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The treaty of Tordesillas divided the new world between:
a) England and SPain
b) SPain and France
c) France and Portugal
d) Spain and Portugal

What did the Indian groups in America have in common?
a) styles of housing
b) individual ownership of the land
c) relationship to the land
d) lack of any writing system

Where was the first successful permanent English settlement
a) Jamestown
b) Roanoke
c) Plymouth
d) Charles Town

In 1619, slavery was introduced to the Southern colonies and in the Caribbean because:
a) Tobacco/sugar plantations required a large labor force
b) these areas needed to have new markets opened in Africa
c) Raw materials and natural resources were scarce in the Americas
d) 85% of settlers returned to Europe within a year

The headright system:
a) determined who was eligible to vote
b) prohibited slavery in the colonies
c) made men the legal head of the household
d) gave settlers 50 acres of land for coming to the colony

The _________ introduced the 1st representative democracy to America in ______________.
a) Mayflower compact, Roanoke
b) House of Burgesses, Jamestown
c) Constitution, Plymouth
d) Bill of RIghts, New York

How did the protestant reformation affect exploration and settlement in North America?
a) Rivalries between European nations limited travel to America
b) Protestant groups established colonies seeking religious freedom
c) Joint-stock companies were formed to begin industrial manufacturing
d) Disputes with-in the Orthodox churches led people to seek refuge in America

This was a farmer's revolt that started as a dispute over protection from Indians?
a) Pequot war
b) King Phillip's war
c) Bacon's rebellion
d) Shay's rebellion

Which settlement was home to the pilgrims?
a) Baltimore
b) Philadelphia
c) Jamestown
d) Plymouth

Roger Williams is best known for:
a) Advocating the uniting of church and state
b) advocating the separation of church and state
c) Founder of New Hampshire
d) Founder of Massachusetts

Document signed by the Pilgrims that established a common gov't for their colony?
a) House of Burgesses
b) mayflower Compact
c) Fundamental Orders
d) Plymouth Plantation

What was significant about the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
a) 1st representative gov't
b) 1st direct democracy
c) guaranteed religious freedom
d) 1st written constitution

Maryland was the first colony to grant religious freedom to all with the toleration act:
a) true
b) false
c)
d)

Enlghtenment philosopher who wrote about natural rights:
a) Jonathon Edwards
b) Roger Williams
c) William Penn
d) John Locke

Which of the following best describes the economy of the south during the colonial period?
a) large farms, staple crops, and cheap labor
b) warehouses, ship building, and towns
c) small farms, fish products, and markets
d) towns, small farms, and cheap labor

What is name of the trade route across the Atlantic that involved buying and selling rum, slaves, and sugar?
a) staple system
b) triangular trade
c) middle passage
d) atlantic highway

An economic system in which a colony sends raw materials to its mother country in exchange for finished products
a) mercantilism
b) capitalism
c) socialism
d) mefirstism

England passed the Navigation Acts to prevent the colonist from trading with other countries
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

The great awakening of the 18th century was a:
a) movement supporting public education
b) intellectual renaissance
c) industrial revolution
d) religious revival

Fought for better rights for women in colonial america
a) Rosie the Riveter
b) John Smith
c) Pocahontas
d) Abigail Adams

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