JOhnson Unit 1 Review

How did mercantilist policies create tension between Great Britain and the colonies? 8.4(A)

• By introducing indentured servitude to the middle colonies

• By requiring colonists to enlist in the military

• By limiting the amount of farmland each colonist could have

• By preventing colonists from trading with most other foreign countries

The colonies in this list were founded primarily to offer settlers a greater degree of — 8.25(B)

• freedom from debts

• religious freedom

• economic freedom

• freedom of speech

Which of the following contributed most to the expansion of the transatlantic slave trade during the 1700s? 8.12(B)

• A lack of skilled labor in the American colonies

• Demand for slaves in the American colonies that produced cash crops

• A lack of protective tariffs in the American colonies

• Demand for slaves in the industrialized American colonies

Which factor most contributed to the creation of the documents in this list? 8.3(A)

• The opportunity for trade with American Indians

• The distance of the colonies from Great Britain

• The doctrine of the Church of England

• The economic system of mercantilism

Which reason best completes this list? 8.2(A)

• To spread democratic ideals

• To improve efficiency in manufacturing

• To locate potential military allies

• To claim new territory

One of the main differences in the reasons for Jamestown and Plymouth was

• Plymouth was founded to escape religious persecution, Jamestown was founded for financial gain

• Jamestown was founded for religious reasons, Plymouth was founded for agricultural reasons

• Jamestown was founded for enslaved people, Plymouth was founded for free citizens

• 
  Jamestown was founded to convert Native Americans, Plymouth was founded to find gold

Jamestown was founded in

• 1620

• 1615

• 1776

• 1607

Which statement best explains the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

• It guaranteed liberties for colonists through local government

• 
  It weakened the influence of religion in government

• 
  It limited the power of future colonial governments

• It established a form of self-government based on social contract

Which date is associated with Jamestown?

• 1607

• 1620

• 1776

• 1803

Which date is associated with Plymouth?

• 1607

• 1620

• 1787

• 1861