WorksheetsSemester Exam Review Unit 2
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 24mins
Representative governments are established. Settlers adapt to geographic conditions to earn money.
People establish religious freedom. Religious freedom becomes important to colonists
Colonists protested acts passed by England, eventually declaring and winning independence.
Colonists fought for independence from Great Britain
Which era had the following events:
Establishment of Jamestown
Plymouth Rock/Mayflower Compact
Maryland
Creating a Constitution
American Revolution
Colonization
Declaration of Independence
Which European country set up colonies for profit from trading in furs and other goods?
England
France
Spain
Which of the following is not a reason for the development of the plantation system and Trans-Atlantic slave trade?
Land was fertile and had a long growing season
Large numbers of immigrants were arriving from Europe
Need of labor in the Southern colonies for the labor intensive crops.
Economy of South became dependent on agriculture
Factor that contributed to the spread of slavery-
Decrease in available immigrant labor
Increased need for labor in factories
Need of labor in the Southern colonies for the labor cash crops.
Proximity to natural harbors
The Mayflower Compact
Carter that established the Virginia House of Burgess
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
The documents listed above were created because-
the felt that the monarchy system was ineffective
distance from Britain caused a need for lawmaking structure
they wanted to be a model of the new type of government for others
Social contract in which everyone agreed to follow laws passed.
It was the first form of self- government
Legislative body in the Virginia Colony.
It was the first form of representative government
Document listing the laws to be followed by the Connecticut government
It was the first written constitution in the colonies
Articles of Confederation failed
Bill of Rights is added to Constitution to protect individual rights
Federalist Papers were written to promote ratification of the Constitution
Which region had rocky soil and cold winters resulting in small farms and protective harbors promoting fishing and ship building?
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Which region were most of the colonies founded by Puritans seeking religious freedom?
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Which colony was established to provide Catholics protection from religious persecution?
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Maryland
Industries in the New England Colonies such as:
Shipbuilding
Fishing
Fur Trapping and trading
Lumber milling
were all possible because of-
the dense forests, natural harbors, and swift rivers
natural harbors, arid climate, and rocky soil
Vast grasslands and plentiful lakes
Tall mountains and a long shoreline
