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Unit 1: Colonial America -- Exam

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11th Grade

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Unit 1: Colonial America -- Exam
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

One reason traditions of self-government developed in the American colonies before the French and Indian War was that the British

sent effective leaders to govern colonial settlements

required colonial representation in Parliament

practiced salutary neglect in the colonies

maintained a strong military presence in the colonies

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which political feature of the United States developed during the colonial period?

two-party system

federalism

representative government

universal suffrage

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Colonial-era New England Town meetings and the Virginia House of Burgesses were both

early social reform movements

attempts to build a strong national government

steps in the growth of representative democracy

efforts to regulate trade with Native American Indians

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which heading best completes the partial outline below? I. __________________________ A. Vast timber resources B. Rocky soil C. Rich ocean fishing grounds D. Single-family farms

Factors in the Economic Development of Colonial New England

Reasons for the Development of Southern Plantations

Features Contributing to Dutch Success in Colonial New Amsterdam

Components of the British System of Mercantilism

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Based on this map, which statement about the geography of colonial New England is most accurate?

New Hampshire had the highest population density

Rivers served as natural boundaries between the colonies

The first communities developed along rivers and coastlines

The Atlantic Ocean isolated the region from the rest of the colonies

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main cause of the French and Indian War (1754–1763)?

disputed land claims in the Ohio River valley between the French and the British

conflicts between American colonists and the French over control of the Great Plains

taxation of American colonists without representation in Parliament

violation of trade agreements between European nations and Native American Indians

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Climatic conditions in the southern colonies most directly influenced the development of

democratic institutions

a canal system

the plantation system

the coal industry

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