SOCIAL 8A-LESSON 2-MINI TEST

What was the focus of early French explorers?

 

• Finding the Northwest Passage.

   

• Defeating the Spanish in battle.

   

• Finding gold.

   

• Finding Christian converts.

Which middle colony BEST represents the idea of cultural diversity?

• Pennsylvania

• New Jersey

• Maryland

• New York

Conflicts between different European nations occurred in the New World.  As a result, where did the French locate their “New World” capital?

• Canada

• Mexico

• Alaska

• Baja California

Where did Christopher Columbus originally thought he had landed?

• North America

• Asia

• Africa

• South America

Originally founded by Peter Minuit, a former governor of New Amsterdam, which colony would be controlled by many different countries (Holland, Sweden, Finland, and England) before gaining its own proprietary status?

• South Carolina

• New Jersey

• North Carolina

• Delaware

Which group destroyed the early French settlements along the Southern coast?

• English

• Spanish

• Portugues

• American Indians

How did the House of Burgess contribute to the US government system?

• It consisted of a single executive chamber.

• It was the first elected legislative body (government) in the colonies.

• All white males were allowed to vote, including indentured servants.

• The leaders were appointed by the king in England.

The English utilized different types of legal documents and colonial structures to settle the New World. Which statement is TRUE regarding a 'proprietary colony'?

• A proprietary colony was granted by the British Crown to an individual or group with full governing rights.

• Proprietary colonies were always settled by religious groups.

• Proprietary colonies made it illegal to own slaves.

• A proprietary colony were the only type of colony that existed in the New World.

Which set of colonies was more likely to produce one cash crop that would be very labor intensive?

• New England

• Southern Colonies

• Canadian Colonies

• Middle Colonies

What was the purpose of a 'patent'?

• A patent allowed European explorers to settle in Germany.

• A patent allowed European explorers to take many liberties over other human beings.

• A patent allowed explorers to go to war against other European nations.

• A patent allowed European explorers to crown themselves kings and queens over a given region.