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Colonial America
Test Description: Test your regents knowledge of Colonial America
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1) Which geographic feature did the British government use in 1763 as a boundary to restrict the westward settlement of American colonists?
A
Mississippi River
B
St. Lawrence River
C
Rocky Mountains
D
Appalachian Mountains
2) During the colonial era, the British promoted the policy of mercantilism to
A
control the commerce of their American colonies
B
ban all trade between the British colonies in North America
C
promote colonial trade with France and Spain
D
restrict the importation of enslaved Africans
3) River systems were important to the development of the United States because they
A
allowed Americans to travel easily between the east coast and the west coast
B
provided routes for shipping agricultural and manufacturing products
C
prevented foreign invasion of United States territory
D
made the southeast the major destination for immigrants
4) The Virginia House of Burgesses, Mayflower Compact and New England Town meetings are all examples of
A
Colonial Efforts to Abandon British Rule
B
Developments in Colonial Self-Government
C
Attempts by Colonial Leaders to Form a National Government
D
Colonial Organizations Established by the British Parliament
5) One way that the British government carried out the policy of mercantilism was by
A
promoting free trade between its colonies and Europe
B
prohibiting the transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans
C
encouraging the development of colonial manufacturing and trade
D
requiring that most colonial trade occur within the British Empire
6) Which factor most influenced the economic development of the colonial South?
A
warm and wet growing seasons
B
abundant water power for manufacturing
C
rich deposits of iron ore and coal
D
plentiful forests
7) The Zenger case was important in the development of colonial America because it helped establish the principle of
A
freedom of assembly
B
freedom of the press
C
double jeopardy
D
judicial independence
8) Which political feature of the United States developed during the colonial period?
A
two-party system
B
universal suffrage
C
representative government
D
federalism
9) Which action by the British government was considered by American colonists to be a violation of their rights as Englishmen?
A
failing to enforce the Navigation Acts
B
protecting the colonies from foreign invasion
C
making treaties with Native American Indians
D
taxing the colonies without representation in Parliament
10) During the colonial period, which geographic feature presented the greatest barrier to the westward migration of American settlers?
A
Great Plains
B
Ohio River
C
Rocky Mountains
D
Appalachian Mountains
11) From the 1600s through the 1800s, the major reason for the westward movement of settlers was to
A
acquire new areas of fertile soil for agriculture
B
avoid high taxes in the East
C
escape urban unrest in coastal cities
D
find manufacturing jobs in the Midwest
12) Colonial-era New England town meetings and the Virginia House of Burgesses were both
A
steps in the growth of representative democracy
B
attempts to build a strong national government
C
efforts to regulate trade with Native American Indians
D
early social reform movements
13) During the colonial period, the economic development of the South was most directly dependent on the labor of
A
enslaved Africans
B
factory workers
C
wheat farmers
D
Irish immigrants
14) The results of the French and Indian War (1754–1763) led to the independence movement in the thirteen colonies because the British
A
began imposing new taxes on the colonists
B
removed the Spanish threat to the colonists
C
opened the area west of the Appalachian Mountains to colonial settlers
D
lost control of Canada and Florida
15) One reason traditions of self-government developed in the American colonies before the French and Indian War was that the British
A
sent effective leaders to govern colonial settlements
B
maintained a strong military presence in the colonies
C
practiced salutary neglect in the colonies
D
required colonial representation in Parliament
16) The Proclamation of 1763 was intended to
A
avoid conflicts with Native American Indians west of the Appalachian Mountains
B
prevent France from expanding into the Great Lakes region
C
allow American farmers to use the Mississippi River
D
outlaw slavery in the Ohio River valley
17) In the 1760s, Americans in the original thirteen British colonies began to protest against
A
efforts by the king to extend voting rights to women
B
aws passed by the British Parliament regulating colonial trade
C
limits placed on land ownership by royal governors
D
decisions of British authorities to end immigration to the colonies
18) The creation of the Virginia House of Burgesses and the signing of the Mayflower Compact showed that American colonists
A
promoted public education
B
supported the abolition of slavery
C
practiced elements of self-government
D
demanded immediate independence
19) Which geographic factor most directly influenced the location of the first English settlements in North America?
A
rivers along the Atlantic coast
B
availability of flat land in the Midwest
C
mild climate along the Gulf coast
D
forests throughout the Middle Colonies
20) What was a main reason large plantations developed in the South during the colonial period
A
Southern mountains led to the development of isolated, self-sufficient farms.
B
Cotton could only be grown in wetlands.
C
The coastal plain in the South contained large areas of fertile soil.
D
British laws discouraged tenant farming.
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