)

In which region of the United States was the first permanent English settlement located?

• Pacific Northwest

• Great Plains

• Atlantic Coastline

• Great Lakes Mountains

The need for agricultural workers in the tobacco fields of colonial Virginia led to the

• formation of labor unions

• decision to industrialize

• improvement in farming

• use of enslaved people from Africa

In which colonial region did good harbors, abundant forests, rocky soil, and a short growing season most influence the economy?

• Southern Colonies

• Northwest Territory

• Middle Atlantic Colonies

• New England Colonies

According to the theory of mercantilism, the principal purpose of the thirteen American colonies was to provide Great Britain with --

• raw materials

• naval bases

• manufactured goods

• military recruits

Which geographic feature along the Atlantic coastline contributed most to the growth of trade in the British colonies?

• many offshore islands

• high, rocky cliffs

• natural harbors

• barrier reefs

Which best explains why colonial settlers first went to Plymouth Colony, Maryland, and Pennsylvania?

• to secure freedom from religious persecution (punishment)

• to search for gold and silver

• to bring spices to the New World

• to convert Native American Indians to Christianity

Which factor played an important role in the development of the plantation system in the South?

• A short growing season prevented the planting of most crops.

• A lack of fertile soil limited agriculture.

• Colonial governments bought all the crops that plantations could produce.

• A warm climate permitted the growth of labor-intensive cash crops such as cotton and tobacco.

What was an influence on European exploration of North America?

• The discovery that the world was not flat.

• To gain a better understanding of religion.

• A faster, cheaper trade route to Asia.

• The discovery of gold in Alaska.

Which geographic feature contributed the most to the development of commerce (trade) throughout colonial America?

• mountains

• grasslands

• interior lakes

• natural harbors