US - Semester Exam Review 22-23

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Many European explorers sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas to -

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find new trade routes to Asia

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Which of these statements about the New England colonies is TRUE?
Puritans moved to New England to escape religious persecution in Britain,
The physical geography of New England [dense forests, natural harbors] led to shipbuilding, fishing, and lumber milling,
One of the biggest exports [goods sold to other countries] of New England was dried fish,
Slaves in New England [the "northern" colonies] worked mostly trade-related jobs,
ALL of these statements are true

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ALL of these statements are true

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The main export of the Middle Colonies was -

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agricultural goods

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Which of these statements about the Southern Colonies is TRUE? The Southern Colonies consisted of Virginia, Maryland, North and South Carolina, and Georgia; James Oglethorp [leader of Georgia] worried about the nearby Spanish settlements in Florida; The production of cash crops contributed to the use and spread of slavery in the colonies; ALL of these are correct

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ALL of these are correct

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The colonists' distance from Great Britain AND the British policy of "salutary neglect" led to the growth of ____ . [hint: two examples are 1) the colonists created the Mayflower Compact and 2) the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut]

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representative government

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During the period of colonization, an area's geography often determined the economic activities for that area. For example - natural harbors [New York, Boston, Charleston] provided access to markets, desert climates [like those found in New England] made it easy to grow cash crops, mountains [mostly found along the gulf coast] had lots of gold and silver mines, ALL of these are correct

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natural harbors [New York, Boston, Charleston] provided access to markets

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This quote from the Sons of Liberty showed the American colonists' dissatisfaction with the -

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economic policies of Great Britain

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In the Declaration of Independence, one grievance listed by Thomas Jefferson that was later addressed by the Founding Fathers was - "he has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power".

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he has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power

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George Washington served as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. In the winter of 1777, Washington was very concerned about his troops who were enduring a brutal winter at -

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Valley Forge

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Which of these choices lists the two MAIN agreements that the delegates came to during the Constitutional Convention? [hint: both agreements centered around the economic differences between LARGE and SMALL states]

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Great Compromise and Three-Fifths Compromise