Multiple Choice Practice: Unit 1

(1) founding of Jamestown

(2) Proclamation of 1763

(3) Monroe Doctrine

(4) Compromise of 1850

10. Climatic conditions in the southern colonies most directly influenced the development of

(1) democratic institutions

(2) a canal system

(3) the plantation system

(4) the coal industry

11. Which heading best completes the partial outline below?

(2) Basis of British Mercantilism

(3) Contributions to American Literature

(4) Influences on United States Constitutional Government

12. In which area did good harbors, abundant forests, rocky soil, and a short growing season most influence the colonial economy?

(1) Southern colonies

(2) Middle Atlantic region

(3) Northwest Territory

(4) New England colonies

13. The Mayflower Compact and the Virginia House of Burgesses are most closely associated with

(1) abuses by absolute monarchs

(2) establishment of religious toleration

(3) steps toward colonial self-government

(4) adoption of universal suffrage

14. The Mayflower Compact, New England town meetings, and the Virginia House of Burgesses are examples of

(1) early colonial efforts in self-government

(2) colonial protests against British taxation

(3) governments imposed by Parliament

(4) attempts to limit democracy

15. Which geographic feature served as the western boundary for British colonial settlements prior to the Revolutionary War?

(1) Rocky Mountains

(2) Missouri River

(3) Appalachian Mountains

(4) Great Plains

• Poor sanitary conditions

• Starvation and disease

• Overcrowding and imprisonment

16. Which group experienced these conditions?

1. 
   Pilgrims on the Mayflower
   
2. 
   passengers on the Underground Railroad
   
3. 
   enslaved Africans during the Middle Passage
   
4. 
   Native American Indians traveling with French fur traders
   

1. 
   prove the world was round
   
2. 
   improve trade with Native American Indians
   
3. 
   explore the Great Lakes
   
4. 
   find a shorter route to Asia
   

1. 
   practice self-government
   
2. 
   form a union of all the colonies
   
3. 
   raise colonial militias
   
4. 
   encourage colonial trade
   

1. 
   to secure freedom from religious persecution
   
2. 
   to search for gold and silver
   
3. 
   to convert Native American Indians to Christianity
   
4. 
   to bring spices to the New World
   

(1) French (3) Spanish

Base your answer to question 21 on graph below and on your knowledge of social studies

21. Which conclusion is most clearly supported by the information on the graph?

1. 
   The colonial population showed the greatest rate of increase during the 1600s.
   
2. 
   The colonial population showed continual growth from 1620 to 1780.
   
3. 
   The French and Indian War (1754–1763) caused the colonial population to decrease.
   
4. 
   By the start of the Revolutionary War in 1775, the colonial population had reached three million.
   

22. Which geographic feature of the Atlantic coastline contributed most to the growth of colonial trade?

1. 
   many offshore islands
   
2. 
   high, rocky cliffs
   
3. 
   natural harbors
   
4. 
   barrier reefs
   

Base your answer to questions 23 and 24 on the illustration below and on your knowledge of social studies.

23. A conclusion best supported by this illustration is that the Columbian Exchange