US History Final Exam 2024 Part I

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Which economic policy was based on the ideas that the American colonies existed primarily to provide an economic benefit for Great Britain?

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mercantilism

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What was the primary reason that slavery became more widespread in the South than in the North?

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Geographic factors (soil conditions, weather, etc) contributed to the growth of the southern plantation system/farms.

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Which of the following regions would have featured the MOST diversity during the late 1600s and 1700s? Southern Colonies, New England Colonies, Mid-Atlantic Colonies, Western Colonies

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Mid-Atlantic Colonies

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One important way that the Great Awakening affected American society was that

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it led to individuals questioning traditional authority.

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Which of the following reasons BEST describe why Britain began taxing the colonists after the French & Indian War? Options: The British were angry because the colonists had not supported them in the war. The colonists owed the British government money for being protected by British troops. The British had a large war debt and they wanted the colonists to pay it back. The colonists were being penalized for their subjugation of slaves.

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The British had a large war debt and they wanted the colonists to pay it back.

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As a result of the French & Indian War:

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Great Britain acquired all of the territory east of the Mississippi River.

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A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that claimed the colonies had a right to be an independent nation.

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Common Sense

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The document formally adopted on July 4, 1776 that made the colonies break away from Great Britain is officially

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the Declaration of Independence

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What helped Benjamin Franklin convince the French that Americans could win the war? Options: The Battle of Trenton, The Battle of Yorktown, The Battle of Saratoga, The Boston Massacre

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The Battle of Saratoga

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Who was the Virginian chosen to command the American Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?

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George Washington