STAAR Review I 8th Grade Social Studies

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Which country set up New Amsterdam a.k.a New York as a harbor for trading and profit?

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Netherlands

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Which country got along with Natives, christianized and traded beaver furs for profit? Options: France, Netherlands, Spain, England

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France

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The famous document signed on a ship that became the first example of self-government was the

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Mayflower Compact

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The colony that was established for helping debtors and criminals have a fresh start.

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Georgia

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The colony that was established as a safe haven for Catholics was: Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, Rhode Island

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Maryland

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The colony established by William Penn for Quakers to practice their religion.

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Pennsylvania

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The Middle Passage was

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Route that transported slaves from Africa to America

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Plantation agriculture was possible in the Southern Colonies because the ____.

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Atlantic coastal plain provided flat and fertile land for farming

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Which of the following might have been a headline from a newspaper dated 1607? Options: Christopher Columbus sails to North America, Quakers bring, Virginia Company searches for wealth in Jamestown, Pilgrims seek religious freedom in Pennsylvania

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Virginia Company searches for wealth in Jamestown

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The Middle colonies were known for their -

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religious tolerance