8th 1st Semester Review

The New England Colonies of Massachusetts, Maryland and Pennsylvania were all established for________

• Religious Purposes

• Economic Purposes

• Political Reasons

• empire expansion

When the Pilgrims established the Colony of Plymouth, Massachusetts

it led to the signing of the Mayflower Compact which was what?

• A peace treaty between the Natives and the colonists

• A charter establishing a trade partnership between Spain and England

• An early form of Self-Government

• A separation of church and state

New England Colonies Pennsylvania and Rhode Island we established so colonists could________

• Move further West towards the Pacific Ocean

• Start Plantations using slave labor

• establish trade with Native Americans

• Escape Religious Persection

The Virginia Colony Was established for ______ reasons and the Massachusetts colony was established for______reasons

• Religious,

  Economic

• Economic,

  Religious

• Political,

  Economic

• Religious,

  Political

The main reason for French colonization was

• Fishing and Fur trading

• The search for gold

• To expand their empire

• War with the English

Primary reasons for Exploration were expanding their empire, increasing wealth and_______

• Ending slavery

• Meeting new people

• Finding the Fountain of Youth

• Spreading religion

What was the first reason explorers discovered the New World

• The wanted to spread religion to Mexico

• They wanted to bring back Native American slaves to Europe

• They were looking for trade routes to Asia

• The Wanted to discover New Lands

With which of the following arguments would the authors of The Federalist Papers most likely have agreed?

• a bill of rights should be included in the Constitution before it is ratified

• having a stronger central government will make the country more stable and prosperous

• the Three-Fifths Compromise will result in fair and equal representation

• universal suffrage should be constitutionally guaranteed

In 1620, the Mayflower Compact was created to promote ________________ within Plymouth.

• a representative assembly

• peace and harmony

• self-expression

• self-government

Which colonial region had a long cold winter and rocky soil?

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• West Indies