Civics 8: Chapter 2 Pretest

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What is a government in which citizens hold the power to rule? Options: communist, dictatorship, absolute monarchy, democracy

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democracy

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Ancient Athens was the first

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direct democracy.

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The Magna Carta established the principle of

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limited government.

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Why was large-scale farming difficult in the New England Colonies?

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rocky soil and cold climate

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In which colonies did the plantation system develop? Options: New England Colonies, Southern Colonies, Middle Colonies, Louisiana

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Southern Colonies

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What was the impact of the Mayflower Compact?

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created a written plan of government, established a direct democracy, established town meetings

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Reasons for European immigration to the English Colonies: land, jobs, religious freedom?

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all of the above

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What is a dissenter?

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one who opposes official or commonly held views

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What was the eventual response of the British Parliament to colonial protests over the Stamp Act?

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Parliament repealed the Stamp Act.

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What was the result of the French and Indian War?

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French were defeated, The British were heavily in debt as a result of the war, The British began to levy new taxes on the English colonies.