Colonization Review

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

• To create communities founded on religious tolerance
• to reduce overpopulation in Europe
• to profit from trading furs and other goods
• to create joint ventures with other European powers

The Virginia House of Burgesses was the FIRST______________ in the new world.

• example of free enterprise

• constitutional government

• trade company

+Distance from Great Britain
+Mayflower Compact
+Town Hall meetings
The factors listed above contributed most to the-----

• creation of alliances between British settlers and American Indians
• Election of British colonist to Parliment
• Growth of representative government in the British Colonies
• expansion of British trade in the Americas

In which colonial region did good harbors, abundant forests, rocky soil, and a short growing season most influence the economy?

• Southern Colonies 
• Northwest Territory
• Middle Atlantic Colonies
• New England Colonies

The _________ may be described as the first American constitution.

• Mayflower Compact

• Magna Carta

• House of Burgesses

• Fundamental Orders of COnnecticut

Roger Williams was motivated to establish Rhode Island as a colony because he wanted to

• guarantee political rights for women

• expand slavery into new territory

• end state interference in church affairs

In 1649, Lord Baltimore presented the Toleration Act to the colonial assembly of Maryland. This act introduced principles which would ultimately be included in the United States Constitution, including

• Protecting a person's right to free speech

• preventing taxation with representation

• making it a crime to restrict the rights of religious groups

Which statement best explains the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

• It limited the power of future colonial governments
• It weakened the influence of religion in Government 
• It established a form of self-government based on a social contract 
• It guaranteed liberties for colonist through local government 

With which statement would a Puritan minister in the colony of Massachusetts in 1660 have most likely agreed?

• " All men and women are created equal"
• "No man should be required to worship against his will"
• "Differences of opinion are essential for a society to improve"
• "Both the government and church have a common purpose of promoting virtue"

Which geographic conditions discouraged the development of a plantation economy in the New England Colonies?

• a wide coastal plain and an absence of good harbors
• rocky, hilly soil and a short growing season 
• numerous rivers and a humid climate
• flatland's and a lack of forests