Exploration and Colonization PRETEST
Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
____ 1. What word means that a nations power depends on its wealth?
a. Sectionalism
b. Nationalism
c. Capitalism
d. Mercantilism
____ 2. What agreement did the Pilgrims sign when arriving in America?
a. The Mayflower Compact
b. The United States Constitution
c. The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
d. The Articles of Confederation
____ 3. As plantations grew in the Southern colonies, so did the need for ...
a. boats
b. slaves
c. representative government
d. weapons
____ 4. The trade routes in which the Europeans and their colonies exchanged goods
between Europe, West Africa and the Americas were known as....
a. The Middle Passage
b. The Atlantic Slave Trade
c. Triangular Trade
d. Pirates of the Caribbean
____ 5. Which colonial settlement is correctly paired with the reason it was founded?
a. North Carolina--haven for Pilgrims and Puritans
b. Georgia--place for imprisoned debtors and convicts
c. Maryland--refuge for Quakers
d. Pennsylvania--refuge for English Catholics
____ 6. What was the main reason European rulers sought to colonize North America?
a. they needed people from North America to settle in Europe
b. they sought to learn more about the Native American cultures
c. they sought to expand their power with riches from the “New
World”
d. they wanted a place to send their criminal population
____ 7. Which colonial region was mainly involved in shipbuilding, forestry, and
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fishing?
a. Middle Colonies
b. Southern Colonies
c. New England
d. Western Frontier
Economic activity in the New England colonies relied heavily on trade in part
because...
a. Puritan beliefs prohibited farming for profit
b. farmers in the region feared attacks from Native Americans
c. a cold climate and poor soil made farming unprofitable
d. the British monarchy provided land grants only to southern
colonies
The early colonists of North America settled near rivers, which provided
resources and...
a. a source of transportation
b. power for factories
c. a shield from wild animals
d. a natural boundary for territories
Which factors encouraged the development of an agricultural economy in the
southern colonies?
a. Mild summers, thin soil, and the regions proximity to the ocean
b. a cold climate, rocky soil, and abundant rainfall
c. a mild climate, rich soil, and a long growing season
d. warm summers, cold winters, and little rainfall
The reason the Mayflower colonists signed the Mayflower compact in 1620
was to...
a. agree to share colonial lands
b. form a social contract for self-government
c. appoint a governor for their colony
d. regulate the activities of local Native Americans
The Virginia Company established the House of Burgesses in 1619, which...
a. was the first government to have a president
b. established the doctrine of separation of powers
c. had the power to veto acts of Parliament
d. was the first representative legislature in the English colonies
____ 13. The differences between the three clusters in the diagram were mainly due
to...
a. geographic conditions
b. relations with England
c. political beliefs
d. religious practices
____ 14. Which historic document promised Englishmen the right to a trial by jury?
a. Magna Carta
b. Mayflower Compact
c. Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
d. Great Awakening
____ 15. According to the theory of mercantilism, the principle purpose of the thirteen
American colonies was to provide Great Britain with..
a. raw materials and markets
b. naval bases
c. manufactured goods
d. military recruits
____ 16. Which city in the thirteen colonies is correctly paired with a geographic
feature that contributed to its growth?
a. New Orleans--Great Lakes
b. New York City--Atlantic Ocean
c. Charleston--Mississippi River
d. Boston--Appalachian Mountains
Matching
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e.
The
The
The
The
The
Navigation Acts
English Bill of Rights
Proclamation of 1763
Albany Plan of Union
Fishing Trade
____ 17. After the French and Indian War had been won by the British, how did the
Empire attempt to keep the American colonists from moving west beyond the
Appalachian Mountains?
____ 18. What did England pass in 1689, which the colonists believed applied to them?
____ 19. Which of these was a primary industry in New England?
____ 20. What did Benjamin Franklin suggest to unite the colonies against the French
and their Indian allies?
____ 21. What prevented colonists from trading with any country other than England?
Exploration and Colonization PRETEST
Answer Section
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