US History Regents Review Unit 1

One reason traditions of self-government developed in the American colonies before the French and Indian War was that the British…

3) practiced salutary neglect in the colonies

Which political feature of the United States developed during the colonial period?

3) representative government

Colonial-era New England Town meetings and the Virginia House of Burgesses were both…

3) steps in the growth of representative democracy

Which heading best completes the partial outline below? I. __________________________________ A. Vast timber resources B. Rocky soil C. Rich ocean fishing grounds D. Single-family farms

1) Factors in the Economic Development of Colonial New England

Based on this map, which statement about the geography of colonial New England is most accurate?

3) The first communities developed along rivers and coastlines

What was the main cause of the French and Indian War (1754–1763)?

1) disputed land claims in the Ohio River valley between the French and the British

Climatic conditions in the southern colonies most directly influenced the development of…

3) the plantation system

The development of farming culture among pre-Columbian Native Americans helped ensure…

4) a more stable food supply

The Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights were significant influences on United States constitutional development because they…

2) placed limits on the powers of the government

Which statement about the British colonial policy of mercantilism is most accurate?

1) Raw materials from the colonies were shipped to England.

The main reason Great Britain established the Proclamation line of 1763 was to…

1) avoid conflicts between American colonists and Native American Indians

Many colonies objected to the Albany Plan of Union (1754) mainly because…

4) colonial assemblies didn’t want to give up their individual power

Jamestown, founded in 1607 Plymouth colony, founded in 1620 New Amsterdam, founded in 1625 These early colonial settlements were similar in that each was located…

2) near the coastline

Which geographic feature was used to establish the proclamation line of 1763?

3) Appalachian Mountains

During the early to mid-1700s, the British policy of salutary neglect toward the American colonies contributed to…

4) the development of independent colonial trade practices

The Mayflower Compact and Fundamental Orders of Connecticut are both examples of the efforts of colonial America to…

1) use democratic practices in government

Which of the following was NOT involved in the triangle trade during the colonial period?

3) cotton

Indentured servants were important to the development of the colonies because they…

3) brought new ideas about the cultivation of tobacco

European exploration of the Americas resulted in all of the following EXCEPT the…

2) development of unified resistance movements among the Native Americans

French, Spanish, and British colonies in North America were most similar in that they all…

3) subjected to mercantilist policies

Primary sources of information about the colonial era would include a…

1) journal entry by a settler in the Massachusetts Bay colony

Which of the following statements about indentured servitude is true?

4) Indentured servitude was a system that exchanged voyage to the New World for a fixed number of years of service to a master or owner

The first important cash crop in the American colonies was…

4) tobacco

The cartoon below served as

2) Ben Franklin’s appeal to the colonies to unite against the French

All of the following influenced the development of colonial democratic political principles and systems EXCEPT…

4) the Church of England

During the colonial era, the British promoted the policy of mercantilism to…

1) control the commerce of their American colonies

Which heading best completes the partial outline below? I. ___________________________________ A. House of Burgesses B. Mayflower Compact C. New England town meetings

4) Colonial Efforts at Self-Government

One way that the British government carried out the policy of mercantilism was by…

4) requiring that most colonial trade occur within the British Empire

The Proclamation of 1763 was issued by Great Britain after the French and Indian War primarily to…

2) Limit conflict between Native American Indians and colonial settlers

Which geographic feature did the British government use in 1763 as a boundary to restrict the westward settlement of American colonists?

3) Appalachian Mountains