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WorksheetsACP US History Prep questions
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 33mins
Which of these describes the primary reason for French colonization?
4
2
1
3
which reason best completes this list?
to locate potential military allies
To improve efficiency in manufacturing
to claim new territory
to spread democratic ideals
which pair of actions best completes this graphic
1-Established catholic mission
2-Focused primarily on fur trading
1-Enslaved native populations
2-organized utopian societies
1-Became commercial shipbuilders
2-Created an early system of public schools
1-Promoted political freedom
2-Participated in the triangular trade
which of the following was a primary reason France sought to colonize North America
To create communities in Europe
To create joint ventures with other european powers
To create communities founded on religious tolerance
To profit from trading in furs and other goods
Identify and explain the reasons for European exploration and colonization?
Compare and contrast the reasons Spain and France explored North America
Explain the significance of the Mayflower compact of 1620?
Did all of these events occur in the Revolutionary era?
True
False
Which statement best explains why this resolution was adopted?
Colonists were upset by the punishment imposed after the Boston Tea Party
Colonists created this in order to address the causes of the Boston Massacre
Colonists were opposed to colonial laws being created only by Parliament
Colonists wanted to expand powers given to governors appointed by King George III
What was the primary reason Parliament passed these acts?
To promote the growth of cottage industries in the colonies
To encourage foreign trade with the colonies
To recover the cost of defending the colonies
To fund the establishment of the new colonies
How did mercantilist policies create tension between Great Britain and the colonies?
By introducing indentured servitude to the middle colonies
BY requiring colonists to enlist in the military
By limiting the amount of farmland each colonist could have
By preventing colonists from trading with most other foreign countries
What was the Proclamation of 1763 os the one of the causes of the American Revolution?
Who was Thomas Paine and what was Common Sense?
Why were the battles of Lexington and Concord important?
Which factor most encouraged the growth of this trade?
The invention of the steam engine
The profitability of cash-crop agriculture
The development of the factory system
The establishment of protective tariffs
The Virginia Company authorized a general assembly in Virginia so that colonists could
self govern on a local level
vote in the British parliament
participate in a free market economy
express dissatisfaction with British rule
Which statement explains the significance of this colonial institution?
The assembly served as a model for other colonial legislatures
Colonists used the assembly to overrule decisions of the royal governor
The assembly sent delegates to Parliament to represent Virginia.
The king revoked Virginia's charter because the assembly became too powerful.
Why is Jamestown important?
How did the economy policy of Mercantilism benefit the mother country (England)?
Which cash crop(s) do you feel was the most important to the Southern colonies? Why?
