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2b Review

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is mercantilism?
a)
A system where a mother countries gains money and power from natural resources that come from its colonies.
b)
where colonies trade gold and silver with each other.
c)
Wars that start over money.
d)
Plantation colonies trading slaves for money.
2.

Mercantilism

a)

Being angry with England-The colonists were not accustomed to British control

b)

The specific laws passedy by England to control trade

c)

Mother Country Controls Trade-Colonys role is to serve the mother country

d)

Exit: goods going out into a country (selling)

3.

Imports

a)

A person or company who sells goods/products (merchandise)

b)

In: goods coming into a country

c)

Exit: goods going out of a country (selling)

d)

The specific laws passed by England to control the trade

4.

Exports

a)

A person or company who sells goods/products (merchandise)

b)

In: goods coming into a country

c)

Exit: goods going out of a country (selling)

d)

The specific laws passed by England to control the trade

5.

The economic policy that made the "mother country" rich by not letting colonies trade with anyone else was known as...

a)

Salutary Neglect

b)

Free Market System

c)

Capitalism

d)

Mercantilism

6.

Mercantilism was LOVED by the colonists because it gave them a stable market to trade with.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

William Penn founded Pennsylvania as a refuge for...

a)

Catholics

b)

Puritans

c)

Mormons

d)

Quakers

8.
An economic theory that states that the colonies exist to benefit the mother country (Great Britain).
a)
Salutary Neglect
b)
Taxation without representation
c)
Mercantilism
d)
Tyranny
9.

What was salutary neglect?

a)

Britain was strictly controlling the colonies

b)

Britain did not enforce their laws in the colonies

c)

Britain sent an army to the colonies

d)

Britain sold the colonies to France

10.

Which group benefited the most from Mercantilism?

a)

The colonies

b)

Africa

c)

England

11.

What was the period of Salutary Neglect?

a)

a time in which colonial governments received no support from the English government

b)

a time in which all members of colonial governments were appointed by the King of England

c)

a time in which the colonies were allowed to expand west if they maintained peace with American Indians

d)

a time in which the colonies were allowed to govern themselves if the colonies remained profitable.

12.

· Jonathan Edwards

· George Whitefield

· Gilbert Tennent

All of these people are MOST associated with what aspect of 18th century colonial life in British North America? (2d)

a)

The Great Awakening

b)

The Sons of Liberty

c)

Bacon’s Rebellion

d)

The American Revolution

13.

Why was salutary neglect ended?

a)

to help pay of Britain's debt from the French and Indian War

b)

to punish the colonies for the Salem Witch Trials

c)

to encourage faster westward expansion and conflict with Natives over land

d)

to encourage republican forms of government

14.

Savannah, Georgia, was a British Colony set up by James Oglethorpe to do what?

a)

Protect the colonies from Spanish invasion

b)

Create a colony safe for Catholics

c)

Protect the colonies from French invasion

d)

all of these are true

15.

The Transatlantic Slave Trade is also known as:

a)

The Triangular Trade

b)

The Columbian Exchange

c)

The Middle Passage

d)

The Colonization

16.

The sea journey undertaken by slave ships from Africa.

a)

Middle Passage

b)

The Transatlantic Slave Trading

c)

The Columbian Exchange

d)

Mercantilism

17.

The business of buying and selling human beings between Africa and the Americas

a)

The Middle Passage

b)

The Transatlantic Slave Trading

c)

Mercantilism

d)

The Columbian Exchange

18.

What was the economy of the South based on?

a)

Agriculture

b)

Mining

c)

Shipbuilding

d)

Whaling

19.

Tax imposed on specific imports

a)

Tariff Tax

b)

Sales Tax

c)

Income Tax

d)

Property Tax

20.

All of the following are factors of Mercantilism EXCEPT

a)

protective tariffs

b)

trade monopolies

c)

exports > imports

d)

Personal Profit

21.

All of the following are factors of Mercantilism EXCEPT

a)

protective tariffs

b)

trade monopolies

c)

exports > imports

d)

Limited Government

22.

