3rd Quarter Review x2

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What was the primary reason people came to the New World?

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For political, religious, and economic reasons

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What was the Triangular Trade?

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Trade between Africa, the Caribbean, and the Colonies

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What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?

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To create a self-government in the New World

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What was the economic policy of Mercantilism?

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Trading raw materials to the mother country for manufactured goods

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What was the main complaint of the Colonists regarding British taxes?

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They were unfair due to "taxation without representation"

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Which document is heavily influenced by Enlightenment principles, particularly those of John Locke? Options: The Magna Carta, The Declaration of Independence, The Communist Manifesto, The Code of Hammurabi

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The Declaration of Independence

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What event is known as the "Boston Massacre"?

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A violent confrontation where British troops killed American protesters.

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Who were the Federalists?

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Those who favored the ratification of the Constitution

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What is the principle of popular sovereignty?

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Power of the government comes from the people

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What does the Elastic Clause allow Congress to do?

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Pass laws necessary to carry out the Constitution