American History Fall Final 2020

Front

Which motive best completes the diagram? Options: to promote free enterprise, to extend democracy, to expand empires, to found utopian communities

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to expand empires

Front

Which statement accurately describes the reasons for establishing Plymouth and Jamestown?

Back

Plymouth was founded as a refuge from religions persecution, while Jamestown was funded for commercial profit.

Front

Which of the following best replaces the question mark in the diagram above? Options: created a general council to manage the colonies, experienced strict control by Parliament, established their own representative self-government, appointed governors who reported to the king

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established their own representative self-government

Front

The colonies in this list were founded primarily to offer settlers a greater degree of --

Back

religious freedom

Front

Which colony correctly completes this diagram? Options: Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia

Back

Maryland

Front

Which American colony's economy was based primarily on shipbuilding and fishing?

Back

Massachusetts

Front

How did geography influence the early economic development of New York, Boston, and Charleston? Options: long coastlines offered abundant natural resources, proximity to flooding rivers limited development, natural harbors provided access to markets, extreme climates limited productive activity

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natural harbors provided access to markets

Front

The geographic factors in this table led primarily to the --

Back

development of different economies in the two regions

Front

Which characteristic is correctly matched with a number in the table? Options: indigo, mild winters, rocky soil, ships

Back

indigo

Front

Which factor most encouraged the growth of this trade? Options: the invention of the steam engine, the profitability of cash-crop agriculture, the development of the factory system, the establishment of protective tariffs

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the profitability of cash-crop agriculture