1.1-4.7

Which factor most directly shaped the economic differences among the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies?

• Religious beliefs

• Climate and geography

• British military control

• Native American alliances

Which group came to the American colonies primarily for economic opportunity rather than religious freedom?

• Puritans

• Pilgrims

• Indentured servants

• Quakers

The main purpose of mercantilism was to...

• promote free trade between colonies

• strengthen colonial self-government

• increase wealth and power of the mother country

• encourage industrial growth in the colonies

Which colonial reaction best shows resistance to British taxation?

• Boycotting British goods

• Expanding westward
  

• Supporting loyalist militias

• Writing the Mayflower Compact

The French and Indian War contributed to the American Revolution because it....

• ended British control of North America

• united colonists with Native Americans

• weakened colonial militias

• caused Britain to increase taxes on the colonies

Which document most directly argued that independence from Britain was necessary?

• Albany Plan of Union

• Articles of Confederation

• Common Sense

• Treaty of Paris

The Declaration of Independence was influenced most by which Enlightenment idea?

• Absolute Monarchy

• Divine Right

• Natural Rights

• Mercantilism

The main goal of the Monroe Doctrine was to...

• prevent European nations from colonizing the Americas

• encourage alliances with European powers

• expand U.S. territory westward

• promote international trade

Which idea is most closely connected to the Monroe Doctrine?

• Isolationism

• Judicial review

• Mercantilism

• Interventionist

Which action best shows Andrew Jackson’s view of federal power?

• Strengthening federal power

• Limiting federal power

• Supporting national bank

• Supporting the rights of minorities