Boston Tea Party

Rocky soil, cold climate, harbors, fishing, lumber, and shipbuilding. Mark only one oval.

• France

• Massachusetts

• New England colonies

• Southern colonies

Founded mainly for economic reasons; Jamestown, Virginia.

• France

• Massachusetts

• New England colonies

• Southern colonies

New England colony; Puritans and Pilgrims founded for religious freedom.

• France

• Massachusetts

• New England colonies

• Southern colonies

Claimed land in New World to profit from fur trading.

• France

• Massachusetts

• New England colonies

• Southern colonies

Paul Revere’s rendering of the Boston Massacre was designed to - Mark only one oval.

• provoke King George III to declare war

• heal the wounds between the colonies and Britain

• persuade colonists that King George was a vice

• explain how the events transpired from his point of view

The actions described in this excerpt were carried out in order to –

• Encourage the outbreak of war between England and France

• Protest British taxation policies

• End trade disagreements between colonists and French traders

• Protest a ban on selling beverages in the colonies

Which of the following names the group best known for settling this region and states their reason for settling?

• Merchants: To trade with the region's American Indians

• Quakers: to establish a colony free of slavery

• Explorers: To map the region's rivers

• Puritans: To freely practice their religion

Which factor most contributed to the creation of the documents in this list?

• 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