Question 1

Exploration is to Christopher Columbus as  Jamestown Colonization is to  ______________________

Accepted Answer

John Smith

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King Henry VIII

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Thomas Hooker

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Lord Baltimore

Question 2

Plymouth is to religious as Jamestown is to _____________________.

Accepted Answer

economic

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political

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social

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religious

Question 3

The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut is to Thomas Hooker as Mayflower Compact is to _____________________.

Accepted Answer

Pilgrims

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Quakers

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James Rolfe

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Cecil Calvert

Question 4

The colony of Virginia is to economic as the colony of Maryland is to _________________.

Accepted Answer

religious

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economic

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political

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social

Question 5

Identify the motivation for countries to send explorers to the “New World”.

Accepted Answer

Gain economic wealth, share their religion, claim land for their country

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Build trading centers, profit from fur trading, find and area to relocate criminals

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Glory for their country, enslave the local natives, harvest the abundant tobacco

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Establish new fishing areas, trade with the Natives, create converts to Christianity

Question 6

The “New World” was an ideal place for the growth of representative government because -

Accepted Answer

the rulers of the “Old World” were too far away to oversee the issues of settlers in the “New World”

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political philosophers such as John Locke and Montesquieu were settlers in the “New World”

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most settlers migrated to the “New World” to create a new form of government

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settlers often had participated in representative governments in the countries the migrated from

Question 7

Which of the following statements below would support the idea behind the Virginia House of Burgesses?

Accepted Answer

“A man must take care of his field, and therefore elect a representative to make the laws on his behalf.”

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“I hold that entirety of a town’s population should make the laws that govern themselves.”

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“No longer can a man depend on others to make laws, each man must speak his voice.”

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“The King has suppressed our right to practice Catholicism, we must act!”

Question 8

Identify the colony that matches correctly with the reason it was founded (started).

Accepted Answer

Virginia – Economic reasons

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Pennsylvania – Economic reasons

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Maryland – Political reasons

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Georgia – Religious reasons

Question 9

Which factor most contributed to the creation of the documents in this list?

Accepted Answer

the distance of the colonies from Great Britain

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the opportunity for trade with American Indians

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the economic system of mercantilism

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the doctrine of the Church of England

Question 10

Which of the following was a major reason for the flow of the transatlantic slave trade shown on the map?

Accepted Answer

the economic demands of the plantation system

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the construction needs of the railroad

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increased western migration

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increased textile manufacturing

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