EOC Practice: US History Unit 2

Which statement BEST describes the New England colonies?

• A. They were primarily established by people looking for religious freedom.

• B. They traded goods produced on large plantations and farms in the South.

• C. They had the longest growing season and the warmest weather of any of the colonies.

• D. They were established as a buffer zone between the colonies and the Spanish settlements.

Christianity grew with the development of new denominations and _________ for church members to become involved in leadership positions.

• decreased profits

• decreased opportunities

• increased profits

• increased opportunities

What policy enabled the colonies to develop local methods of self-governance, including colonial governors and elected legislatures?

• The Economic Policy

• The Policy of Salutary Neglect

• Triangular Trade

• Mercantilism

What contributed to growing tension between settlers and American Indians?

• The demand for land in Europe.

• The results of the French and Indian war.

• The expansion of the English population and the increasing economic development.

• The demand of freedom from the Great Britain.

The portion of triangular trade that brought slaves across the atlantic was called

• trail of tears
• The death trail
• The final passage
• the Middle passage

Mercantilism was ________.

• taking resources to the colonies to sell
• Trading with the french and Spanish
• Had nothing to do with trade
• Taking resources from the colonies to make money

Which religious group settled New England?

• quakers
• Puritans
• mormons
• the Jewish