Exploration and Colonization Test Review

Which of the following was a primary reason France sought to colonize North America

• To reduce overpopulation in Europe

• To create communities founded on religious tolerance

• To profit from trading in furs and other goods

• To create joint ventures with other European powers

Which motive best completes the diagram?

• To promote free enterprise

• To extend democracy

• To expand empires

• To found utopian communities

Someone who disagrees with majority opinion or established belief

• Colony

• Dissenter

• Tolerance

• Mercantilism

The idea that if a country imports cheap raw materials and exports finished products, it will become rich.

• Colony

• Dissenter

• Tolerance

• Mercantilism

Which colony was a refuge for Catholics?

• Maryland

• Virginia

• South Carolina

• Georgia

Which colonial characteristic is correct?

• New England Colonies and Indigo

• Middle Colonies and Moderate climate

• Southern Colonies and rocky soil

• Southern Colonies and Shipbuilding

The Virginia Company authorized a general assembly in Virginia so the colonies could

• self-govern on a local level

• vote in the British Parliament

• participate in a free-market economy

• express dissatisfaction with British rule

Which of the following contributed most to the expansion of the transatlantic slave trade during the 1700's?

• A lack of skilled labor

• Demand for slaves in the colonies that produced cash crops.

• A lack of protective tariffs

• a need for factory workers

Which factor most contributed to the creation of the documents in this list?

• opportunity to trade with American Indians

• distance of the colonies from Great Britain

• the Church of England

• economic system of mercantilism

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

• Virginia

• Maryland

• Georgia

• Massachusetts