Question 1

Which of the following is an example of the policy of mercantilism?

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England established the 13 colonies and tried to control trade there

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Maryland governor Leonard Calvert allowed colonists to elect an assembly.

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King Charles II imprisoned William Penn for preaching the Quakers' ideas.

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The Pilgrims signed the Mayflower Compact before landing in North America.

Question 2

Why did the Pilgrims and Puritans  sail to America

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to practice their religion freely

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to escape their debt

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to get natural resources

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to look for gold

Question 3

The majority of colonists living in the 13 colonies came from which country

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England

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America

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France

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Spain

Question 4

The majority of people in the 13 colonies lived in

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farms

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cities

Question 5

Which are two reason why people came to America from England

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religion and to make money

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to make money and escape debt

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religion and search for spices

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natural resources and escape debt

Question 6

Countries wanted to obtain a colonies natural resources so they could turn it into

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manufactured goods

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spices

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natural resources

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gold

Question 7

In New England what played an important in role in everyday life

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religion

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work

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slavery

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school

Question 8

When people vote for delegates to make laws for them it is known as

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Representative Democracy

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Monarchy

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Parliament

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Direct Democracy

Question 9

The English and Colonists believed in limited government which means  the government

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can not do whatever it wants

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must be limited times

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has absolute power

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must be voted on by citizens

Question 10

A constitution is

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a written set of rules or laws

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when you elect people to run the government

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when elected officials make laws

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a bathroom

Question 11

a legislative body is

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a group of people who make laws

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a written set of laws

Question 12

Punishments in the colonies were harsh and based on

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religious influences like the Bible

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how bad the crime you committed was

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the king

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the votes of its citizens

Question 13

Most families in the colonies were

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very large (7-12)

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small (3-5)

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medium (5-7)

Question 14

Which statement is true about life in the colonies

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religion was an important part of everyday life

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people did not work hard in the colonies

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cities were very clean

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religion was not important to the colonists

Question 15

Most cities were located next to

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waterways (bays, oceans, rivers)

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farms

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the king

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gas stations

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