US- EOC Review Unit 1-5 (Colonialism- Reconstruction)

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Which of the following BEST explains why the slave population was concentrated in the Southern colonies?
Options:
Southern colonies had more seaports for importing slaves.
Southern colonies had labor-intensive agricultural economies.
Northern colonies attracted religious groups opposed to slavery.
Northern colonies were sparsely populated which made it easier for slaves to escape.

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Southern colonies had labor-intensive agricultural economies.

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Which answer BEST explains why the Mid-Atlantic colonies were so diverse?

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Diverse nationalities settled the Mid-Atlantic colonies, as there was a greater emphasis on religious tolerance and cultural diversity.

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Which religious group settled primarily in Pennsylvania and tolerated other faiths?

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the Quakers

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Which action BEST explains how the French and Indian War laid the groundwork for the American Revolution?

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The British taxed the colonies following the French and Indian war to pay off England’s debts.

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What could have been the outcome if George Washington had not established an intense training program at Valley Forge?

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Washington could have been unable to fight in unfavorable conditions because he was not accustomed to fighting open-field, European style battles.

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Which argument of Thomas Paine’s Common Sense was MOST effective in persuading undecided colonists to support independence from Britain? Options: the idea it was absurd for a smaller territory like Britain to own a larger one like the thirteen colonies, the idea that the king himself, rather than just Parliament, was corrupt and responsible for the unpopular laws, the idea that even gaining representation in Parliament would not protect the colonists from economic exploitation and being forced to submit to unjust laws, the idea that it was unjust for the British government to tax colonists without allowing the colonists to send their own representatives as part of that government

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the idea that the king himself, rather than just Parliament, was corrupt and responsible for the unpopular laws

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Which weakness of the Articles of Confederation did Shays’ Rebellion MOST call attention to? Options: the government’s inability to create a unified currency, the government’s inability to maintain a standing army, the government’s inability to impose and collect federal taxes, the government’s inability to amend the Articles without a unanimous vote

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the government’s inability to impose and collect federal taxes

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Why was it necessary for small and large states to form the Great Compromise while writing the Constitution?

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Small states wanted more representation.

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Which amendment was MOST important in reconciling the Anti-Federalists and Federalists regarding the Constitution?

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The Tenth Amendment, because it meant the federal government could only acquire additional power from the States.

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What is the MOST enduring precedent set by George Washington as president?

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presidents only serving for two terms