2025-26 Standard 1 Study Guide

The prominent religion of each colonial region was:

• Puritanism in New England, Anglicanism in the Southern Colonies, and religious diversity in the Middle Colonies.

• Catholicism in all regions.

• Judaism in the Southern Colonies, Puritanism in the Middle Colonies, and Anglicanism in New England.

• Anglicanism in New England, Puritanism in the Southern Colonies, and Catholicism in the Middle Colonies.

The colonial regions were influenced by their geographical characteristics in which of the following ways?

• They developed distinct economies and lifestyles based on local resources and climate.

• They all had identical farming methods and crops.

• They ignored natural resources and relied only on imports.

• They experienced no impact from geography on their development.

The Puritan church impacted the Northern/New England colonies by:

• influencing laws and social norms based on religious beliefs

• encouraging religious tolerance and diversity

• promoting separation of church and state

• discouraging education and literacy

The major exports of each colonial region were:

• New England: fish and lumber, Middle Colonies: grains, Southern Colonies: tobacco and rice

• New England: cotton, Middle Colonies: sugar, Southern Colonies: furs

• New England: indigo, Middle Colonies: tobacco, Southern Colonies: grains

• New England: rice, Middle Colonies: fish, Southern Colonies: lumber

The Mayflower Compact is an example of what type of document?

• A governing document

• A trade agreement

• A scientific report

• A royal decree

The British responded to the Boston Tea Party by taking which action against Massachusetts?

• They closed Boston Harbor.

• They granted Massachusetts independence.

• They lowered taxes on tea.

• They sent more tea to Boston.

The government of England was forced into debt by which event in the 1750s and 1760s?

• The Seven Years' War

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Glorious Revolution

• The American Civil War

The colonists were angered by British taxes on the following goods:

• Tea, paper, and sugar

• Cotton, tobacco, and rice

• Silk, spices, and gold

• Coffee, sugar, and cocoa

The main ideals during the Enlightenment period included:

• Reason, individual rights, and progress

• Absolute monarchy and divine right

• Feudalism and serfdom

• Religious intolerance and censorship

The 'rule of law' refers to:

• The principle that everyone is subject to the law, including the government.

• The idea that only the government must follow the law.

• A system where laws are made by a single ruler.

• The belief that laws do not apply to citizens.