US History Semester One recovery quiz

Select all that apply. Which explorer was known as a conquistador?

• René-Robert Cavelier

• Hernán Cortés

• Christopher Columbus

• Amerigo Vespucci

Select all that apply. Two reasons European nations began exploring were

• to gain wealth.

• to plant new crops.

• to find a trade route to Asia.

• to interact with Native Americans.

New England town meetings are an early example of

• prayer groups.

• economic incentives.

• organized protests.

• self-government.

Select all that apply. Which two colonies were founded so colonists could freely practice religion?

• Pennsylvania

• Virginia

• Georgia

• Rhode Island

Select all that apply. How were indentured servants different from enslaved people?

• Indentured servants worked on plantations.

• Indentured servants were freed after several years of work.

• Indentured servants came from African nations.

• Indentured servants could gain freedom by practicing Christianity.

Why did many colonies pass laws to create rules for enslaved people?

• to prevent revolts by enslaved people

• to ensure slavery was legalized

• to treat all enslaved people in the colonies equally

• to regulate the type of labor that enslaved people were forced to do

The first known casualty in the Boston riots against the Townshend Acts was (a)   .

Playing an important role in resisting British policies, (a)   organized the Boston Sons of Liberty.

Known for drafting the Declaration of Independence, (a)   also suggested that the colonies create a committee of correspondence.

Select all that apply. One result of the French and Indian War was that

• the colonial government organized large troops.

• French territory in North America doubled in size.

• the British Parliament began to directly tax the colonies.

• colonists were encouraged to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.