Unit 2 test 1

The year 1607 is significant in American history because during that year —

• English colonists settled at Jamestown

• Sir Francis Drake set sail for the Americas

• Spanish explorers landed at St. Augustine

• French fur trappers mapped the Mississippi River

Which of the following were general characteristics of the period between 1607 and 1754 in North America? Select TWO correct answers.

• Development of plantation economies

• tarriff disagreements amont northern and southern colonies

• Increase in industrialization

• Expansion of trade networks

Which of the following was a chief economic cause for colonization in the Americas?

• Slavery

• Mercantilism

• Industrialization

• Plantation system

Why is 1620 a significant year for Pilgrims in North America?

• Pilgrims established a settlement in Plymouth.

• Pilgrims erected their first church in Jamestown.

• Many Pilgrims became ill and their colony disappeared.

• The Pilgrims combined their colony with others to form Massachusetts.

Why were French explorers interested in claiming the Mississippi River and having access to the Great Lakes?

• They believed that gold was located there.

• They were mainly fur trappers and traders.

• They found no eastern coast land available.

• To build new settlements for their growing population.

What document is quoted in the image?

• 1620

• 1639

• 1776

• 1789

Which of the following motivated the English, Spanish, and French to explore the Americas in the 1500s and 1600s? Select TWO correct answers.

• Gaining wealth

• Building factories

• Establishing colonies

• Moving to a cooler climate

• Trading with Native Americans

Early colonial Maryland was predominantly home to Catholics, while colonial Pennsylvania was home to —

• Anglicans

• Quakers

• Puritans

• Mormons

Based on the information in the excerpt, the thirteen colonies were mainly established because of —

• political unrest in Europe

• religious changes in Europe

• economic conditions in Europe

• social inequalities in Europe

One of the primary motivations for British colonization in North America includes —

• escaping famine

• relocating criminals

• exploiting Indian labor

• seeking religious freedom