SC Benchmark Review

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How did the Northern and Southern colonial regions compare in terms of economic activity?

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The Northern region was heavily involved in shipbuilding and fishing, whereas the Southern region focused on cash crops.

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Based on the map, what conclusion can be drawn by comparing the two regions?

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Geography had the greatest impact on the economy that developed.

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Based on your knowledge, what impact did motivations for settling have on societies of the Northern and Southern regions?

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The Northern region focused on religion, while the Southern region focused on economic gain.

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What was the most direct cause of the situation represented by the illustration? Options: The Boston Massacre, The First Continental Congress, The signing of the Declaration of Independence, The Boston Tea Party

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The Boston Tea Party

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Which of the following describes the impacts of the statements above on the formation of the United States government? The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States... For imposing Taxes on us without Consent... For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury...

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The inclusion of principles of limited government and protection of individual rights in the new government

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What constitutional ideals are best described by the actions of the colonists in the chart?

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The emphasis of the importance of a responsive government that derives its powers from the consent of the governed

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How did Republican principles shape the foundational structure of the United States government?

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By establishing a system of checks and balances among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches

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How did this acquisition represent a change in policy for Democratic-Republicans?

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It highlighted their shift from a strict interpretation to a more loose interpretation of the Constitution.

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How does the Marbury v. Madison decision represent a continuity for the idea expressed in Federalist Paper #51?

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It emphasized the importance of an independent judiciary capable of reviewing and potentially canceling the actions by the other branches.

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What type of economic system was developed in the United States as a result of the ideas from the passage: [The rich] consume little more than the poor, and in spite of their natural selfishness and rapacity . . . they divide with the poor the produce of all their improvements. They are led by an invisible hand to make nearly the same distribution of the necessaries of life, which would have been made had the earth been divided into? Options: Feudalism, Socialism, Communism.

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Capitalism