7th Grade Social Studies Review

Who were the first Europeans to establish a colony in what is now New York State?

• (Dutch

• Spanish

• French

• English

According to many historians, a land bridge during the Ice Age allowed migration between which two continents?

• South America and North America

• North America and Europe

• Asia and North America

• Europe and Asia

What was one impact of European exploration on Native American Indians?

• Diseases brought by Europeans caused large numbers of deaths.

• Conflicts between Native American Indian tribes ended.

• Many Native American Indians were resettled throughout Europe.

• European farming techniques were quickly adopted.

In its economic relationship with its North American colonies, Great Britain followed the principles of 18th-century mercantilism by

• outlawing the African slave trade

  
  

• limiting the colonies’ trade with other nations

• encouraging the development of manufacturing in the colonies

• establishing laws against business monopolies

The Mayflower Compact is important to the concept of a democratic society because it represents

• An effort by the colonists to use force to resist the King

• an attempt by the colonists to establish freedom of religion

• an early attempt to establish universal suffrage

• a clear step toward self-government

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

• Southern colonies

• New England colonies

• Northwest Territory

• Middle Atlantic region

The British benefited from their mercantilist relationship with the American colonies primarily by

• supporting the growth of colonial industries

• prohibiting colonists from fishing and fur trading

• taking large amounts of gold and silver from the southern colonies

• buying raw materials from the colonies and selling them finished products

The British system of mercantilism was opposed by many American colonists because it

• discouraged the export of raw materials to England

• placed restrictions on trading

• placed quotas on immigration

• encouraged colonial manufacturing

“…give me liberty or give me death!”

“A government of our own is our natural right…”

“We must indeed all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.”

• Patriots

• Native American Indians

• Redcoats

• Tories

Based on this document, what animal was important to the tribes living on the Great Plains?

Based on this document, which Native American Indian group lived in what is now New York State?

State one reason Native American Indian tribes developed different forms of shelter.