US History Regents Review I

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Which colony was the first English settlement in North America?

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Jamestown

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Which of the following best describes how slaves were treated in the Southern colonies? Options: They were treated well and given free education., They were beaten and treated very badly., They were paid to do skilled jobs and housework., They were paid to do work in factories.

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They were beaten and treated very badly.

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In the Southern colonies, what was the economy mostly based on? Options: Shipbuilding, producing iron and textiles in factories, whaling and fishing, producing cash crops on large farms

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producing cash crops on large farms

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Small farms, rocky soil, cold winters, short growing season describes

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New England colonies

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To run large plantations, planters relied mostly on the work of _________________

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enslaved African-Americans

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People who lived in the New England colonies most likely had which of the following jobs? Farming, Raising livestock, Ship building and fishing

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Ship building and fishing

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Large farms, called ___________________, were spread throughout the Southern colonies.

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Plantations

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Ship that brought Pilgrims.

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Mayflower

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What was the Mayflower Compact?

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A document that set up an organized government for the Pilgrims

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What was the trip that transported slaves from Africa to the Americas known as?

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The Middle Passage