Comparing Colonial Regions: Southern

Why did the Pilgrims create the Mayflower Compact?

• to reinforce the laws of England in the new colony

• to show they opposed representative government

• to establish an orderly, self-governed community

• to guarantee universal religious tolerance in the colony

What economic policy is represented in the image?

• Westward Expansion

• Manifest Destiny

• Triangular Trade

• Religious Freedom

All the following are true about the British colonies in North America, EXCEPT

• The Middle Colonies became known for cultural diversity and availability of land and jobs.

• The New England Colonies were settled primarily for religious reasons.

• The Southern Colonies were settled primarily for economic reasons.

• The use of slave labor was only allowed in the Southern Colonies.

How did differing regional characteristics influence the development of distinct regional identities? (Choose All that apply)

• Geography played a role in economics causing differences in the North and South.

• Education was the same in the North and South.

• Religion shaped society in the South but not as much as economics in the North.

• Religion shaped society in the North but not as much as economics in the South.

• The North and South both relied on the British to rule strictly without any input from the colonial legislatures.

What was the nickname for the Massachusetts Bay colony that was a model for others to look upon?

• a "British moneymaker"

• the "Constitution state"

• the "lost colony"

• a "city upon a hill"