Colonization: STAAR Frequency Questions

Which statement accurately describes the reasons for establishing Plymouth and Jamestown?

• Both colonies were established to bring wealth to stockholders.

• Plymouth's founders intended to produce raw materials, while Jamestown's founders expected to discover gold.

• Both colonies were established to limit the expansion of other European empires.

• Plymouth was founded as a refuge from religious persecution, while Jamestown was founded for commercial profit.

Which statement best explains the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

• It limited the power of future colonial governments.

• It weakened the influence of religion in government.

• It established a form of self-government based on a social contract.

• It guaranteed liberties for colonists through local governments.

What is the significance of the Pilgrims' arrival in America?

• It led to an alliance between the British and the French.

• It led to an early attempt at self-government in the English colonies.

• It caused Puritans to separate from the Church of England.

• It introduced the slave trade to the Atlantic colonies.

The colonies in this list were founded primary to offer settlers a greater degree of-

• freedom from debts

• religious freedom

• economic freedom

• freedom of speech

How did geography influence the early economic development of New York, Boston, and Charleston?

• Long coastlines offered abundant natural resources

• Proximity to flooding rivers limited development

• Natural harbors provided access to markets

• Extreme climates limited productive activity

Which physical characteristics made these economic activities possible?

• Tall mountains, a long shoreline, and a fertile soil

• A temperate climate, vast grasslands, and plentiful lakes

• Dense forests, natural harbors, and swift rivers

• Natural harbors, an arid climate, and a rocky soil

Which American colony's economy was based primarily on shipbuilding and fishing?

• Virginia

• Maryland

• Georgia

• Massachusetts

In the 1630's, Thomas Hooker and Roger Williams disagreed with the religious leaders of Massachusetts. These disagreements were resolved when Hooker and Williams-

• left Massachusetts and established new colonies

• founded new political parties in Massachusetts Bay area

• petitioned Parliament to revise the Massachusetts Bay charter

• Left Massachusetts and explored the Mississippi Valley

Thomas Hooker's Fundamental Orders of Connecticut is important in U.S. political history because it was an early colonial document that-

• outlawed protective tariffs

• extended suffrage to women

• provide for the election of representatives

• proposed the creation of an independent country

Which characteristic is correctly matched with a number in the table?

• 1: Indigoq

• 2: Moderate

• 3: Rocky Soil

• 4: Ships