Exploration and Colonization

The year 1620 is significant because

• it is the year that the Mayflower Compact was signed.

• it is the year that Jamestown was established.

• it is the year that the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut were adopted.

• it is the year that Georgia was established.

The Mayflower Compact, Virginia House of Burgesses, and Fundamental Orders of Connecticut have which of the following in common?

• They all occurred in the New England Region.

• They are all examples of settlement for religious reasons.

• They all promote separation of church and state.

• They all established self-government.

The colonial region whose main economic activity was cash crops grown on plantations was the

• Southern Colonies

• Oregon Country

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

The period (1740's) that was characterized by a renewed interest in religion with an emphasis on the importance of the individual and their spiritual experience was known as

• the 1st Great Awakening

• the 2nd Great Awakening

• the Great Migration

• the Melting Pot

The idea that the mother country (England) gains wealth and power by controlling the trade of its colonies is known as

• Free Enterprise

• Mercantilism

• Free Trade

• Government Regulation

The founder of Connecticut who advocated for voting rights for everyone (even non church members) and was responsible for the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut was

• William Penn

• Anne Hutchinson

• Roger Williams

• Thomas Hooker

The economic policy which allows a person to own and operate a business without interference from the government (except to make it fair) is called

• Free Enterprise

• Tri-Angular Trade

• Mercantilism

• Socialism

A government in which people are chosen by the citizens to make decisions on their behalf and to represent them in the legislative assembly is called a

• True Democracy

• Socialist Government

• Representative Government

• Monarchy

Which of the following is NOT a reason that the New England Colonies' economy focused on shipbuilding, fishing and timber?

• rocky soil

• long, cold winters

• long growing season

• good harbors

The colonial region shown in green on the map is the

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• Spanish Florida