History Test 1: Colonization

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Mercantilism was the principle that

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the purpose of colonies was to economically benefit the mother country.

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The Mayflower Compact was unique because it

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was the first example of colonial European self-government in northeastern North America.

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The "Middle Passage" referred to

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the transportation of slaves from Africa to the New World.

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The first financially successful English colony in the "new world" was

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Jamestown

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The "Great Awakening" was

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a series of religious revivals that swept across the American colonies in the middle of the 18th Century.

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Which of these was considered a "Mid-Atlantic"/"Middle" colony in North America? Rhode Island, New York

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New York

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Which statement BEST describes the reason why the American colonies developed a separate culture from Great Britain during the era of colonization? Americans spoke a different language than the British, colonists and Britain were geographically separated by a great distance

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colonists and Britain were geographically separated by a great distance

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The differences in the economic development of the mid-Atlantic (Middle Colonies), New England, and Southern colonies can BEST be attributed to the geographic conditions there.

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geographic conditions there.

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The mid-Atlantic colony of Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn PRIMARILY because of his

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wish to found a logical, well-planned, religiously tolerant colony.

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Which of these would have been MOST likely to be a significant part of the Middle colonies' economy in 17th century North America?
sugar, ship building

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ship building