6 Wk test Review

Front

Which factor most contributed to the development of representative government in the English colonies?
Options:
Dependence on French alliances,
Long distance from the British monarchy,
Strict enforcement of royal authority,
Frequent changes in colonial borders

Back

Long distance from the British monarchy

Front

What was a primary motivation for the establishment of Pennsylvania by William Penn?

Back

To create a haven for Quakers seeking religious freedom

Front

Which event most directly led to the passage of the Intolerable Acts by the British Parliament? Options: The creation of the House of Burgesses, The signing of the Mayflower Compact, The Boston Tea Party, The founding of Jamestown

Back

The Boston Tea Party

Front

Which of the following was a key reason for the founding of the colony of Georgia? To promote the fur trade with Indigenous peoples, To provide a haven for French Huguenots, To establish a center for shipbuilding, To serve as a buffer against Spanish Florida

Back

To serve as a buffer against Spanish Florida

Front

Which colonial document is most closely associated with the establishment of majority rule and self-government in Plymouth?

Back

The Mayflower Compact

Front

What was one major effect of the introduction of cash crops such as tobacco in the Virginia colony?

Back

It encouraged the growth of plantation agriculture and increased demand for labor

Front

Which of the following best describes the main reason Puritans established the Massachusetts Bay Colony? To search for gold and other valuable resources, To establish a military outpost against the French, To expand the fur trade with Indigenous peoples, To seek religious freedom and create a community based on their beliefs

Back

To seek religious freedom and create a community based on their beliefs

Front

What was a significant effect of the Intolerable Acts on the American colonies?

Back

They led to the formation of the First Continental Congress

Front

Which document established the first written framework for self-government in the American colonies? Options: The English Bill of Rights, The Mayflower Compact, The Magna Carta, The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

Back

The Mayflower Compact

Front

Which of the following best describes the economic motivation behind the establishment of the Virginia colony? To create a refuge for religious dissenters, To develop a profitable cash crop economy, To promote democratic government, To establish a center for shipbuilding

Back

To develop a profitable cash crop economy