Question 1

Which pair of actions best complete this graphic?

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1) Established Catholic Missions 2) Profited from fur trade

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1) Enslaved native populations 2) organized utopian societies

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1) Became commercial shipbuilders 2) Established an early system of public schools

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1) Promoted political freedom 2) Participated in the triangular trade

Question 2

What was the INITIAL reason many European explorers sailed to the Americas?

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To find new trade routes to Asia

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To find new sources of cheap labor

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To form military alliances

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To spread Christianity to Africa

Question 3

Which of these describes the primary reason for French colonization? (Type number only)

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4

Question 4

Which reason best completes this list?

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To claim new territory

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To spread democratic ideals

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To improve efficiency in manufacturing

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To locate new military allies

Question 5

Which motive best completes the diagram?

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To expand empires

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To found utopian communities

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To promote free enterprise

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To extend democracy

Question 6

What is the significance of the Pilgrim's arrival in America?

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It led to an early attempt at self-government in the English colonies

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It led to an alliance between the British and the French

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It introduced slave trade to the American colonies

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It caused Puritans to separate from the Church of England

Question 7

Which of the following was a primary reason the French sought to colonize North America?

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To profit from trading in furs and other goods

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To create joint ventures with other European powers

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To create communities founded on religious tolerance

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To reduce overpopulation in Europe

Question 8

Which pair correctly completes the analogy

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Quakers

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Mormons

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Baptists

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Catholics

Question 9

The colonies in this list were founded primarily to offer settlers a greater degree of

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religious freedom

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freedom of speech

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freedom from debts

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economic freedom

Question 10

Which colony correctly completes this diagram?

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Maryland

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Virginia

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South Carolina

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Georgia

Question 11

Which statement accurately describes the reasons for establishing Plymouth and Jamestown?

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Plymouth was founded as a refuge from religious persecution, while Jamestown was founded for commercial profit

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Both colonies were established to limit the expansion of other European empires

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Both colonies were established to bring wealth to stock holders

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Plymouth's founders intended to produce raw materials, while Jamestown's founders expected to discover gold

Question 12

Match the reasons for colonization to the country they belong with

Question 13

Match the date to the colony it represents

Question 14

Match the colony to the religious group it was founded for

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