Question

us history practice test (ga standards units 1 - 10)
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instructions: read each question carefully and circle the best answer

1. the economic theory of was based on the idea that colonies exist to...

a. trade with other countries
b. develop their own governments
c. provide wealth and resources to the mother country
d. create a safe place for all religions

1. what was the primary economic activity in the southern colonies, like virginia?

a. building ships and fishing
b. growing cash crops like tobacco and rice
c. manufacturing iron and textiles
d. trading furs with native americans

1. the new england colonies (like massachusetts) were founded primarily for what reason?

a. to find gold and build plantations
b. to practice religion freely (for puritans)
c. to trade with the spanish
d. to create a buffer against the french

1. the brutal, trans - atlantic journey of enslaved africans to the americas was known as the...

a. great migration.
b. middle passage.
c. northwest passage.
d. atlantic trade route.

1. how did the french and indian war lead to the american revolution?

a. it gave the colonists too much new land to control.
b. it left britain with a large debt, which led to new taxes on the colonists.
c. it caused the french to ally with the colonists against britain.
d. it ended the system of mercantilism.

1. what was the main purpose of the sons and daughters of liberty?

a. to fight on the side of the french in the french and indian war
b. to organize protests and boycotts against british taxes like the stamp act
c. to write the declaration of independence
d. to negotiate a peaceful settlement with king george iii

1. thomas paine’s common sense was important because it...

a. asked king george iii to lower taxes.
b. convinced many colonists to support independence from britain.
c. argued for a new government led by george washington.
d. was the first constitution for the united states.

Explanation:

1. Mercantilism was an economic theory where colonies existed to provide wealth (like resources) to the mother country.
2. In the Southern Colonies like Virginia, growing cash crops (e.g., tobacco, rice) was a primary economic activity.
3. The New England Colonies (e.g., Massachusetts) were founded mainly for religious freedom (for Puritans).
4. The trans - Atlantic journey of enslaved Africans to the Americas is called the Middle Passage.
5. The French and Indian War left Britain with a large debt, leading to new taxes on colonists (a cause of the American Revolution).
6. The Sons and Daughters of Liberty organized protests and boycotts against British taxes (e.g., Stamp Act).
7. Thomas Paine’s Common Sense convinced many colonists to support independence from Britain.

Answer:

1. C. provide wealth and resources to the mother country.
2. B. Growing cash crops like tobacco and rice.
3. B. To practice religion freely (for Puritans).
4. B. Middle Passage.
5. B. It left Britain with a large debt, which led to new taxes on the colonists.
6. B. To organize protests and boycotts against British taxes like the Stamp Act.
7. B. convinced many colonists to support independence from Britain.