American History Fall Final 2020

Which motive best completes the diagram?

• to promote free enterprise

• to extend democracy

• to expand empires

• to found utopian communities

Which statement accurately describes the reasons for establishing Plymouth and Jamestown?

• both colonies were established to bring wealth to stockholders

• Plymouth's founders intended to produce raw materials, while Jamestown's founders expected to discover gold

• both colonies were established to limit the expansion of other European empires

• Plymouth was founded as a refuge from religions persecution, while Jamestown was funded for commercial profit

Which of the following best replaces the question mark in the diagram above?

• created a general council to manage the colonies

• experienced strict control by Parliament

• established their own representative self-government

• appointed governors who reported to the king

The colonies in this list were founded primarily to offer settlers a greater degree of --

• freedom from debts

• religious freedom

• economic freedom

• freedom of speech

Which colony correctly completes this diagram?

• Maryland

• Virginia

• South Carolina

• Georgia

Which American colony's economy was based primarily on shipbuilding and fishing?

• Virginia

• Maryland

• Georgia

• Massachusetts

How did geography influence the early economic development of New York, Boston, and Charleston?

• long coastlines offered abundant natural resources

• proximity to flooding rivers limited development

• natural harbors provided access to markets

• extreme climates limited productive activity

The geographic factors in this table led primarily to the --

• founding of trade schools in some colonies

• development of different economies in the two regions

• establishment of import taxes in some colonies

• pattern of religious differences in the two regions

Which characteristic is correctly matched with a number in the table?

• 1: indigo

• 2: mild winters

• 3: rocky soil

• 4: ships

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