U.S. History STAAR Review Part 1

8.2(A) Which of these describes the primary reason for French colonization?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

8.2(B) The colonies in this list were primarily founded to give colonists a greater degree of

• freedom from debts

• religious freedom

• economic freedom

• freedom of speech

Which of the following colonial events occurred in 1607?

• Jamestown was established.

• Maryland was established.

• Plymouth colony was burned

• Roanoke colony was established

8.3(A) In the early days of the colonies, a belief in these rights helped lead to

• the establishment of royal courts

• the growth of representative government

• the implementation of the Mercantile System

• the abolishment of indentured servitude

Under the British system of mercantilism, the American colonies served primarily as a

• self-sufficient trading partner for other European nations

• market for British manufactured goods and a source of raw materials

• source of manpower for the British army and navy

• buffer to the expansion of French and Spanish colonies

8.3(B) Which statement best describes the influence of the document?

• It helped establish a tradition of self government

• It was the first attempt to combine political and religious law

• It established the concept of unalienable rights

• It outlined a plan for independence from British rule

8.10(B) Which geographic feature allowed the Mid-Atlantic colonies to have a longer growing season than the New England Colonies?

• Thick forests

• navigable rivers

• flat land with rocky soil

• mild climate

8.10(B) The geographic factors in this table led primarily to the

• founding of trade schools in some colonies

• development of different economies in two regions

• establishment of import taxes in some colonies

• pattern of religious differences in two regions

8.23(A) Which group helped establish the colony of Maryland?

• English Catholics seeking religious freedom

• Spanish workers seeking job opportunities

• Irish families escaping a natural

• Russian merchants escaping political conflict

Which factor of British North American colonial life MOST contributed to the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade?

• The demand for manufactured goods

• Improvements in transportation

• The need for building supplies

• The growth of cash crops