Exploration and Colonization - STAAR Review

What is the significance of the Pilgrims' arrival in America?

• It led to an alliance between the British and the French.

• It led to an early attempt at self-government in the English colonies.

• It caused Puritans to separate from the Church of England.

• It introduced the slave trade to the Atlantic colonies.

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8.1B

Which European country was motivated to colonize the New World for these reasons?

• England

• France

• Germany

• Spain

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8.2A

Why did European explorers search for the Northwest Passage?

• To find the legendary Seven Cities of Gold

• To discover new technology for crossing the Atlantic Ocean

• To find the legendary waters of the Fountain of Youth

• To discover a new sea route to Asia

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8.2A

What was the INITIAL reason many European explorers sailed to the Americas?

• To find new trade routes to Asia

• To form military alliances

• To spread Christianity to Africa

• To find new sources of cheap labor

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8.2A

Which of these describes the primary reason for French colonization?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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8.2A

Which reasons correctly replace the numbers in this table?

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8.2B

Which reason correctly replaces the question mark in this list?

• Influence of John Locke and other Enlightenment philosophers

• Ideas of John Smith and other English soldiers

• Need to establish trading forts

• Interest in growing cash crops

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8.2B

In the early days of the colonies, a belief in these rights helped lead to --

• the establishment of royal courts

• the growth of representative government

• the implementation of the mercantile system

• the abolishment of indentured servitude

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8.3A

What was one way slow communication with the British government affected the American colonies?

• The colonies united for trade and defense.

• Self-government developed in the colonies.

• Smuggling of goods in the colonies decreased.

• The colonies petitioned the government to establish a navy.

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8.3A

For what reason did a group of colonists agree to this compact?

• To declare independence from all European nations

• To form a social contract among themselves

• To demonstrate goodwill toward local American Indians

• To establish trade relations with other colonies

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8.3A