US History Fall Final Exam

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This was the first permanent English settlement in America.

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Jamestown

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In this document the US stated their freedom from British control.

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Declaration of Independence

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In general, why were MOST of the New England colonies founded? Options: make money, better soil, economic opportunity, religious freedoms

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religious freedoms

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What was the document that the men signed aboard the ship in the New World which intended to be an agreement for a democratic set of laws?

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The Mayflower Compact

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What nickname was given to the Middle Colonies?

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The Breadbasket Colonies

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What is the Middle Passage?

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European slave trade with the Americas

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Prohibited (stopped) settlers from moving west of the Appalachian Mnts. in hope that it would stop conflict with Native Americans.

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PROCLAMATION LINE OF 1763

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During the early to mid-1700s, the British policy of salutary neglect toward the American colonies contributed to

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the development of independent colonial trade practices

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According to the Land Ordinance of 1785, one section of each township was to be used to support ????

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schools

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The 3/5 Compromise settled the argument of--

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How slaves should be counted for representation