Domain 1-US (GSE)-tech

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The differences in the economic development of the Mid-Atlantic, New England, and Southern colonies can mostly be attributed to the _________________.

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geographic conditions there

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What was the impact of location and place on colonial settlement, transportation, and economy in the South?

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Rich soil and temperate climate led to an agricultural economy based on slavery.

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What conclusions can you draw about why the Northeast developed as a shipping and industrial economy?

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Poor soil and short growing seasons made cash crop farming unproductive

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The first New England settlers could be described as ___________.

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Very strict Puritans seeking religious freedom

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Which factor caused the MOST conflict between American Indians and colonists? Options: The encroachment of English settlers on Native American lands, The American Indians were more willing to sell their lands to the French, Disagreements among Europeans on where best to settle, An interest in maintaining English ways in the colonies

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The encroachment of English settlers on Native American lands

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Which colonial region had the distinction of being MOST cultural and ethnically diverse? Options: Southern, New England, Mid-Western, Mid-Atlantic

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Mid-Atlantic

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An effect of the southern colonies developing an agricultural-based economy was that ______________.

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Africans were brought over to North America to use as slave labor

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Which of these was a cultural effect of the Middle Passage? Supported the growth of Africa’s political structures, Brought African traditions to the plantations of America, Caused African countries to begin fighting for their independence, Encouraged the practice of many of Africa’s religious traditions

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Brought African traditions to the plantations of America

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Compare the town meetings in New England to the House of Burgesses in Virginia:

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Town meetings allowed more citizen participation.

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According to John Adams, what was the relationship between the Great Awakening and the American Revolution?

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New religious ideas helped inspire the American Revolution