Colonial America
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- Q1This is the Mayflower Compact: “IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. We, whose names are underwritten, the Loyal Subjects of our dread Sovereign Lord King James, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. Having undertaken for the Glory of God, and Advancement of the Christian Faith, and the Honour of our King and Country, a Voyage to plant the first Colony in the northern Parts of Virginia; Do by these Presents, solemnly and mutually, in the Presence of God and one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil Body Politick, for our better Ordering and Preservation, and Furtherance of the Ends aforesaid: And by Virtue hereof do enact, constitute, and frame, such just and equal Laws, Ordinances, Acts, Constitutions, and Officers, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general Good of the Colony; unto which we promise all due Submission and Obedience. IN WITNESS whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names at CapeCod the eleventh of November, in the Reign of our Sovereign Lord King James, of England, France, and Ireland, the eighteenth, and of Scotland the fifty-fourth, Anno Domini; 1620.” What do you think the settlers at Plymouth were describing when they used the phrase “civil Body Politick”?the governor of a new colonya constitutionpeople under the same governmenta lawmaking body or legislature30s
- Q2John Locke, an English philosopher, wrote the constitution for the colony of Carolina. In it he said that, “Every man has a property in his own person . . . The labour of his body, and the work of his hands . . . are properly his.” What statement best paraphrases Locke’s words?All men are created equal.People own the rights to what they produce.People can form governments to protect their rights.Good citizens are required to work.30s
- Q3What was a result of King Philip’s War for the region’s Native Americans?They signed a treaty giving up their land.They lost their power in New England.They received a large land grant.They were able to slow down colonial settlement.30s
- Q4“Wanted To go to Maryland, a blacksmith, young man unmarried, able to use a plow, axes, and to keep a horse. Will bind for five years and will meet with suitable encouragement.” Ads like this were common in the early colonies. What would someone who created an ad like this be looking for?an enslaved Africana patroonan indentured servanta headright30s
- Q5Central ideas and principles of American constitutional government were expressed in colonial documents. Which document was the first written constitution in America?Fundamental Orders of ConnecticutMayflower CompactHouse of BurgessesCharter of Privileges30s
- Q6Which of the following terms is used for the second leg of the route known as the triangular trade, which carried enslaved Africans to the Americas?Slave CodesSlave PassageMiddle PassageAfrican Passage30s
- Q7“The common people now claim as good a right to judge and act in matters of religion as civil rulers or the learned clergy.” To which of the following events does the above quotation refer?the Treaty of Paristhe Great Awakeningthe Enlightenmentthe Albany Plan of Union30s
- Q8Why was rice the major cash crop of South Carolina and Georgia?Backcountry farmers controlled the economies of those states and grew that crop to earn the greatest profits.Europeans no longer wanted tobacco.The geography of those colonies, with low-lying coastal areas, allowed the crop to grow well there.Corn would not grow in those colonies.30s
- Q9What did the New England Colonies, Middle Colonies, and Southern Colonies have in common?Manufacturing was a major industry in all three regions.Tobacco and rice were principal crops in all three regions.In all three regions most people were farmers.Shipbuilding, fishing, and whaling were important industries in all three regions.30s
- Q10Why were the colonies of Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire created?because of the intolerance of the Puritans in Massachusettsto replace the failed colony of Roanoketo fulfill the Charter of Privilegesto escape religious persecution in England30s