my answer: C // Charles-Louis Montesquieu contributed to the ideals of American government by articulating the concepts of _____________, or the division of authority amongst various branches of government.

social contract
checks and balances
natural rights
separation of powers

my answer: C // The hostility and legal persecution facing English __________led them to seek a new home in what would become Massachusetts, where they could have religious freedom.
Nobles
Priests
Puritans
Cavaliers

my answer: A // The New England colonies were dependent on fishing, trade, and shipping, while the Southern colonies relied on agriculture and the ______________relied on a mix of agriculture and trade.
Middle Colonies
Northern Colonies
Thirteen Colonies
British Colonies

my answer: C // __________________is the economic concept of a colony sending all of its raw materials to the home country while the home country was the sole source of manufactured goods for the colony.
Exploration
Socialism
Mercantilism
Capitalism

my answer: B // During the exploration and settlement of the New World, ____________________, or businesses wherein stockholders shared both profits and risks, were formed with the sole purpose of colonizing the Americas and obtaining a profit from the resulting raw materials.
joint-stock companies
trading firms
India Companies
international corporations

2 answers

Montesquieu - c - no
persecution - c - yes
colonies - a - yes
economic - c - yes
exploration - b - no
Ms. Sue thank you!!