The Historical Foundations of American Society and Government

1. The Historical Foundations of American Society and Government

2. Comparing the Thirteen Colonies 1607-1760

3. The original settlements in the thirteen British colonies were all located (1) east of the Appalachian Mountains (2) along the Gulf Coast (3) on the Great Plains (4) west of the Mississippi River

4. What was a main reason large plantations developed in the South during the colonial period? (1) British laws discouraged tenant farming. (2) Cotton could only be grown in wetlands. (3) Southern mountains led to the development of isolated, self-sufficient farms. (4) The coastal plain in the South contained large areas of fertile soil.

5. Which statement about the British colonial policy of mercantilism is most accurate? (1) Raw materials from the colonies were shipped to England. (2) England encouraged the colonies to seek independence. (3) The colonies were required to send manufactured goods to Europe. (4) The British opposed the use of slave labor in the colonies.

6. In colonial America, the House of Burgesses, the Mayflower Compact, and town hall meetings were all developments that led to the (1) regulation of trade with Native American Indians (2) protection of the rights of women (3) elimination of the power of the upper classes (4) creation of representative government

7. During the colonial period, goods were most commonly transported on (1) rivers (3) railroads (2) canals (4) turnpikes

8. Which heading best completes the partial outline below? I. _________________________________ A. Mayflower Compact B. House of Burgesses C. New England town meetings (1) Attempts to Overthrow British Rule (2) Development of Self-Government in the American Colonies (3) Establishment of British Parliamentary Control Over the Colonies (4) Social Reform Movements in the American Colonies

9. In the 1700s, the triangular trade led directly to the (1) middle colonies’ role as the chief importers of agricultural products (2) rapid industrialization of the southern colonies (3) decline of the New England economy (4) increased importation of enslaved Africans to the Western Hemisphere

10. The presence of which pair of geographic conditions discouraged the development of a plantation economy in the New England colonies? (1) wide coastal plain and absence of good harbors (2) rocky soil and short growing season (3) numerous rivers and humid climate (4) flatlands and lack of forests

11. Sources of Rights

12. Which protection in the Bill of Rights is most directly related to the 1735 trial of John Peter Zenger? (1) freedom of the press (2) right to bear arms (3) ban on unreasonable searches (4) freedom from double jeopardy

13. The British government’s use of writs of assistance against American merchants is one reason the Bill of Rights includes protection against (1) cruel and unusual punishment (2) self-incrimination (3) excessive bail (4) unreasonable search and seizure

14. Which heading best completes the partial outline below? I. __________________________ A. Magna Carta B. House of Burgesses C. Town meetings D. John Locke (1) Ideas of Social Darwinism (2) Basis of British Mercantilism (3) Contributions to American Literature (4) Influences on United States Constitutional Government