Colonization and Exploration

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How did geography influence the early economic development of New York, Boston, and Charleston?

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Natural harbors provided access to markets.

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British colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because they — 8.4(A)

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resented the limits it imposed on westward expansion

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This diagram describes events in colonial America that are related to — 8.25(A)

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the establishment of the principle of religious freedom

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Catholics immigrated to the Maryland colony in the seventeenth century primarily to —

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escape religious persecution

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Which statement best explains the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

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It established a form of self-government based on a social contract.

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Which feature of colonial representative government does this charter establish?

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An elected representative legislature

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Which of the following best replaces the question mark in the diagram above? 8.3(A) Options: Created a general council to manage the colonies, Experienced strict control by Parliament, Established their own representative institutions, Appointed governors who reported to the king

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Established their own representative institutions

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How did the plantation system influence the economic development of the United States?

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It turned the South into a major producer of the cotton used in northern mills.

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For what reason did a group of colonist agree to this compact?

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John Locke social contract among themselves

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What religious group settled in the Maryland area?

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Refuge for the Catholics