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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
For what reason did a group of colonists agree to this compact?
To declare independence from all European nations
To form a social contract among themselves
To demonstrate goodwill toward local American Indians
To establish trade relations with other colonies
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
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
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Reasons for Seventeenth-Century
European Colonization of North America
1-To convert American Indians in the Southwest to Catholicism
2-To cultivate cash crops in the Chesapeake Bay area
3-To extract precious metals from mines in present-day Mexico
4-To profit from fur trading in the Great Lakes region
Which of these describes the primary reason for French colonization?
1
2
3
4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which motive best completes the diagram?
To promote free enterprise
To extend democracy
To expand empires
To found Utopian communities
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The colonies in this list were founded primarily to offer settlers a greater degree of —
freedom from debts
religious freedom
economic freedom
freedom of speech
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Spanish Colonists -->1
French Colonists -->2
Which pair of actions best completes this graphic?
1—Enslaved native populations
2—Organized Utopian societies
1—Established Catholic missions
2—Focused primarily on fur trading
1—Promoted political freedom
2—Participated in the triangular trade
1—Became commercial shipbuilders
2—Created an early system of public schools
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Reasons for European Exploration
•To find new sea routes to India and China
•To find gold, silver, and other treasure
• ?
Which reason best completes this list?
To spread democratic ideals
To improve efficiency in manufacturing
To locate potential military allies
To claim new territory
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