Reasons for Exploration and Colonization

-To spread Catholicism to the masses

-To find silver and gold and other riches

-To gain large parts of North and South America

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

• England

• France

• Germany

• Spain

Which statement accurately describes the reasons for establishing Plymouth and Jamestown

• Both colonies were established to bring wealth to stockholders

• Plymouth's founders intended to produce raw materials, while Jamestown founders expected to find gold

• Both colonies were established to limit the expansion of other European empires

• Plymouth was founded as a refuge from religious persecution, while Jamestown was founded for commercial profit

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

• The colonies united the 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

From 1690-1760, Parliament and the King of England allowed colonists in American to exercise a great deal of control over local and regional matters. Historians have described this practice as "salutary neglect"

Which of the following happened as a direct result of this policy?

• The colonies developed a strong tradition of self-government

• Many proprietary colonies were converted to royal colonies

• The colonies refused to participate in a system of common defense

• Many colonies sought economic air from other countries

The diagram shows a sequence of events in Colonial history. Why is this sequence of events important?

• Colonists created a legislature with two houses

• Colonists declared independence from English rule

• Colonists defend the concept of unalienable rights

• Colonists established a tradition of self-government

What was one of the primary reasons the British established colonies in North America?

• To convert Native Americans to Christianity

• To find a northwest passage to Asia

• To establish penal colonies

• To create new markets for British goods and acquire raw materials

Use the information below to answer the question.

-Plymouth

-Massachusetts

-Pennsylvania

The above are all example of colonies

• whose primary business was plantation farming

• that signed the Mayflower Compact

• each formed by a single religious group

• formed for mostly economic reasons

• Sugar Act

• Quartering Act

• Stamp Act

These acts contributed to the start of the Revolutionary War by...

• restricting colonial trade with Native Americans

• Imposing regulations on colonial agriculture

• Angering colonists who believed that their civil liberties had been violated

• Punishing colonists for resisting the authority of Parliament

Why is the Battle of Saratoga considered a turning point in the Revolutionary War?

• The British victory extended the fighting for another year

• The American defeat led many soldiers to desert the Continental army

• The British defeat marked the beginning of a steady decline in British superiority

• The American victory convinced France to ally with the United States

Which of these is a grievance from the Declaration of Independence?

• Colonists born in America were prohibited from holding elected

• Colonists were forced to quarter troops in their homes

• Colonists were not required to serve a year in their colony's militia

• Colonists were not eligible to become officers in the British army