European Explorers and Colonies Quiz

What was the primary reason for European explorers to travel through the Northwest Passage?

• To establish fur trading colonies

• To find a new sea/trade route to Asia

• To set up Catholic missions

• To develop representative government

What was the main focus of the French colonists in the New World?

• Establishing Catholic missions

• Fur trading

• Commercial profits

• Religious freedom

Which colony was primarily founded for commercial profits?

• Virginia

• Plymouth

• Jamestown

• Massachusetts

Why was Massachusetts established?

• To practice religion freely

• For fur trading

• To escape religious persecution and for shipbuilding and fishing

• To increase business profits

Why were Thomas Hooker, Roger Williams, and Anne Hutchinson banished from Massachusetts?

• They supported the religious leaders of Massachusetts.

• They disagreed with the religious leaders of Massachusetts.

• They formed their own religious group within Massachusetts.

• They moved to Massachusetts for economic reasons.

What was the primary reason for the establishment of Maryland?

• To establish a trade center in the New World.

• To serve as a penal colony.

• To allow English Catholics to worship freely.

• To create a new military outpost.

What principle was the Virginia House of Burgesses based on?

• Military leadership.

• Monarchical rule.

• Model for other colonial institutions.

• Economic policies.

What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact of 1620?

• To declare independence from Britain.

• To establish a social contract among the colonists.

• To create a new currency system.

• To map out new territories.

What did the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut help establish?

• A new educational system.

• A tradition of self-government and election of representatives.

• A trade agreement with native tribes.

• A religious congregation.

What did Thomas Hooker contribute to in terms of governance?

• Established the first public school

• Extended voting rights beyond church members and promoted religious freedom

• Introduced the concept of jury trials

• Created the first written constitution