1. Colonial Foundations

What is the economic theory that states a country's power is based on its wealth and the accumulation of gold and silver?

• Capitalism

• Socialism

• Communism

• Mercantilism

What was the exchange of goods, ideas, and diseases between the Old World (Europe) and the New World (Americas) called?

• Transatlantic Trade

• Columbian Exchange

• Global Exchange

• New World Connection

What type of company allowed investors to pool their money together to support colonies in the New World?

• corporation

• partnership

• limited liability company

• joint-stock company

Which was the first permanent English settlement in North America?

• Jamestown

• Boston

• Roanoke

• Plymouth

Which region in colonial America consisted of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire?

• Southern Colonies

• New England

• Great Lakes Region

• Mid-Atlantic

Which region in colonial America consisted of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware?

• Western Colonies

• New England Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• Middle Colonies

Which region in colonial America consisted of Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia?

• New England Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Western Colonies

What was the brutal journey of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas called?

• Middle Passage

• Transatlantic Crossing

• Atlantic Voyage

• Slave Route

What was the first representative assembly in colonial America called?

• House of Burgesses

• Plymouth General Court

• Mayflower Compact

• Continental Congress

What was the failed attempt to create a unified government for the colonies during the French and Indian War called?

• Albany Plan of Union

• Stamp Act

• Treaty of Paris

• Continental Congress