US History Test #1 -

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Which document encouraged public support for declaring independence from Great Britain?

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Common Sense

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What was the most likely motivation to create the Mayflower Compact?

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The leaders wished to increase unity among “the pilgrims” by establishing a form of self-government.

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Which best explains why the Plymouth settlement was so important in American history?

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It proved that a self-governing society consisting mostly of farm families could flourish in New England.

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The climate and geography of the Southern colonies led to

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the use of slaves from Africa as a labor source

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The idea presented in the passage is that those on the voyage were there to

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spread Christianity to others by example and set up their ideal society

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In which area did good harbors, abundant forests, rocky soil, and a short growing season most influence the colonial economy?

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New England colonies

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Which of the following was the primary cause of the territorial changes depicted in the maps above? The French and Indian War, U.S. purchased land from France, A temporary military alliance between Britain and Spain, Native Americans’ voluntary giving of lands to Britain

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The French and Indian War

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What was the most significant impact on the relationship between the colonists and Great Britain resulting from the territorial changes depicted in the maps above?

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Increased efforts by Britain to tax the colonists

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The above map illustrates which of the following trends in the development of colonial America? Options: The Americans were increasingly dependent upon raw materials from Europe and Africa. The increased importation of slaves to the Southern colonies The increased riches of the Dutch in South America The growing anger of taxation

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The increased importation of slaves to the Southern colonies

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The need for cheap labor in the colonies was created by: the discovery of gold in South Carolina, the Southern colonies’ dependency on cash crops, the pressure of joint-stock companies to find gold and silver in the new colonies, the colonies trying to gain independence

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the Southern colonies’ dependency on cash crops