Unit 1: Colonial America and the American Revolution

In which area did good harbors, abundant forests, rocky soil, and a short growing season most influence the colonial economy?

• Southern colonies

• Middle Atlantic region

• Middle Atlantic region

• New England colonies

What would be the best title for this map?

• Triangular Trade

• Self-government

• Spanish Colonies in the New World

• The United States in 1750

Which was the first successful English colony?  

• Jamestown, Virginia

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• New York City

• Boston, Massachusetts

Why did the Puritans come to the Americas?

• They wanted a whole new government

• They wanted religious freedom

• They wanted to make space for Native Americans

• They wanted more land

In the United States, regional differences in economic development are primarily due to

• settlement patterns of immigrant groups

• pressure from various religious groups

• state and federal election laws

• geographic factors in various parts of the nation

The British system of mercantilism was opposed by many American colonists because it

• placed quotas on immigration

• discouraged the export of raw materials to England

• placed restrictions on trading

• encouraged colonial manufacturing

The most immediate effect of the French and Indian war was that

• colonists were taxed as a way for Britain to pay for the expenses of the war

• French settlers stopped trading with Native Americans

• colonists were seen as naval war heroes and recognized by the British for their efforts

• negotiations began between the colonists and the French for purchasing the land west of the Mississippi river

The main reason Great Britain established the Proclamation Line of 1763 was to

• avoid conflicts between American colonists and Native American Indians

• make a profit by selling the land west of the Appalachian Mountains

• prevent American industrial development in the Ohio River valley

• allow Canada to control the Great Lakes region

The Albany Plan of Union called for

• equal voting rights for all citizens

• a declaration of war on England

• a joint colonial council for defense

• separation from England

The Mayflower Compact, New England town meetings, and the Virginia House of Burgesses are examples of

• early colonial efforts in self-government

• colonial protests against British taxation

• governments imposed by Parliament

• attempts to limit democracy