Unit 1 - Colonization Era
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- Q1Jamestown was founded for ___.EconomicReligiousSocialPolitical30s
- Q2Why was the Mayflower Compact important?It weakened the influence of religion in government.It established a form of self-government.It gave colonists more rights in local government.It limited power of future colonial government.30s
- Q3When was the Mayflower Compact signed?160716191783162030s
- Q4William Penn founded Pennsylvania to ___.provide a refuge for persecuted Christians of all sectsprovide a refuge for persecuted English Quakersestablish self governmentprovide a refuge for English debtors.30s
- Q5The Colonization Era (1607-1763) is a time period when ____.farming was the main economic activity in the coloniesthere was increased conflict between the English coloniesthere was conflict between the Mother Country and coloniesEuropeans settled the New World, including the 13 colonies.30s
- Q6Which colonial region includes Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode Island?NorthernSouthernNew EnglandMiddle30s
- Q7Which of the following colonies was formerly settled by the Dutch?New YorkNew AmsterdamNew HampshireNew Jersey30s
- Q8Fertile soil, long growing seasons, & cash crops describe which region?NorthernNew EnglandMiddleSouthern30s
- Q9After facing religious persecution in England, which group settled in Maryland?QuakersPilgrimsCatholicsPuritans30s
- Q10In 1607, England establishedthe first permanent English settlementa colony on Roanoke IslandPlymouth colonythe House of Burgesses30s
- Q11Many immigrant groups made the Middle colonies home. This could be described as -Columbian Exchangediversitymercantilismsalutary neglect30s
- Q12Europeans explored the New World to find riches, new trade routes, and ___.to avoid war with Mexicoto find new ways to manufacture goodsto claim new landsto sell slaves to the colonies30s
- Q13Fill in the blank: Roger Williams founded ____ for ____.Rhode Island; religious freedomMassachusetts; religious freedomJamestown; economic reasonsConnecticut; religious freedom30s
- Q14Large plantations and a large slave population describe which colonial region?all three of themNew EnglandMiddleSouthern30s
- Q15Which colonial region includes New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware?New EnglandMiddleSouthernNorthern30s