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Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 28mins
The first governing document for the Pilgrims in America was the
Magna Carta
Mayflower Compact
Declaration of Rights of Man
Constitution
Which of the following was the MAIN reason the Puritans left England?
to develop new crops
to establish a new monarchy in America
to seek religious freedom
to spread Catholic beliefs to American Indians
Maryland and Pennsylvania were mainly founded for _____________ purposes.
religious
political
economic
isolation
Place the events in order:
A. mayflower compact 1620
B. Virginia house of Burgesses 1619
C. Jamestown 1607
D. Fundamental Order of Connecticut 1638
Which of the following was the first example of an assembly of legislators?
Fundamental Order of Connecticut
Mayflower Compact
Magna Carta
Virginia House of Burgesses
The distance from Great Britain led to
the development of self-government
establishing a king for each colony
increased shipbuilding for travel
Parliament establishing new religious traditions in Great Britain
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut influenced the U.S. Constitution because --
it was the first written constitution in the American colonies
it was the colonies' first attempt to seek independence
only document that granted voting rights to men and women
first document to try and end slavery
What was the goal of mercantilism?
To control trade and gain wealth
Make colonies wealthy
Import many goods from other nations
Share wealth with other nations
Definition: Natural resources that are not yet made into anything such as cut trees or coal that has been mined
Natural Resources
Raw Materials
Exports
Imports
What economic principle is illustrated in the image below?
Captialism
Feudalism
Socialism
Mercantilism
What is mercantilism?
A system where a mother countries gains money and power from natural resources that come from its colonies.
where colonies trade gold and silver with each other.
Wars that start over money.
Plantation colonies trading slaves for money.
True or False? Great Britain wanted to create wealth by importing more goods than it exported.
True
False
EXPORTS of the 13 colonies included:
Manufactured goods
Raw Materials
Slaves
Gold
The impact of mercantilism was that
The rate of slavery in the Americas went down
Trade was limited in the Atlantic
The Colony grew wealthy
The Mother Country grew wealthy
Raw materials are used to make the things we make ourselves or buy in stores. Those things are:___________.
raw materials
manufactured goods
natural resources
from the earth
Mercantilism is when
Raw materials were bought cheaply by the colony and sold as refined materials to the 'Mother Country'
Raw materials were bought cheaply by the 'Mother Country' and sold as refined materials to the colony
When merchants sold their goods for high prices to working class citizens
When working class citizens were forced to sell their products to make profits
The Great Awakening was a __________ movement.
political
scientific
religious
artistic
Religious meetings drew
no crowds
small crowds
medium crowds
large crowds
Which is a result of the Great Awakening?
immediate movement for independence
unified colonists through religious revival
strengthened the power of the "Old Light" ministers
strengthened traditional sources of authority in colonies
