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Exploration and Colonization STAAR Review

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Reasons for Exploration
Spain 3-G's (God, Gold ,Glory
England 3G's (Religion, Wealth, Expand Empire)
France- Fur Trade control of the Misssissippi River
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Multiple Choice
Which best completes the diagram
To promote free enterprise.
To expand empires.
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following was a primary reason France sought to colonize North America?
To profit from trading in furs and other goods.
To reduce overpopulation in Europe.
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Multiple Choice
Which reason best completes this list?
To claim new territory
To improve efficiency in manufacturing
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Jamestown in 1607
Virginia Company, a private English business, established a colony on the James River in Virginia in hopes of profiting from gold, and in later years, tobacco. Most of the first settlers did not survive the first two winters.
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Plymouth Colony in 1620
Religious separatists (Pilgrims) unhappy with the Church of England established the first permanent settlement in present-day Massachusetts to escape religious persecution.
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Multiple Choice
Which statement accurately describes the reasons for
Both colonies were established to bring wealth to stockholders
Plymouth was founded as a refuge from religious persecution, while Jamestown was founded for commercial profit.
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The 13 Colonies
Geography
Economy
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Multiple Choice
Tall mountains, a long shoreline, and fertile soil
A temperate climate, vast grasslands, and plentiful lakes
Dense forests, natural harbors, and swift rivers
Natural harbors, an arid climate, and rocky soil
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Multiple Choice
1:Indigo
2:Moderate
3:Rocky Soil
4:Ships
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Multiple Choice
Maryland
Virginia
South Carolina
Georgia
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Multiple Select
Which Colonial region produced cash crops such as tobacco, cotton and indigo
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
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Multiple Choice
Which colonial region had a long cold winter and rocky soil?
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
West Indies
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Multiple Choice
Which Colonial region specialized in ship building, timber. fishing and whaling?
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
West Indies
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The Rise of Self-Government
Mayflower Compact (1620) – Pilgrims agreed to self-government in the Plymouth Colony
House of Burgesses (1619) – The colony of Virginia established an elected representative assembly.
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut (1639) – Three towns in Connecticut agreed on individual rights, elective government, and self-rule.
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Multiple Choice
- Distance from Great Britain
- Mayflower Compact
- Town hall meetings
The factors listed above contributed most to the --
creation of alliances between British colonists to Parliament
election of British colonists to Parliament
growth of representative government in the British colonies
expansion of British trade in the Americas
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Multiple Choice
Established in 1619, this was the first elected assembly in the New World.
Senate
House
Parliament
House of Burgesses
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Multiple Choice
Limited the power of the king. Inspired the limited powers of the American Presidency.
English Bill of RIghts
Magna Carta
Mayflower Compact
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
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