US History Fall Semester Exam Review S.1-9

How did mercantilism and Trans-Atlantic trade lead to the establishment of the American colonies?

• European countries used mercantilism as reason for the development of castles in Europe.

• European countries competed with each other to have the most gold and silver, which they received from trading natural resources taken from their colonies.

• Mercantilism was a cultural policy, used to protect rare cultures around the world. Therefore, Europe traveled and explored the Americas to document these unique cultures.

• Trans-Atlantic trade was used to export manufactured goods from European colonies and import raw materials from Europe to factories in the new world.

Which best describes the economies of the Southern Colonies?

• largely depended on agriculture.

• characterized by heavy industry.

• dominated by the fishing industry.

• relied on the work of skilled craftspeople.

Fishing, whaling, and commercial trade are key components of New England colonial society. Which of the following statements describes the key reasoning for this?

• With a lack of fertile soil and large amounts of forests, New England’s geography played an important role in building the economy around ships and shipbuilding.

• Colonist living in those areas learned these trades before they came to America, thus they brought these trades with them.

• The large amounts of slaves brought to New England learned how to hunt whale and fish during the Middle Passage, so the slaves taught the colonist these trades.

• New England’s lush agricultural economy led to trade centering in this area. Ships built in the southern colonies would come up the Atlantic Coast, fishing and whaling along the way, and load up crops (tobacco) grown in New England to take to Europe.

Which region was characterized by good harbors, navigable rivers, and united the Atlantic Coast under English rule?

• Southern Colonies

• Mid-Atlantic Colonies

• New England Colonies

• New Netherland

Other than British and African migrants, what other cultural groups immigrated to America because of various push/pull factors.

• Spain, China, Japan

• Germany, Scotland, Ireland

• Mexico, Brazil, Canada

• Alaska, California, South Carolina

Which of these was a cultural effect of the Middle Passage?

• It supported the growth of Africa’s political structures.

• It brought African traditions to the plantations of America.

• It transferred African clothing and music to European nations.

• It encouraged the practice of many of Africa’s religious traditions.

Which of the following is an example of colonial self-government found in American before the American Revolution?

• British Parliament

• Navigation Acts

• House of Burgesses

• Mercantilism

What religious movement swept through the colonies and challenged established authorities as colonist began to question following the doctrine of the Church of England, as well as the English Monarch? This revival focused on the individual religious experience vs religious experience through church doctrine.

• Great Awakening

• Catholic Revolution

• Founding of the Anglican Church

• Church of England Revival

Which of these was a result of the Great Awakening?

• self-government

• religious diversity

• increased immigration

• social contract theory

Which of the following describes one outcome of the French and Indian War that directly laid the groundwork for the American Revolution

• France decided to move to the Southeast and begin hunting deer in Georgia and Florida.

• Britain raised taxes on the colonist to pay for the war.

• The French and Indian War made the alliance between France and Britain stronger.

• The French and Indian War allowed the Native Americans to take control of territories up and down the Atlantic coast.