Q1 Benchmark Review
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- Q1
Which one of the following answer choices identifies the primary goal of French settlements in North America?
Develop the fur trade
Grow cash crops for trade
Search for gold
Establish a place for religious freedom
30s - Q2
Which of the following answer choices are reasons why the English started colonizing in the New World?
Develop a market for exports
for scientific discoveries
to develop military outpost
to establish a penal colony for criminals
30s - Q3
Which of the following answer choices are reasons why the English started colonizing in the New World?
to establish a penal colony for criminals
to develop military outposts
for scientific discoveries
to exercise religious freedom
30s - Q4
How was the Mayflower Compact significant to the political development of the American colonies?
It introduced the principle of self-government
It created the federalism governmental structure
It developed the concept of freedom of expression
It established the principle of separation of powers
30s - Q5
Based on your knowledge of Pilgrims, how did their experience differ from the colonists in Virginia?
The Pilgrims were mostly explorers looking for the Northwest Passage.
The Pilgrims were hampered by a lack of leadership.
The Pilgrims had more peaceful interaction with American Indians.
The Pilgrims soon formed diverse Protestant congregations.
30s - Q6
The Virginia Company established the House of Burgesses in 1619, which-
was the first government to have a president
had the power to veto acts of congress
established the doctrine of separation of powers
was the first representative government in the colonies
30s - Q7
Which of the answer choices below would be considered a definition of enslaved people who committed these actions?
- worked as slow as possible
- sabotaged and broke equipment
- pretended to be sick
passive resistance
overt resistance
30s - Q8
Which one of the following answer choices was a significant social effect of the First Great Awakening?
The colonists became more unified and tolerant of other religions
The colonies experienced an increase in the number of Catholic immigrants
The number of Protestant religious denominations in the colonies declined
The number of women assuming leadership roles in churches increased
30s - Q9
Conquistadors searching for gold and Catholic priest wanting to spread Catholicism describes the colonization goals of which one of the European countries below?
Spain
The Netherlands
France
England
30s