EOU 1 Test Corrections (Colonial Era)

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This colonial region was known for lumber, shipbuilding, and fishing due to cold winters and rocky soil.

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New England

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This colonial region was known for use of slavery and growing of cash crops.

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Southern

Front

Which statement accurately describes the reasons for establishing Plymouth and Jamestown?

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Plymouth was founded as a refuge from religious persecution, while Jamestown was founded for commercial profit.

Front

Which of the following contributed most to the expansion of the transatlantic slave trade during the 1700s? A lack of skilled labor in the American colonies, Demand for slaves in the American colonies that produced cash crops, A lack of protective tariffs in the American colonies, Demand for slaves in the industrialized regions

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Demand for slaves in the American colonies that produced cash crops

Front

The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut created a general assembly and was the first written constitution in the American colonies. Which statement best describes the influence of this document?

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It helped establish the tradition of self-government.

Front

An immigrant sails to North America in the early 1700s hoping to start a tobacco farm. He has done some research on the best environment for tobacco farming. Where is the immigrant most likely to settle?

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Virginia

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Which statement explains how physical geography affected the population distribution of the United States in 1790? The southern states offered fertile farmland, allowing for the development of larger cities. The Proclamation Line of 1763 prevented settlers from moving to the East Coast. The Appalachian Mountains served as a barrier that slowed westward expansion. The Rocky Mountains posed risks to explorers, leading most people to remain in the East.

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The Appalachian Mountains served as a barrier that slowed westward expansion.

Front

Which factor most contributed to the creation of the following documents:
-The Mayflower Compact (Pilgrims)
-The Virginia House of Burgesses (Jamestown)
-The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?

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The distance of the colonies from Great Britain

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Catholics immigrated to the Maryland colony in the seventeeth century primarily to--

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escape religious persecution