3/17/2026 Domain 1-4 Review #2

Passage

“The colonies exist for the benefit of the mother country. They supply raw materials and purchase finished goods from England.”

Which economic system described in the passage influenced the development of English colonies in North America?

• Capitalism

• Mercantilism

• Socialism

• Free trade

Which statement best explains a major difference between the New England and Southern colonies during the 1600s?

• A. Southern colonies relied on plantation agriculture while New England colonies focused on trade and small farms

• B. New England colonies depended entirely on enslaved labor while the Southern colonies did not

• C. Southern colonies emphasized shipbuilding while New England focused on rice production

• D. New England colonies discouraged religion while the Southern colonies promoted religious freedom

Passage

“Ministers traveled from town to town preaching emotional sermons that challenged established churches and encouraged individuals to seek personal faith.”

Which effect did this movement have on colonial society?

• It strengthened traditional church authority

• It encouraged colonists to question authority and established institutions

• It led to the creation of colonial trade alliances

• It increased loyalty to the British crown

Which development most directly contributed to growing colonial resistance to British rule after the French and Indian War?

• British efforts to tax the colonies to pay war debts

• Colonial support for British military expansion

• British encouragement of colonial westward expansion

• Colonial requests for increased British protection

Passage

“A government of our own is our natural right. The continent should not be ruled by a distant island.”

What was the primary purpose of this argument?

• To convince colonists to support independence from Britain

• To defend British control over the colonies

• To encourage colonists to remain neutral in the conflict

• To support stronger colonial trade with Britain

Which TWO factors contributed to the American victory in the Revolutionary War?

• French financial and military support

• The creation of a professional army trained by Baron von Steuben

• British control of colonial militias

• American industrial superiority

• The abolition of slavery in the colonies

Passage

“Our government is unable to collect taxes or maintain order. Without a stronger central authority, the nation cannot survive.”

Which event most directly led to the concerns expressed in this passage?

• A. Shay’s Rebellion

• B. The Louisiana Purchase

• C. The War of 1812

• D. The Missouri Compromise

Which argument would most likely have been made by an Anti-Federalist during the ratification debate?

• The Constitution should be adopted without changes

• The federal government should be stronger than state governments

• The Constitution should include protections for individual rights

• The president should serve a lifetime term

Which action by Thomas Jefferson most clearly demonstrated the expansion of presidential power?

• The Louisiana Purchase

• The creation of a national bank

• The Monroe Doctrine

• The Emancipation Proclamation

Which TWO developments were part of Jacksonian Democracy?

• Expansion of voting rights for most white men

• Passage of the Indian Removal Act

• Expansion of voting rights for women

• Elimination of political parties

• Abolition of slavery