All of the following are factors of Free Enterprise EXCEPT

a)

protective tariffs

b)

Ownership of Property

c)

Profit

d)

Limited Government

23.

What was the Great Awakening?

a)

a return to strong religious faith

b)

period of bad economic activity

c)

period of increased political activism

d)

increased social unrest

24.

The Enlightenment emphasized knowledge, reason, and science.


a)

True

b)

False

25.

What do you need to do next?

a)

study more

b)

listen more

c)

ask for help

d)

tUrN iN woRK

26.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

27.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

28.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

29.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

30.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

31.

Who was John Locke?

a)

A Doctor

b)

A Philosopher

c)

A Minister

d)

An apple farmer

32.

Locke argued that we had 3 main natural rights. What are they? (Select 3)

a)

Life

b)

Liberty

c)

Pursuit of Happiness

d)

Property

33.

What were John Locke's 3 natural rights?

a)

Life, Liberty, pursuit of happiness

b)

Live, Laugh, Love

c)

Life, Liberty, Property

d)

Life, Speech, Religion

34.

1. Which Enlightenment thinker argued that all people were born equal and had natural rights to life, liberty, and property?

a)

a. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

b)

b. Baron de Montesquieu

c)

c. Thomas Hobbes

d)

d. John Locke

35.

Montesquieu is best known for his ideas about :

a)

separation of people

b)

separate but equa

c)

separation of powers

d)

separation of countries

36.

Separation of powers was the idea of which enlightenment thinker?

a)

Montesquieu

b)

John Locke

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Thomas Paine

37.
The Enlightenment is
a)
a time of rebirth
b)
a time when science ruled
c)
a time with people used reason and logic to explain the world
d)
a time when technology ruled
38.

A grievance is a ________

a)

punishment

b)

document

c)

right

d)

complaint

39.
What important charter was signed in 1215 in English by King John resulting in England becoming a limited monarchy?
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Code of Hammurabi
c)
Twelve Tables
d)
Declaration of Independence
40.
What did the Magna Carta do?
a)
Gave more power to the King
b)
Limited the power of the King
c)
Got rid of the Feudal System in England
d)
Gave more power to the Common People
41.

A monarchy is...

a)

a government ruled by a king or queen

b)

a government ruled by a mayor

c)

a government ruled by a president

d)

a government ruled by a dictator

42.

In which country was the Magna Carta written?

a)

France

b)

Italy

c)

England

d)

U.S.A.

43.

Which of the following is true about the Magna Carta

a)

The rights in the Magna Carta applied to all people in Britain

b)

The Magna Carta was meant to weaken the king's power, while strengthening the power of the nobles

c)

The nobles wanted to create a stronger monarchy

d)

The Magna Carta allowed the king to control the church

44.

The Mayflower Compact was written to establish the colony of

a)

Plymouth

b)

Jamestown

c)

Virginia

d)

Cape Cod

45.

What was the name agreement which bonded Pilgrims together?

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Napoleonic Code

d)

US Constitution

46.

The Mayflower Compact is the first example in America of _____.

a)

divine oversight of government

b)

popular sovereignty

c)

democratic self-government

d)

constitutional monarchy

47.

What religious group were the Pilgrims part of in England?

a)

Farmer's club

b)

Separatists

c)

Puritans

d)

Catholics

48.
Why was the creation of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut an important milestone in the growth of representative government in the colonies?
a)
1st written constitiution
b)
3rd form of government
c)
let people vote
d)
made people leave their homeland
49.
What was a characteristic of the Virginia House of Burgesses?
a)
it had many members
b)
members are chosen by the governor 
c)
the governor has no power
d)
Representatives are elected by the people
50.
Before the Pilgrims went ashore they created a set of rules to help them live together peacefully.  What was this called?
a)
Pilgrims' Pact
b)
Plymouth Promise
c)
House of Burgesses
d)
Mayflower Compact
51.

