Social Studies 7-12 TExEs 232

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Which European disease killed half the population of Hispaniola (now Haiti and the Dominican Republic) in 1518?

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Smallpox

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Smallpox killed an estimated 60 - 90% of the ________ by the 1520s, with repeated epidemics in 1558 and 1589.

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Incas

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When was the North American smallpox epidemic?

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from 1775–1782

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What was the Mayflower Compact?

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A set of rules for self-governance established by the English settlers who traveled to the New World.

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What is the United States Bill of Rights?

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The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution

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William Penn (1644–1718), founder of Pennsylvania, championed for which expressive freedoms in the American colonies?

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Religous Freedom

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The trial of John Peter Zenger (1697–1746) was one of the most important events in shaping American thinking toward ____________.

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freedom of speech

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What acts prevented the colonies from shipping any goods anywhere without first stopping in an English port?

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Navigation Acts