Social Studies #17

Which sentence best completes this diagram?

• The Puritans allowed women to participate in government.

• The Puritans refused to obey the appointed governor.

• The Puritans outlawed slavery in Massachusetts.

• The Puritans developed a form of representative self-government.

Which of the following colonies was established as a place where Quaker colonists could practice their religion without persecution?

• Georgia

• Pennsylvania

• Massachusetts

• South Carolina

The Puritans established communities in colonial New England-----The Puritans held town meetings to deal with community issues----?

Which statement best completes these events?

• The Puritans allowed women to participate in government.

• The Puritans refused to obey the appointed governor.

• The Puritans outlawed slavery in Massachusetts.

• The Puritans developed a form of representative self-government.

Early colonial Maryland was predominately home to Catholics, while colonial Pennsylvania was home to —

• Anglicans

• Quakers

• Puritans

• Mormons

Lord Baltimore was to Catholics as William Penn was to —

• Anglicans

• Quakers

• Puritans

• Mormons

Which factor most encouraged the growth of this trade?

• The invention of the steam engine

• The profitability of cash-crop agriculture

• The development of the factory system

• The establishment of protective tariffs

Which is one reason that contributed to the development of the transatlantic slave trade to North America?

• Haiti and St. Domingue abolished slavery after a massive uprising.

• Many colonies captured American Indians for the slave trade and farm work.

• Small farmers of New England colonies needed additional labor for specialized craft work.

• Plantations of the Southern colonies needed a large labor supply to work the land all year.

Which step in this diagram is missing?

• Silk shipped from China

• Spices shipped from India

• Gold shipped from South America

• Manufactured goods shipped from Europe

How did mercantilist policies create tension between Great Britain and the colonies?

• By introducing indentured servitude to the middle colonies

• By requiring colonists to enlist in the military

• By limiting the amount of farmland each colonist could have

• By preventing colonists from trading with most other foreign countries

How did British mercantilist policies contribute to the outbreak of conflict in the American Revolution?

• American colonial leadership did not have representation in Parliament.

• Many American businesses and shipping were frustrated with government trade restrictions.

• Immigrants to the American colonies were angered over significant government restrictions to travel.

• Many American Indian tribes considered the British government more trustworthy than colonial governments.