Early Exploration and Colonization/American Revolution

What was the significance of the Pilgrims' arrival in America?

• It led to an alliance between the British and the French.

• It led to an early attempt at self government in the English Colonies

• It caused Puritans to separate from the Church of England.

• It introduced the slave trade to the Atlantic colonies

Why did European explorers search for the Northwest Passage?

• To find the legendary Seven Cities of Gold

• To discover new technology for crossing the Atlantic ocean

• To find the legendary waters of the Fountain of Youth

• To discover a new sea route to Asia

Which of these describes the primary reason for French colonization?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which reasons correctly replace the numbers in this table?

• 1. To gain religious freedom

  2. To provide military defense

• 1. To increase business profits

  2. To escape religious persecution

• 1. To provide military defense

  2. To help benefit the poor

• 1. To increase business profits

  2. To provide a place for criminals

Which colony correctly completes this diagram

• Maryland

• Virginia

• South Carolina

• Georgia

For what reason did a group of colonists agree to this compact?

• To declare independence from all European nations

• To form a social contract among themselves

• To demonstrate goodwill toward local American Indians

• To establish trade relations with other colonies

Which statement best describes the influence of this document?

• It helped establish the tradition of self-government

• It was the first attempt to combine political and religious laws

• It established the concept of unalienable rights

• It outlined a plan for independence from British rule.

The geographic factors in this table led primarily to the----

• Founding of trade schools in some colonies

• Development of different economies in the two regions

• Establishment of import taxes in some colonies

• Pattern of religious differences in the two regions

Which phrase BEST completes this diagram?

• Development of labor unions

• Increased enlistment in the military

• Construction of roads and railroads

• Increased profits for plantation owners

Which effects correctly replace the numbers in this cause-and-effect diagram?

• 1. Used slave labor

  2. Used Chinese laborers

• 1. Exported dried fish

  2. Exported agricultural goods

• 1. Established plantations

  2. Established textile factories

• 1. Imported lumber

  2. Imported cattle