US History EOC Review Unit 1

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How did geography influence the economy in the Mid-Atlantic/Middle colonies?

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The Middle Colonies had a diverse economy that included large agricultural farms that grew grains and oats.

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Mercantilism based on the principle that

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countries should export more than they import

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Which of the following statements best describes the importance of the Virginia House of Burgesses? it was abolished immediately by King James I., it established Puritanism as the official religion. , it was the nation's first representative democracy , it controlled the economy of all English colonies through mercantilism.

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it was the nation's first representative democracy

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Why did the Southern Colonies have large populations of enslaved persons?

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Plantation agriculture was very labor intensive and that encouraged plantation owners to import large numbers of slaves.

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One difference between the Middle Colonies and the New England and Southern colonies in North America was that

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colonists living in the Middle Colonies represented more diverse ethnic and social groups.

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What describes the relationship between the geography and the economy in the New England Colonies? hilly mountains; thick forests, cold winters: most people made their living from shipbuilding and lumbering

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hilly mountains; thick forests, cold winters: most people made their living from shipbuilding and lumbering

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According to the map, slaves mainly

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came from Africa and were sent to the Americas in exchange for textiles, rum and manufactured goods.

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England's policy of not enforcing its own laws led to the establishment of colonial self-governments________

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Salutary Neglect

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What was the purpose of the Navigation Acts?

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Maintenance of the British monopoly of shipping to and from their colonies through strict regulation of colonial trade

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A predominant slave trade pattern during colonial times involved sugar being sent from the Americas to England, British rum being sent from England to West Africa, and West African slaves being exported to the Americas. Which term would BEST describe this system?

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Triangular Trade