Unit 1 Review

Which colony was founded in 1607 and was successful because of its fertile land, plentiful game, and abundant timber?

• Virginia
• Connecticut
• Massachusetts
• South Carolina

Which of the following was a primary reason France sought to colonize North America?

• To reduce overpopulation in Europe
• To profit from trading in furs and other goods
• To create communities founded on religious tolerance
• To create joint ventures with other European powers

The Puritans came to live in the Americas for the purpose of –

• growing new types of crops in the fertile soil
• preventing Spain from establishing its own colonies
• creating economic opportunities for England
• establishing new religious communities

In which region of the United States was the first permanent English settlement located?

• Pacific Northwest
• Atlantic Coast
• Great Plains
• Great Lakes Region

The main reason that the southern colonies began importing slaves was –

• they needed them to build railroads
• they need more settlers to populated the colonies
• they needed the labor to farm cash crops
• they needed workers to clear the forests

The journeys of Henry Hudson, Christopher Columbus, and Robert de LaSalle to the “New World” were made possible because

• Trade connections established by the travels of Marco Polo
• Support of exploration by English Parliament
• Effects of the Atlantic Slave Trade
• Development of new navigational instruments and technology

The term used to describe the movement of Puritans from England to North America during the 1620s and 1630s is the

• Great Awakening
• Great Regression
• Great Revolution
• Great Depression

House of Burgesses, Mayflower Compact, and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut laid the foundation for?

• The development of English common law in the colonies
• The growth of representative government in Colonial America
• A two-house legislature in the state governments
• Social freedom in colonial assemblies

What was one important result of the encounter between Europeans and Native Americans?

• Native American Indian population continued to increase
• The African slave trade ended
• New diseases were spread to Native American populations
• Spain’s empire in the New World declined

Primary motives for European Exploration?

• To promote free enterprise
• To expand empires, Spread Christianity, and to increase wealth
• To extend democracy
• To found Utopian communities