SOL mid-term review

Established by the 1640s, the House of Burgesses is known today as the —

• Virginia Supreme Court

• Virginia General Assembly

• Virginia House of Commons

• Virginia Chamber of Commerce

Why did the Puritans who settled in New England form a covenant community?

• to form a positive relationship with the American Indians

• to govern and bind themselves together for religious purposes

• To develop a strong economy based on tobacco

• To pay for their passage to the New World

What was the name of the agreement that was signed to bind the New England community together?

• English Bill of Rights

• Mayflower Compact

• Articles of Confederation

• Magna Carta

What was the name of the natural barrier to the west of the original 13 colonies?

• Appalachian Mountains

• Atlantic Ocean

• Mississippi River

• Great Lakes

Which European country had a more cooperative relationship with American indigenous peoples?

• English

• Portuguese

• German

• French

What colony was established as the first permanent English colony, then suffered hardship and starvation, but ultimately became profitable through the success of a "cash crop"?

• Georgia

• Jamestown

• Plymouth

• Massachusetts Bay

Which colonial region was best known for shipbuilding, fishing, and lumbering?

• Western

• Southern

• New England

• Middle

What religious group settled primarily in Pennsylvania?

• Presbyterians

• Catholics

• Puritans

• Quakers

What religious group settled primarily in New York?

• Quakers

• Catholics

• Jews

• Presbyterians

The Stamp Act existed ...

• to give the American colonists a greater say in government

• to encourage the westward movement of settlers

• to encourage the colonists to rebel against England.

• to collect revenue (taxes) for England to reimburse them for the French-Indian War