Period 1&2 2025

Which of the following best describes the Columbian Exchange?

• The trade of goods and ideas between Africa and Asia

• The transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Old World and the New World

• The migration of Europeans to the Americas for religious freedom

• The establishment of the first English colony in North America

What was a major consequence of European diseases on Native American populations?

• Increase in Native American population

• Devastation and significant depopulation of Native communities

• Improved immunity among Native Americans

• Growth of European populations in Europe

Which document, signed in 1620, established a form of self-government for the Plymouth Colony?

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• Bill of Rights

• Navigation Act

What was the main purpose of the Maryland Act of Toleration (1649)?

• To promote trade with Native Americans

• To allow religious toleration for Christians

• To establish a new form of government

• To ban all forms of religious practice

How did the New England colonies differ from the French colonies in North America?

• New England colonies focused on gold mining, while French colonies focused on agriculture

• New England colonies had diverse agriculture and commerce, while French colonies did not

• French colonies had more religious diversity than New England colonies

• French colonies were known for their apprenticeship opportunities

Why did many people migrate to the American colonies?

• To escape from the plague in Europe

• For social mobility and economic opportunity

• To avoid religious diversity

• To join the French colonies

Which act, passed in 1660, regulated colonial trade for the benefit of England?

• Mayflower Compact

• Navigation Act

• Maryland Act of Toleration

• Civil Body Politic

What is settler colonialism?

• The process of trading goods with Native Americans

• The establishment of permanent settlements by foreign populations, often displacing indigenous peoples

• The spread of infectious diseases among settlers

• The creation of religiously diverse communities

How did the plague affect Native American populations after European contact?

• It led to increased trade with Europeans

• It caused significant depopulation among Native Americans

• It improved relationships with settlers

• It resulted in the creation of new colonies

What was a justification used by settlers for taking Native American land?

• The need for apprenticeship opportunities

• The belief that depopulation from disease made the land available

• The desire for religious toleration

• The enforcement of the Navigation Act