STAAR REVIEW

Which statement describes the GEOGRAPHY of the New England region?

• Rich soil, mild winter, flowing rivers
• Eskimos and polar bears
• Very rich soil, long growing season
• Rocky soil, very short growing season

Which colony was established as a debtors colony?

• North Carolina
• New York
• Georgia
• Texas

What is a characteristic of a Quaker?

• Strict religious practices
• Puritans and Pilgrams
• No religious practices
• Religious Tolerance

Which region had slavery as an economy?

• Southern
• New England
• Middle
• United States

Which colony was established as a debtors colony?

• North Carolina
• New York
• Georgia
• Texas

What type of economic system existed between Great Britain and the 13 colonies?

• Free trade
• Communism
• Mercantilism
• Salutary Neglect

Which two people were banished from Massachusetts for religious reasons?

• Thomas Hooker and Rosa Parks
• King George III and Parliment
• William Penn and James Oglethorp
• Roger Williams and Ann Hutchinson

Which region was know for its strict religious groups?

• Southern
• Middle
• New England
• United States

What trade brought items such as avocados, pumpkins, rubber, corn, and vanilla back to the New World?

• Columbian Exchange
• Swap Meet
• Indigenous Party
• Transportation Corridor

Which of the following was the MAIN reason the Puritans left England?

• to develop new crops

• to establish a new monarchy in America

• to seek religious freedom

• to spread Catholic beliefs to American Indians