STAAR- Colonies & Revolution Review

What group of people are given credit for establishing the colony of New York?

• German
• English
• French
• Dutch

The Pilgrims, fleeing persecution, landed at this colony -

• Georgia
• Roanoke
• Plymouth
• Jamestown

In which Middle Colony do we see tolerance for all types of religions and people?

• Maryland
• Pennsylvania
• Massachusetts
• Rhode Island

Why did European explorers search for the Northwest Passage?

• to find cities of gold
• discover new technology
• find the fountain of youth
• discover a new sea route to Asia

A town meeting was where people of New England_____________

• listened to sermons all day
• voted on laws and elected leaders
• raised their livestock
• taught their children how to read the Bible

What physical characteristics made shipbuilding, fishing, fur trapping, and trading possible in the New England colonies?

• Tall mountains, a long shoreline, and fertile soil
• A temperate climate, vast grasslands, and plentiful lakes
• Dense forests, natural harbors, and swift rivers
• Natural harbors, hot climate, and rocky soil

Southern colonies economy centered around

• large plantations and cash crops

• villages

• Shipbuilding

• Growing grains for bread

What is the significance of the Jamestown colony?

• It was the first permanent English settlement in 1607.

• Plymouth It started the Triangular Trade system in 1619.

• It created peace with the Native Americans

• It prevents France from coming to the New World

First Constitution

• Mayflower Compact

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• Virginia House of Burgesses

• Magna Carta

Trade system between the Americas, Europe, and Africa that involved slaves.

• Colony

• Mercantilism

• Triangular Trade

• Cannibalism