EXPLORATION & COLONIZATION - STAAR Review Quizizz

Which statement best describes the influence of this document?

• It helped establish the tradition of self-government

• It was the first attempt to combine political and religious laws

• It established the concept of unalienable rights

• It outlined a plan for independence from British rule

Which statement explains the significance of this colonial institution?

• The assembly served as a model for other colonial legislatures

• Colonists used the assembly to overrule decisions of the royal governor.

• The assembly sent delegates to Parliament to represent Virginia

• The king revoked Virginia's charter because the assembly became too powerful.

Which colony correctly completes this diagram?

• Marylan

• Virginia

• South Carolina

• Georgia

In 1636, Thomas Hooker ... established the first English settlement in Connecticut. Convinced that government should rest on free consent, he _______________.

Which of the following completes the sentence above?

• limited property ownership to church mebers

• extended voting rights beyond church members

• restricted trade with neighboring colonies

• asked the king to appoint a governor for the colony

Which sentence best completes this diagram?

• The Puritans allowed women to participate in government

• The puritans refused to obey the appointed governor.

• The Puritans outlawed slavery in Massachusetts.

• The Puritans developed a form of representative self-government.

Which factor most encouraged the growth of this trade?

• The invention of the steam engine

• The profitability of cash-crop agriculture

• The development of the factory system

• The establishment of protective tariffs

Which of the following was a primary reason France sought to colonize North America?

• To reduce overpopulation in Europe

• To create communities founded on religious tolerance

• To profit from trading in furs and other goods

• To create joint ventures with other European powers

Which statement accurately describes the reasons for establishing Plymouth and Jamestown?

• Both colonies were established to bring wealth to stockholders.

• Plymouth's founders intended to produce raw materials, while Jamestown's founders expected to discover gold.

• Both colonies were established to limit the expansion of other European empires.

• Plymouth was founded as a refuge from religious persecution, while Jamestown was founded for commercial profit.

Which of the following was a major reason for the flow of the transatlantic slave trade shown on the map?

• The economic demands of the plantation system

• The construction needs of the railroad

• Increased textile manufacturing

• Increased western migration

• Distance from Great Britain
• Mayflower Compact
• Town hall meetings

The factors listed above contributed most to the --

• creation of alliances between British colonists to Parliament

• election of British colonists to Parliament

• growth of representative government in the British colonies

• expansion of British trade in the Americas