*UPDATED* Chapter 1 U.S. History Practice

Which term refers to the economic policy that emphasizes the role of the state in managing international trade to increase national wealth?

• Mercantilism

• Communism

• Socialism

• Foreign Exchange

What was the name of the first legislative assembly in the American colonies?

• House of Burgesses

• Mayflower Compact

• The Freemasons

• Robert's Rules of Order

Which document, signed by the Pilgrims in 1620, established a self-governing colony based on majority rule?

• Mayflower Compact

• The International Declaration of Human Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Federalist Papers

Who were the group of English Protestants that sought to purify the Church of England from its Catholic practices?

• Puritans

• Pilgrims

• Indentured servants

• Separatists

Which term best aligns with the idea of religious toleration?

• Pluralism

• Evangelism

• Crusades

• Protestantism

Who was the founder of the Province of Pennsylvania, a place known for its racial and religious diversity?

• William Penn

• Sean Penn

• James Oglethorpe

• Roger Williams

Who founded the colony of Georgia as a place for debtors and the poor?

• James Oglethorpe

• William Penn

• Lord Baltimore

• King George

Sending debtors to the Georgia colony founded by James Oglethorpe was:

• an opportunity for them to earn their way out of debt

• an alterative to imprisoning them in England

• initially designed as an opportunity for them to start over

• an alternative to killing them back home in England

Which colonies were known for their plantation economy and reliance on slave labor?

• Southern Colonies

• New England Colonies

• Mid-Atlantic Colonies

• Great Awakening

Which colonies were characterized by small farms, fishing, and shipbuilding?

• New England Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• Mid-Atlantic Colonies

• Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade