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CA1 Review

Total questions: 83

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following completes the excerpt?

a)

teach us how to craft their goods

b)

be converted to our holy faith

c)

be brought to our country as slaves

d)

teach us about the stars and planets

2.

Which statement best explains the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

a)

It limited the power of future colonial governments.

b)

It weakened the influence of religion in government.

c)

It established a form of self-government based on a social contract.

d)

It guaranteed liberties for colonists through local government.

3.

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

a)

To reduce overpopulation in Europe

b)

To create communities founded on religious tolerance

c)

To profit from trading in furs and other goods

d)

To create joint ventures with other European powers

4.

Which statement accurately describes the reasons for establishing Plymouth and Jamestown?

a)

Both colonies were established to bring wealth to stockholders.

b)

Plymouth’s founders intended to produce raw materials, while Jamestown’s founders expected to discover gold.

c)

Both colonies were established to limit the expansion of other European empires.

d)

Plymouth was founded as a refuge from religious persecution, while Jamestown was founded for commercial profit.

5.

Which motive best completes the diagram?

a)

To promote free enterprise

b)

To extend democracy

c)

To expand empires

d)

To found utopian communities

6.

Which reason best completes this list?

a)

To spread democratic ideals

b)

To improve efficiency in manufacturing

c)

To locate potential military allies

d)

To claim new territory

7.

Which pair of actions best completes the graphic

a)

1- Enslaved native populations

2- Organized utopian societies

b)

1- Established Catholic missions

2- Focused primarily on fur trading

c)

1- Promoted political freedom

2- Participated in the triangular trade

d)

1- Became commercial shipbuilders

2- Created an early system of public schools

8.

The Virginia Company authorized a general assembly in Virginia so that colonists could?

a)

Self-govern on a local level

b)

Vote in the British Parliament

c)

Participate in a free-market economy

d)

Express dissatisfaction with British rule

9.

Which statement explains the significance of this colonial institution?

a)

The assembly served as a model for other colonial legislatures

b)

Colonists used the assembly to overrule decisions of the royal governor

c)

The assembly send delegates to Parliament to represent Virginia

d)

The king revoked Virginia’s charter because the assembly became too powerful

10.

The factors listed above contributed most to the—

a)

creation of alliances between British settler and American Indians

b)

election of British colonists to Parliament

c)

growth of representative government in the British colonies

d)

expansion of British trade in the Americas

11.

Which of the following best replaces the question mark in the diagram above?

a)

Created a general council to manage the colonies

b)

Experienced strict control by Parliament

c)

Established their own representative institutions

d)

Appointed governors who reported to the king

12.

Which sentence best completes this diagram?

a)

The Puritans allowed women to participate in government

b)

The Puritans refused to obey the appointed governor

c)

The Puritans outlawed slavery in Massachusetts

d)

The Puritans developed a form of representative government

13.

Which physical characteristics made these economic activities possible?

a)

Tall mountains, a long shoreline, and fertile soil

b)

A temperate climate, vast grasslands, and plentiful lakes

c)

Dense forests, natural harbors, and swift rivers

d)

Natural harbors, an arid climate, and rocky soil

14.

Which of the following contributed most to the expansion of the transatlantic slave trade?

a)

A lack of skilled labor in the American colonies

b)

Demand for slaves in the American colonies that produced cash crops

c)

A lack of protective tariffs in the American colonies

d)

Demand for slaves in the industrialized American colonies

15.

Which of the following was a major reason for the flow of the transatlantic slave trade shown on the map?

a)

The economic demands of the plantation system

b)

The construction needs of the railroad

c)

Increased textile manufacturing

d)

Increased western migration

16.

Which factor most encouraged the growth of this trade?

a)

The invention of the steam engine

b)

The profitability of cash-crop agriculture

c)

The development of the factory system

d)

The establishment of protective tariffs

17.

For what reason did a group of colonists agree to this compact?

a)

To declare independence from all European nations

b)

To form a social contract among themselves

c)

To demonstrate goodwill toward local American Indians

d)

To establish trade relations with other colonies

18.

What are things that motivate people to leave an area?

a)

Push Factors

b)

Pull Factors

c)

Physical Factors

d)

Human Factors

19.

What are things that motivate people to come to an area?

a)

Push Factors

b)

Pull Factors

c)

Physical Factors

d)

Human Factors

20.

What are naturally occurring features of Earth's surface?

a)

Push Factors

b)

Pull Factors

c)

Physical Factors

d)

Human Factors

21.

What are man-made changes to Earth's surface?

a)

Push Factors

b)

Pull Factors

c)

Physical Factors

d)

Human Factors

22.

Which motivation is related to government?

a)

Political

b)

Social

c)

Economic

d)

Geographic

23.

Which motivation is related to money?

a)

Political

b)

Social

c)

Economic

d)

Geographic

24.

Which motivation is related to people and culture?

a)

Political

b)

Social

c)

Economic

d)

Geographic

25.

In what year was the Jamestown colony established?

a)

1607

b)

1618

c)

1620

d)

1492

26.

In what year was the Plymouth colony established?

a)

1607

b)

1618

c)

1620

d)

1492

27.

What group founded the Jamestown colony?

a)

Virginia Company

b)

Pilgrims

c)

Powhatans

d)

Wampanog

28.

What group founded the Plymouth colony?

a)

Virginia Company

b)

Pilgrims

c)

Powhatans

d)

Wampanog

29.

In what present-day state is the Jamestown located?

a)

Virginia

b)

New England

c)

Massachusetts

d)

Connecticut

30.

In what present-day state is the Plymouth located?

a)

Virginia

b)

New England

c)

Massachusetts

d)

Connecticut

31.

Which statement best explains the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

a)

It limited the power of future colonial governments.

b)

It weakened the influence of religion in government.

c)

It established a form of self-government based on a social contract.

d)

It guaranteed liberties for colonists through local government.

32.

Which statement explains the significance of this colonial institution?

a)

The assembly served as a model for other colonial legislatures

b)

Colonists used the assembly to overrule decisions of the royal governor

c)

The assembly send delegates to Parliament to represent Virginia

d)

The king revoked Virginia’s charter because the assembly became too powerful

33.

Which physical characteristics made these economic activities possible?

a)

Tall mountains, a long shoreline, and fertile soil

b)

A temperate climate, vast grasslands, and plentiful lakes

c)

Dense forests, natural harbors, and swift rivers

d)

Natural harbors, an arid climate, and rocky soil

34.

Which of the following was a major reason for the flow of the transatlantic slave trade shown on the map?

a)

The economic demands of the plantation system

b)

The construction needs of the railroad

c)

Increased textile manufacturing

d)

Increased western migration

35.

In what present-day state is the Jamestown located?

a)

Virginia

b)

New England

c)

Massachusetts

d)

Connecticut

36.

In what present-day state is the Plymouth located?

a)

Virginia

b)

New England

c)

Massachusetts

d)

Connecticut

37.

How did geography influence the early economic development of New York, Boston, and Charleston?

a)

Long coastlines offered abundant natural resources.

b)

Proximity to flooding rivers limited development.

c)

Natural harbors provided access to markets.

d)

Extreme climates limited productive activity.

38.

This diagram describes events in colonial America that are related to —

a)

the eventual adoption of the U.S. Constitution

b)

the formation of a government controlled by religious officials

c)

the creation of a national system of checks and balances

d)

the establishment of the principle of religious freedom

39.

Catholics immigrated to the Maryland colony in the seventeenth century primarily to —

a)

profit from natural resources

b)

avoid crop failures and famine

c)

produce cash crops to pay off debts

d)

escape persecution

40.

Which characteristic is correctly matched with a number in the table?

a)

1: Indigo

b)

2: Moderate

c)

3: Rocky soil

d)

4: Ships

41.

Which group was among the first to call for an end to slavery?

a)

American Indians, because they viewed the plight of slaves as similar to their own

b)

Quakers, because slavery contradicted their religious beliefs

c)

British loyalists, because Great Britain had ended the slave trade

d)

Puritans, because the New England economy did not rely on slavery

42.

Which factor most encouraged the growth of this trade in the graphic to the right?

a)

The invention of the steam engine

b)

The profitability of cash-crop agriculture

c)

The development of the factory system

d)

The establishment of protective tariffs

43.

The geographic factors in this table led primarily to the—

a)

Founding of trade schools in some colonies

b)

Development of different economies in the two regions

c)

Establishment of import taxes in some colonies

d)

Pattern of religious differences in the two regions

44.

Which colony correctly completes this diagram?

a)

Maryland

b)

Virginia

c)

South Carolina

d)

Georgia

45.

The colonies in this list were founded primarily to offer settlers a greater degree of —

a)

freedom from debts

b)

religious freedom

c)

economic freedom

d)

freedom of speech

46.

Which of the following colonies is labelled 11?

a)

New Hampshire

b)

Massachusetts

c)

Connecticut

d)

Rhode Island

47.

Which of the following colonies is labelled 12?

a)

New Hampshire

b)

Massachusetts

c)

Connecticut

d)

Rhode Island

48.

Which of the following colonies is labelled 13?

a)

New Hampshire

b)

Massachusetts

c)

Connecticut

d)

Rhode Island

49.

Which of the following colonies is labelled 14?

a)

Plymouth

b)

Massachusetts

c)

Connecticut

d)

Rhode Island

50.

Which of the following colonies is labelled 24?

a)

Plymouth

b)

Massachusetts

c)

Connecticut

d)

Rhode Island

51.

Which of the following colonies is labelled 24?

a)

Plymouth

b)

Massachusetts

c)

Connecticut

d)

Rhode Island

52.

Which of the following colonies is labelled 15?

a)

New York

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

New Jersey

d)

Delaware

53.

Which of the following colonies is labelled 16?

a)

New York

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

New Jersey

d)

Delaware

54.

Which of the following colonies is labelled 17?

a)

New York

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

New Jersey

d)

Delaware

55.

Which of the following colonies is labelled 18?

a)

New York

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

New Jersey

d)

Delaware

56.

Which of the following colonies is labelled 19?

a)

Maryland

b)

Virginia

c)

North Carolina

d)

South Carolina

57.

Which of the following colonies is labelled 20?

a)

Maryland

b)

Virginia

c)

North Carolina

d)

South Carolina

58.

Which of the following colonies is labelled 21?

a)

Jamestown

b)

Virginia

c)

North Carolina

d)

South Carolina

59.

Which of the following colonies is labelled 22?

a)

Jamestown

b)

Georgia

c)

North Carolina

d)

South Carolina

60.

Which of the following colonies is labelled 23?

a)

Jamestown

b)

Georgia

c)

North Carolina

d)

South Carolina

61.

Which of the following colonies is labelled 25?

a)

Jamestown

b)

Georgia

c)

North Carolina

d)

South Carolina

62.

Which feature of colonial self-government does this charter establish?

a)

Direct democracy

b)

An elected legislature

c)

Separation of powers

d)

Checks and balances

63.

Which of the following best replaces the question mark in the diagram?

a)

created a general council to manage the colonies

b)

experienced strict control by Parliament

c)

established their own representative governments

d)

appointed governors who reported to the King

64.

Which of the following completes the sentence above?

a)

limited property ownership to church members

b)

extended voting rights beyond church members

c)

restricted trade with neighboring colonies

d)

asked the king to appoint a governor for the colony

65.

From 1690 to 1760, Parliament and the king of England allowed colonists in America to exercise a great deal of control over local and regional matters. Historians have described this practice as “salutary neglect.”


Which of the following happened as a direct result of this policy?

a)

The colonies developed a strong tradition of self-government.

b)

Many proprietary colonies were converted to royal colonies.

c)

The colonies refused to participate in a system of common defense.

d)

Many colonies sought economic aid from other countries.

66.

The factors listed above contributed most to the —

a)

creation of alliances between British settlers and American Indians

b)

election of British colonists to Parliament

c)

growth of representative government in the British colonies

d)

expansion of British trade in the Americas

67.

Which sentence best completes this diagram?

a)

The Puritans allowed women to participate in government.

b)

The Puritans refused to obey the appointed governor.

c)

The Puritans outlawed slavery in Massachusetts.

d)

The Puritans developed a form of representative self-government.

68.

Which statement explains the significance of this colonial institution?

a)

The assembly served as a model for other colonial legislatures.

b)

Colonists used the assembly to overrule decisions of the royal governor.

c)

The assembly sent delegates to Parliament to represent Virginia.

d)

The king revoked Virginia’s charter because the assembly became too powerful.

69.

Which political idea was influenced by this provision of the Magna Carta?

a)

Federalism

b)

Due process

c)

A bicameral legislature

d)

The social contract powerful

70.

Which statement best describes the influence of this document?

a)

It helped establish the tradition of self-government.

b)

It was the first attempt to combine political and religious laws.

c)

It established the concept of unalienable rights.

d)

It outlined a plan for independence from British rule.

71.

Which factor most contributed to the creation of the documents in this list?

a)

The opportunity for trade with American Indians

b)

The distance of the colonies from Great Britain

c)

The doctrine of the Church of England

d)

The economic system of mercantilism

72.

"With England 3,000 miles away, political and legal matters couldn’t wait for word from England."


Which of the following reasons matches the description?

a)

Distance

b)

Rights and Traditions of Englishmen

c)

Salutary Neglect

d)

Self-Governing Colonies

73.

"British policies were rarely enforced in the colonies, due to the belief that the colonies might flourish without strict supervision."


Which of the following reasons matches the description?

a)

Distance

b)

Rights and Traditions of Englishmen

c)

Salutary Neglect

d)

Self-Governing Colonies

74.

"Land-owning males were used to political freedoms provided by the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights."


Which of the following reasons matches the description?

a)

Distance

b)

Rights and Traditions of Englishmen

c)

Salutary Neglect

d)

Self-Governing Colonies

75.

"Colonies set up their own government."


Which of the following reasons matches the description?

a)

Distance

b)

Rights and Traditions of Englishmen

c)

Salutary Neglect

d)

Need for a law-making structure

76.

What is defined as the government is created by and subject to the will of the people?

a)

Popular Sovereignty

b)

Republicanism

c)

Limited Government

d)

Separation of Powers

77.

What is defined as representatives are elected by the people to serve at the will of the people?

a)

Popular Sovereignty

b)

Republicanism

c)

Limited Government

d)

Separation of Powers

78.

What is defined as the government is restricted by law and the constitution?

a)

Individual Rights

b)

Republicanism

c)

Limited Government

d)

Separation of Powers

79.

What is defined the division of legislative, executive, and judicial power?

a)

Individual Rights

b)

Republicanism

c)

Limited Government

d)

Separation of Powers

80.

What is defined as the liberties of each person to pursue life and goals without interference from other people of the government?

a)

Individual Rights

b)

Republicanism

c)

Limited Government

d)

Separation of Powers

81.

Charles de Montesquieu believed that the government should be divided into parts to prevent corruption.


What principle of government did this inspire?

a)

Popular Sovereignty

b)

Separation of Powers

c)

Republicansim

d)

Individual Rights

82.

Thomas Hooker created the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut which stated that "elections should be held by the people."


What principle of government did this inspire?

a)

Popular Sovereignty

b)

Separation of Powers

c)

Republicansim

d)

Individual Rights

83.

William Penn created The Frame of Government which stated it was the government's responsibility to protect the freedoms of its citizens.


What principle of government did this inspire?

a)

Popular Sovereignty

b)

Separation of Powers

c)

Republicansim

d)

Individual Rights