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Question at position 1
Why is the Mayflower Compact considered an important step in the development of American democracy?


Why is the Mayflower Compact considered an important step in the development of American democracy?


it defined colonial relations with local Native Americans


It provided a basis for self-government in the Plymouth Colony


It established the principle of separation of church and state


it outlawed slavery in the Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Question at position 2
What is the significance of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?


What is the significance of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?


It introduced the slave trade to the Atlantic colonies


It led to an alliance between the British and the the French


It led to an early attempt at self-government in the English Colonies


It caused Puritans to separate from the Church of England

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Question at position 3
Thomas Hooker’s Fundamental Orders of Connecticut is important in U.S. political history because it was an early colonial document that —


Thomas Hooker’s Fundamental Orders of Connecticut is important in U.S. political history because it was an early colonial document that —


outlawed protected tariffs


proposed the creation of an independent country


extended suffrage to women


provided for the election of representatives

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Question at position 4
The Virginia House of Burgesses, the Mayflower Compact, and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut all established


The Virginia House of Burgesses, the Mayflower Compact, and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut all established


the right of colonists to select the royal governor


the right of the press to criticize officials in power


complete religious freedom in their colonies


limited self-government in their colonies

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Question at position 5
"We whose names are underwritten...do enact constitute and frame, such just and equal Laws, Ordinances, Acts, Constitutions, and Officers, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general Good of the Colony; unto which we promise all due Submission and Obedience. -Mayflower Compact, 1620.





For what reason did the Pilgrims on the Mayflower agree to the Mayflower Compact?


"We whose names are underwritten...do enact constitute and frame, such just and equal Laws, Ordinances, Acts, Constitutions, and Officers, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general Good of the Colony; unto which we promise all due Submission and Obedience. -Mayflower Compact, 1620.





For what reason did the Pilgrims on the Mayflower agree to the Mayflower Compact?


To establish trade relations with other colonies


To form a social contract among themselves


To declare independence from all European nations


To demonstrate goodwill toward local American Indians

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Question at position 6
According to the theory of mercantilism, the principal purpose of the thirteen American colonies was to provide Great Britain with


According to the theory of mercantilism, the principal purpose of the thirteen American colonies was to provide Great Britain with


raw materials and markets


military supplies


naval bases


manufactured goods


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Answer 1

using a b c or d

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Question at position 1
What was one way slow communication with the British government affected the American colonies?


What was one way slow communication with the British government affected the American colonies?


The colonies united for trade and defense.


Smuggling of goods in the colonies decreased.


Self-government developed in the colonies.


The colonies petitioned the government to establish a navy

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Question at position 2
Match the colony with the reason it was founded. (All will be used)

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Founded for religious reasons
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Founded for economic reasons
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Question at position 3
During the colonial period, what was one difference between slave labor in the North and slave labor in the South?


During the colonial period, what was one difference between slave labor in the North and slave labor in the South?


More slaves in the North worked in cash-crop production


More slaves in the North worked in trade-related jobs.


More slaves in the North worked in gold mines.


More slaves in the North worked as craftsmen on plantations.

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Question at position 4
In which colonial region was slavery and agriculture an important part of the economy?


In which colonial region was slavery and agriculture an important part of the economy?


Middle Atlantic Colonies


Canada


Southern Colonies


New England Colonies

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Question at position 5
What was the INITIAL reason many European explorers sailed to the Americas?


What was the INITIAL reason many European explorers sailed to the Americas?


To find new sources of cheap labor


To spread Christianity to Africa


To form military alliances


To find new trade routes to Asia

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Question at position 6
Settlers in Maryland struggled to resolve various disputes in the early days of the colony. The Maryland Assembly resolved many of those disputes in 1649 by passing a law that —


Settlers in Maryland struggled to resolve various disputes in the early days of the colony. The Maryland Assembly resolved many of those disputes in 1649 by passing a law that —


allowed all Christians to worship freely


extended citizenship to all American Indians


allowed men without property to vote in elections


granted farmland to former indentured servants

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Question at position 7


Colonial Production of cash crops Use of slavery in agriculture ???? Expansion of the transatlantic slave trade




Which phrase BEST completes this diagram?




Colonial Production of cash crops Use of slavery in agriculture ???? Expansion of the transatlantic slave trade




Which phrase BEST completes this diagram?


Increased profits for plantation owners


Construction of roads and railroads


Development of labor unions


Increased enlistment in the military

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Question at position 8
In which colonial region did good harbors, abundant forests, rocky soil, and a short growing season most influence the economy?


In which colonial region did good harbors, abundant forests, rocky soil, and a short growing season most influence the economy?


Middle Atlantic Colonies


Canada


New England Colonies


Southern Colonies

Answer 3

1. The Mayflower Compact is considered an important step in the development of American democracy because it provided a basis for self-government in the Plymouth Colony.

2. The significance of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut is that it led to an early attempt at self-government in the English Colonies.

3. Thomas Hooker's Fundamental Orders of Connecticut is important in U.S. political history because it provided for the election of representatives.

4. The Virginia House of Burgesses, the Mayflower Compact, and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut all established limited self-government in their colonies.

5. The Pilgrims on the Mayflower agreed to the Mayflower Compact in order to form a social contract among themselves.

6. According to the theory of mercantilism, the principal purpose of the thirteen American colonies was to provide Great Britain with raw materials and markets.

Answer 4

1. B - It provided a basis for self-government in the Plymouth Colony.

2. C - It led to an early attempt at self-government in the English Colonies.

3. D - Provided for the election of representatives.

4. D - Limited self-government in their colonies.

5. B - To form a social contract among themselves.

6. A - Raw materials and markets.

Answer 5

1. C - Self-government developed in the colonies.

2. Founded for religious reasons: Massachusetts, Founded for economic reasons: Virginia, New York

3. A - More slaves in the North worked in cash-crop production.

4. C - Southern Colonies

5. D - To find new trade routes to Asia.

6. A - Allowed all Christians to worship freely.

7. A - Increased profits for plantation owners.

8. C - New England Colonies.