13 Colonies Common Assessment Review
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- Q1Which of the following is NOT a reason European Explorers came to the Americas?Glory, Greatness, GodGod, Greed, GoldGod, Gold, GloryGold, Glory, Greed30s
- Q2Which colony was founded in 1607?PlymouthMarylandRhode IslandJamestown30s
- Q3Why was Plymouth colony established?To practice the Puritan religionTo escape jailTo start a new governmentTo find gold30s
- Q4All of the 13 colonies were established along what coast?Pacific CoastAtlantic CoastGulf CoastEnglish Channel30s
- Q5Plantations are a characteristic of what region of colonies?AllSouthernNew EnglandMiddle30s
- Q6Shipbuilding was an economic characteristic of what region?MiddleNew EnglandSouthernAll30s
- Q7What was the cash crop of the middle colonies?IndigoWheatCottonRum30s
- Q8Which foundation of government document promoted "self-government?"Fundamental Orders of ConnecticutMagna CartaMayflower CompactHouse of Burgess30s
- Q9Which foundation of government document limited the power of the king?Virginia House of BurgessesMayflower CompactMagna CartaEnglish Bill of Rights30s
- Q10Which foundation of government created the "first written constitution" in the coloniesMayflower CompactFundamental Orders of ConnecticutEnglish Bill of RightsMagna Carta30s
- Q11Which foundational document created the "first representative government" in the Americas?Mayflower CompactEnglish Bill of RightsFundamental Orders of ConnecticutVirginia House of Burgesses30s
- Q12Which region of colonies relied on wheat and cattle for their economy?Southern ColoniesNew England ColoniesAll of the coloniesMiddle Colonies30s