Unit 1 Test Question Preview (ID: 38709)

a) to determine national holidays

b) to choose punishments for crimes

c) to choose the kind of school children would attend

d) to petition the king

a) it established a democratic government

b) it allowed Parliament to impose taxes

c) it established a Bill of RIghts for the citizens

d) it limited the power of the king

a) the Bible

b) the Gettysburg Address

c) the Constitution

d) the Emancipation Proclamation

a) self-government

b) monarchy

c) Parliament

d) political parties

a) Citizens were able to choose the monarch

b) citizens determined whether laws would be passed

c) the king was denied power of citizens

d) laws were made by representatives

a) the marriage of John Rolfe and Pocahontas

b) the arrival of Captain John Smith

c) The discovery of the lost colony of Roanoke

d) The success of the trade of weapons and food

a) They grew in number

b) They became propersous

c) The died from diseases

d) They were forced to move

a) A reduction in the European population

b) A transfer of foods between Europe and the Americas

c) A delay in future Spanish explorations

d) A war between the Spanish and the French

a) It established an army

b) it created anti-colonial sentiment

c) it required colonists to pay heavy taxes

d) it encourage the ideas of liberty and equality

a) People with specific skills settled in each area

b) The regions had different geographies and resources

c) The people all had different reasons for settling in North America

d) The leaders of the colonies decided how the peole would earn a living

a) to find a water route to Asia

b) to establish trading posts

c) to exchange ideas with native peoples

d) to explore North and South America

a) The route taken to reach New York

b) A step in climbing the social ladder

c) A system of trade between the colonies

d) The ocean crossing of the slaves

a) The English colonies were founded by Puritans, Quakers, and Catholics who wanted religious freedom

b) The English colonies were founded to provide a new start to poor people throughout Europe

c) The English Colonies were founded by people with various goals, from making money to following their faith

d) The English colonies were founded by businesspeople who planned to make money by sellig land to settlers

a) leisure

b) freedom

c) profit

d) education

a) It was required by law

b) It provided a permanent source of labor

c) Africa was closer than Europe

d) Africans were more willing to work

a) In self defense, he thought they were about to fire at him

b) No one was killed or wounded at all

c) The Iroquios were known to be great warriors

d) They were outnumbered

a) it defined crimes and punishments

b) it gave the colonists the ability to choose members of Parliament

c) it ended the king's power to appoint colonial governers

d) it spelled out what was due to the colonists as English citizens