Units 1-5 Review Part 2

What was the important historical document, outlining the government of the Plymouth Colony?

• Common Sense

• the Mayflower Compact

• Magna Carta

• the Proclamation of 1763

Use the map to answer the question: This pattern of trade developed due to England's...

• representative government

• mercantilist economy

• monarchist government

• free enterprise economy

How did economic activity in the Chesapeake Bay area of the Virginia Colony lead to conflict?

• Settlers moved to the area in hopes of cultivating tobacco and drove its American Indian inhabitants from their lands.

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  Settlers fought with one another over control of lands in the area that were rich with minerals

• Settlers in the area focused on establishing self-sufficient farms and refused to sell their crops to British merchants

• Settlers got into frequent disagreements with French trappers over control of the fur trade

After the French and Indian War, why did the English Colonists not continue to expand westward?

• After the French and Indian War, the British lost most of their North American land to France, which included all land located west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• The British punished the colonists for the Boston Tea Party by passing the Stamp Act, which taxed the purchase of land west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• The British punished the colonists for the Boston Tea Party by passing the Intolerable Acts, which prohibited settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• After the French and Indian War, the British issued the Proclamation of 1763, which prohibited colonists from settling on land west of the Appalachian Mountains.

Why were the Battles of Lexington and Concord significant?

• They were peaceful negotiations
• They marked the beginning of the American Revolutionary War.
• They resulted in a British victory
• They were fought in Europe

How did the geography of the region affect the development of the Middle Colonies?

• The colonies’ lack of rivers made transportation difficult, limiting trade between colonies.

• The colonies’ rocky soil encouraged colonists to emphasize manufacturing over farming.

• The colonies’ numerous natural harbors helped cities develop trade and shipping networks.

• The colonies’ mountainous regions contained coal, leading to industrial development.

Compared with farmers in the Southern Colonies, what disadvantage was faced by farmers in New England?

• Laws requiring mandatory public school attendance in New England reduced the amount of available labor.

• The rocky soil of New England farms could not supply the same abundance of cash crops as Southern farms.

• Because slavery was prohibited in New England there were not enough laborers to work the region's fertile soil.

• There was no market in Great Britain for the meager agricultural products New England farmers could produce.

Why did the ideas of the Great Awakening cause colonists to be more receptive to the idea of revolution?

• The Great Awakening stressed that individuals should be loyal to the government before the clergy, and preachers pushed for obedience to the king.

• The Great Awakening stressed that individuals should try to make decisions based on the will of those in authority, rather than their personal beliefs.

• The Great Awakening stressed that individuals should be loyal to the clergy before the government, and preachers pushed for revolution.

• The Great Awakening stressed that individuals should try to make decisions based on what is moral and just, rather than just being obedient to authority.

Why were the majority of the enslaved populations located in the Southern Colonies?

• The economies of most Southern Colonies relied on growing and selling cash crops.

• Industrialization in the New England Colonies resulted in growing labor demands.

• The use of indentured servants minimized the need for slaves in most colonies.

• The lack of ports in the Mid-Atlantic Colonies limited their ability to engage in trade.

How did the British government's handling of the transition away from Salutary Neglect affect the colonies?

• Britain's attempts to restrict colonial self-governance and trade led to the American Revolution.

• Britain's attempts to restrict trade with American Indians led to the French and Indian War.

• Britain's renewed interest in the colonies led to a period of prosperity and population growth.

• Britain's renewed interest in the colonies led to a period of increased self-governance.