What is the significance of the Pilgrims’ arrival in America?

• It led to an alliance between the British and the French.

• It led to an early attempt at self-government in the English colonies.

• It caused Puritans to separate from the Church of England.

• It introduced the slave trade to the Atlantic colonies.

This list provides reasons for the establishment of European colonies in the New World. Reasons for Exploration and Colonization • to spread Catholicism through religious missions • to find gold, silver, and other riches • to gain control of large parts of North and South America Which European country was motivated to colonize the New World for these reasons?

• England

• France

• Germany

• Spain

Why did European explorers search for the Northwest Passage?

• To find the legendary Seven Cities of Gold

• To discover new technology for crossing the Atlantic Ocean

• To find the legendary waters of the Fountain of Youth

• To discover a new sea route to Asia

What was the INITIAL reason many European explorers sailed to the Americas?

• To find new trade routes to Asia

• To form military alliances

• To spread Christianity to Africa

• To find new sources of cheap labor

Study the table and answer the question that follows.

Which reasons correctly replace the numbers in this table?

• (1) To gain religious freedom (2) To provide military defense

• (1) To increase business profits (2) To escape religious persecution

• (1) To provide military defense (2) To help benefit the poor

• (1) To increase business profits (2) To provide a place for criminals

This list provides reasons for the growth of representative government during the Colonial Era.

Which reason correctly replaces the question mark in this list?

• A) Influence of John Locke and other Enlightenment philosophers

• B) Ideas of John Smith and other English soldiers

• C) Need to establish trading forts

• D) Interest in growing cash crops

In the early days of the colonies, a belief in these rights helped lead to —

• the establishment of royal courts

• the growth of representative government

• the implementation of the mercantile system

• the abolishment of indentured servitude

What was one way slow communication with the British government affected the American colonies?

• The colonies united for trade and defense.

• Self-government developed in the colonies.

• Smuggling of goods in the colonies decreased.

• The colonies petitioned the government to establish a navy.

Why is this sequence of events important?

• A. Colonists created a legislature with two houses.

• B. Colonists declared independence from English rule.

• C. Colonists defended the concept of unalienable rights.

• D. Colonists established a tradition of self-government.

8.3(C) describe how religion and virtue contributed to the growth of representative government in the American colonies. The First Great Awakening of the 1730s and 1740s focused on the ________. This movement contributed to the spread of ________ throughout the colonies.

• experiences of individuals, democratic feelings.

• power of monarchs, religious intolerance.

• economic growth, mercantilist policies.

• military strength, colonial expansion.