The Colonial Era

The Colonial Era

11th Grade

33 Qs

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The Colonial Era

The Colonial Era

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What new concept did the English settlers use in the new world?

Royal government
Single ruler 
No government 
Self government

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The encomienda system used by the Spanish primarily relied on:

British settlers

Native American and African slave labor

French fur trappers

Dutch merchants

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main reason many British colonists came to the New World?

To spread Catholicism

To escape persecution or improve their economic situation

To join the fur trade

To work as royal governors

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following best describes “salutary neglect”?

Strict royal control

Encouragement of religious conversion

Loose enforcement of colonial policies

Use of Native American labor

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which British colony was the first permanent settlement in North America?

Plymouth

Massachusetts Bay

Jamestown

Charleston

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary goal of Spanish conquistadors in the Americas?

Religious tolerance

Fur trading

Finding gold and silver

Establishing democracy

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