Howdy Midterm

The primary reason for the establishment of the colony of Maryland was to...

• establish a safe haven for English debtors

• function as a buffer between English and Spanish territories

• develop trade relations with various Native groups

• serve as a refuge for Catholics to avoid persecution

The Mayflower Compact was significant in establishing the principle of...

• mercantilism

• religious freedom

• self-government

• civic virtue

Which pair BEST completes this graphic?

• Roanoke -- Plymouth

• Plymouth -- Jamestown

• Massachusetts Bay Colony -- Roanoke

• Jamestown -- Massachusetts Bay Colony

Which statement explains the changes shown in this table?

• More African Americans were needed in New England shipbuilding communities.

• The Middle colonies did not need slave labor to harvest staple crops.

• More African Americans were needed to harvest cash crops grown in the south.

• The use of slave labor declined after early colonization.

The Proclamation Line of 1763 is based along which geographical feature?

• Boston Harbor

• Mississippi River

• Great Lakes

• Appalachian Mountains

Which economic policy described above increased tensions between the colonies and Great Britain?

• lack of representation

• quartering of soldiers

• mercantilism

• propaganda

Which significant colonial document would complete this diagram?

• Declaration of Independence

• Poor Richard's Almanac

• Treaty of Paris 1763

• The Crisis

What is the significance of the Battle of Yorktown?

• signaled the end of fighting

• turning point of the American Revolution

• Encouraged Thomas Paine to write Common Sense

• signaled the beginning of the American Revolution

The Northwest Ordinance was an act passed in 1787 that provided rules for governing the new territories and...

• the process of admission of new states to the Union

• the ratification of the U.S. Constitution

• the expansion of slavery to northern states

• the industrialization of the northern U.S.

Which of the following reflects how George Washington maintained national security?

• he protected citizens' first amendment rights to petition the government

• he encouraged the creation of political parties in the United States

• he worked with Congress at great lengths to pass the Embargo Act

• He sent out a force of 13,000 militia troops to suppress an uprising