Planning for colonies in the New World became very important to the countries of Europe. Obtaining those colonies was a sign of _____ and ______ for those nations.

1.   ?    greed
2.   ?    wealth and power
3.   ?    salvation and money
4.   ?    salvation and power

The colony of Jamestown was founded in 1607 by the Virginia Company. This group was sailing for the country of

1.   ?     Great Britain
2.   ?    Spain
3.   ?    Portugal
4.   ?    France

Many of the explorers who came to the New World came for a variety of reasons. Select the best choice to explain their reason for traveling to the new world.

1.   ?    They came to push the Indians away from their established area on land.
2.   ?    They came to satisfy their greed, selfishness, and fame.
3.   ?    They came to bring back gold and resources, glory for the King, and to bring religion to the natives.
4.   ?     They came to take all resources away from the Native Americans.

Match the following explorers with the area that they explored:

1.   ?    Columbus--American Southwest
2.   ?    Coronado--Ohio River
3.   ?    LaSalle--East Coast
4.   ?    John Cabot--Eastern Canada

How did the Native Americans and the Spaniards interact with each other?

1.   ?    Europeans shared their farming methods with the Native Americans
2.   ?    Native Americans taught settlers about their religious beliefs
3.   ?    Native Americans refused to accept Christianity
4.   ?    Europeans brought Christianity to the New World

Which of the following colonies was founded for the purpose of finding religious freedom?

1.   ?    Plymouth colony
2.   ?    Virginia colony
3.   ?    Florida colony
4.   ?    Georgia colony

In the American South, people who lived and farmed in the Tidewater region were a part of the ____ region.

1.   ?    Appalachian mountains
2.   ?    Piedmont
3.   ?    Atlantic Coastal Plain
4.   ?     Rocky mountains

Fishing, shipbuilding, and trade were economic characteristics of which region?

1.   ?    the West
2.   ?    New England
3.   ?    The South
4.   ?    Mid-Atlantic

Name the group of people who lived mainly in the South, relied on servants and slaves to work for them, and were rich in education and material goods:

1.   ?    women
2.   ?    artisans
3.   ?    farmers
4.   ?    large landowners

Settlers in America borrowed their rules and laws from this group

1.   ?    Spain
2.   ?    Great Britain
3.   ?    France
4.   ?    Russia

Great Britain carefully controlled her colonies by:

1.   ?    having Royal Governors enforce laws
2.   ?    allowing the colonies to tax themselves to get revenue
3.   ?    allowing open trade with any country in Europe
4.   ?    electing representatives to serve in the legislature to pass all laws for the colonies.

The Proclamation of 1763

1.   ?    allowed settlers to move to Florida with the king's help
2.   ?    protected settlers who lived in the West against Native Americans
3.   ?    kept English settlers from moving West so that they would be protected
4.   ?    gave English settlers free land to settle the areas of the West.

This document written to disagree with the workings of the king and his government during the 1700's was

1.   ?    the Bill of Rights
2.   ?    the Constitution
3.   ?    the Magna Carta
4.   ?    the Declaration of Independence

The protection of "certain unalienable rights", such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness means that these rights

1.   ?    cannot be given to all people in the country
2.   ?    cannot be taken away by the government
3.   ?    cannot be protected by the government
4.   ?    cannot be changed by the people

Which individual is correctly matched to their role in the Revolutionary War?

1.   ?    Thomas Paine--wrote the Declaration of Independence
2.   ?    Lord Cornwallis--won the Battle of Trenton
3.   ?    Thomas Jefferson--helped to write the Declaration of Independence
4.   ?    Patrick Henry--won the Battle of Yorktown