Colonies Come of Age Test

1. Mercantilism is an economic theory that says the sole purpose of colonies is to make the mother country ___________.

• proud

• self sufficient

• independent

• weaker

2. Which of the following words best describes what The Navigation Acts were doing to Colonial trade?

• restrict it

• expand it

3. As a result of repeated Navigation Act violations In King Charles II revoked the corporate charter of which colony in 1684?

• Massachusetts

• Virginia

• New York

• Maryland

4. In 1685 King James II appointed this man as the Royal Governor of the newly formed "Dominion of New England".

• Jonathan Edwards

• William of Orange

• William Pitt

• Edmund Andros

5. One of the effects of this political event was the return of a more lenient policy with the Colonies.

• American Revolution

• French Revolution

• Glorious Revolution

• The Great Awakening

6. Salutary Neglect was an unofficial policy in which the British crown was more __________ with the colonies.

• lenient

• strict

15. The Great Awakening was a movement throughout the colonies that spawned the growth of _____________?

• Slavery

• Violence

• Religion

• Politics

16. Which one the following was NOT true of the French Colonies in North America?

• Catholic Missionaries were used to convert Native Americas

• They were heavily involved in the Fur Trade

• Their colonies were more sparsely populated than the English Colonies

• They were heavily involved in the African Slave Trade

17. During the French & Indian War which side was more likely to use guerilla warfare tactics?

• French & Native Americans

• British & Colonists

18. This man was often given credit with turning around the momentum of the French & Indian War and ultimately achieving victory for the British.

• William Pitt

• Jacques Cartier

• Jonathan Edwards

• Edmund Andros