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How did the colonial government affect the colonists?
a) let them participate in local school boards
b) gave them a voice in the government
c) let them elect a King of America
d) persuaded them to vote for a monarchy

English settlements expanded rapidly after the first English settlement was built, how does this affect Natives living in that area?
a) the Natives felt threatened
b) the Natives drove the English back to England
c) the Natives wanted the English to change religions
d) the Natives wanted to leave their land and moved West

What is the geography and economy of the Southern Colonies?
a) lots of forests to cut down trees
b) wheat and grains grow so they sell bread
c) large plantations allow for the sell of rice and indigo
d) rocky soil not suitable for farming

Why weren’t colonists in Rhode Island punished, molested, or questioned if they practiced religion freely?
a) Roger Williams let the rich get saved
b) Roger Williams was very religious
c) Roger Williams made all colonists remain Catholic
d) Roger Williams allowed for religious choice

What document, written in 1620, promoted equal laws for the good of the colonists?
a) U.S. Constitution
b) Declaration of Independence
c) Mayflower Compact
d) Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

Why did colonists cut down trees for lumber and clear land for tobacco plantations?
a) the develop economically
b) to develop politically
c) to develop relationships with Natives
d) to export items to England

What are reasons for growth of representative government in the colonies?
a) the King supervised all actions
b) neglect and distance
c) time and order
d) the King protected the colonists and visited often

What is the main economic cause for the colonization of America?
a) Slavery
b) Harsh weather
c) mercantilism
d) Mayflower Compact

What was a motive for European exploration and colonization of North America?
a) I am proud to trade with the Natives
b) a faster trade route
c) more adventures with the Natives
d) to stay away from the Chinese

Why did Representative Government grow in the colonies?
a) fur trade was so profitable
b) colonists wanted protection
c) cash crops were easily traded for slaves
d) rulers in England left the colonists to themselves

How did religious leaders help spread representative government in the colonies?
a) starting self-governing bodies in the colonies
b) starting the local school boards
c) they did not like the king's ideas about taxes
d) wanted rights for all men who own property

How were freed blacks different from enslaved people?
a) freed blacks can participate in government
b) freed blacks cannot leave the southern colonies
c) freed blacks can run their own business
d) freed blacks cannot practice any religion

How did slavery influence the life of the southern colonies?
a) they grew wealthy by trading slaves across the ocean
b) they were miners and diggers
c) they created a agrarian system
d) they destroyed the plantation system

What did the French do economically in America?
a) converted natives to Christianity
b) made peace with the Natives
c) never made it to America
d) traded furs with the Natives

What factor led to the spread of slavery?
a) French
b) Cash Crops
c) Ship Building
d) Spanish

Why was each region of the 13 colonies economically different?
a) geography
b) religion
c) social
d) tradition

Montesquieu and Locke were significant to government why?
a) they ended it
b) they influenced colonial leaders
c) let them elect a King of America
d) started two new religions

Eliza Luca Pinckney is most famous for what?
a) writing horrific novels about slavery
b) founding Jamestown
c) finding a runaway slave from the Underground Highway
d) economically developed South Carolina

What was a result of the First Great Awakening?
a) there was no more religious persecution
b) religions experienced a growth in numbers
c) governments experienced a growth in numbers
d) the King was dethroned because people hated him

Which of the following is a cash crop?
a) Lumber
b) Wheat
c) Oats
d) Rice

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