2.3 Review

One of the primary motivations for British colonization in North America includes —

• Fighting the Native Americans

• Visit family in the colonies

• seeking religious freedom

• relocating criminals

Which of the following best explains the reason why Spain established settlements in the areas of Mexico and Florida?

• To guide English settlers west of the Rocky Mountains

• To cut off the French from further colonization

• To build working trade relations with eastern Native Americans 

• To provide more labor resources for the Triangle Trade

What is most likely true about the settlements in Massachusetts.

• i am sailing to the new world for riches.

• I am seeking a home that protects religious freedom.

• When I sail to the colonies, I hope to find a safe haven for catholics like myself.

• John Winthrop's teaching have inspired me to join other Puritans in creating a new society.

Buying, selling, trading in the colonies supported -

• Economics

• Religious

• Political

• Social

Early colonial Maryland was predominately home to Catholics, while colonial Pennsylvania was home to —

• Anglicans

• Quakers

• Puritans

• Mormons

Representative government and institutions grew during the colonial period because —

• most colonists did not feel a loyalty to the English king

• each colony was working to protect its own interests

• rulers in England tended to leave the colonists to themselves

• mercantilism meant the colonists relied on England for goods

The British began imposing taxes on the colonists in 1765 to help pay the expenses of fighting the —

• Spanish Armada

• American Revolution

• Battle of Tippecanoe

• French and Indian War

The English Bill of Rights served as model for the Founding Fathers because it —

• contained a list of individual rights

• was the first constitution used in the colonies

• established the idea of majority rule in the colonies

• was the first document that limited the power of the king

Which description best completes the list of characteristics?

• Single cash crops

• Manufactured goods

• Equal land distribution

• Merchants and craftsmen

Which colonial region had soil and a climate suited for large-scale agriculture?

• Jamestown

• New England

• Middle colonies

• Southern colonies