The English Bill of Rights

a)

Created separation of powers

b)

Enhanced the democratic election

c)

Limited the powers of the king and queen

d)

All the answers are correct

52.

The rights of settlers were extended with the Virginia House of Burgesses by

a)

granting them freedom of religion

b)

electing representatives to an assembly

c)

allowing indentured servants to live in the colony

d)

encourage them to create more products fro trade

53.

The distance from Great Britain led to

a)

the development of self-government

b)

establishing a king for each colony

c)

increased shipbuilding for travel

d)

Parliament establishing new religious traditions in Great Britain

54.
When was Mayflower Compact written?
a)
1410
b)
1492
c)
1655
d)
1620
55.
The first permanent English settlement in North America was
a)
Werowocomoco
b)
Yorktown
c)
Richmond
d)
Jamestown
56.
1st representative governing body in the American colonies.
a)
English Bill of Rights
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Virginia House of Burgesses
d)
Congress
57.

Pilgrims arrived here in 1620

a)

Plymouth

b)

Jamestown

c)

Roanoke island

d)

San Salvador

58.
Which Ocean did explorers use to get to the New World?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Arctic
d)
Indian
59.

Mercantilism is......

a)

a political system

b)

an economic system

c)

a judicial system

60.

What states made up the Southern Colonies?

a)

New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, & Delaware

b)

Maryland, North & South Carolina, Virgina, & Georgia

c)

New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts

61.

What states made up the Middle Colonies?

a)

New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, & Massachusetts

b)

New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, & Delaware

c)

Maryland, North & South Carolina, Virginia, and Georgia

62.

This image is most closely associated with which term?

a)

Atlantic Slave Trade

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

Lost Colony of Roanoke

d)

Self-govern

63.

Where is Massachusetts?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

64.

Where is New York?

a)

C

b)

A

c)

F

d)

M

65.

Where is Virginia?

a)

C

b)

K

c)

F

d)

H

66.

Which statement explains the significance of the colonial institution The House of Burgesses?

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.

67.

Which of the following best explains why the Virginia House of Burgesses was different from other forms of British Colonial Government?

a)

It included men who did not own land.

b)

It included men who were elected rather than chosen by the sovereign.

c)

Members could make decisions only on economic issues.

d)

Burgesses met in England rather than in the Virginia colony.

68.

How was the Mayflower Compact like modern U.S. government?

a)

The Mayflower Compact used royal appointments, which also help the modern president pick members of the cabinet.

b)

The Mayflower Compact used ideas of divine right, which also helps citizens choose their leaders at a national level.

c)

The Mayflower Compact granted self rule, in which the people help make decisions about how they are governed.

d)

The Mayflower Compact granted freedom of religion, which gives all people the right to worship in their own ways.

69.

Why did the Puritans come to the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

a)

Puritans came to the Massachusetts Bay Colony to freely practice their religion. .

b)

Puritans came to the Massachusetts Bay Colony to control new lands.

c)

Puritans came to the Massachusetts Bay Colony to find new economic opportunities.

d)

Puritans came to the Massachusetts Bay Colony to experience new adventures

70.

Southern Colonies

a)

Maryland

Maine

New York

New Jersey

b)

Georgia

Louisiana

Florida

Texas

Mississippi

c)

Georgia

South Carolina

North Carolina

Virgina

Maryland

d)

California

Texas

New Mexico

Ohio

71.

Middle Colonies

a)

Delaware

Pennsylvania

New Jersey

New York

b)

Maine

Philadelphia

Washington D.C.

Rhode Island

c)

West Virginia

Georgia

North Carolina

South Carolina

d)

Louisiana

Maine

Virginia

California

72.

New England Colonies

a)

New Mexico

Rhode Island

Pennsylvania

Texas

b)

Connecticut

Rhode Island

Massachusetts

New Hampshire

c)

Louisiana

Texas

Mississippi

Arkansas

d)

North Carolina

South Carolina

Virginia

Maine