4 Week Test Review

Front

Which country got along with Natives and traded beaver furs for profit?

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France

Front

Which of the following is the primary reason that European rulers became interested in trans-Atlantic exploration beginning in the 15th century?
Options:
They were curious about whether or not the world was round.
They were seeking an oversea trade route to Asia.
They wanted to become allies with Western Hemisphere natives.
They were looking to relocate their European empires to a new continent.

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They were seeking an oversea trade route to Asia.

Front

Mercantilism was an economic system that was created for

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the mother country to get rich from raw materials of a colony.

Front

The Spanish built missions in the "New World" for what purpose?

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To convert Native Americans to Christianity

Front

In what year was Jamestown settled?

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1607

Front

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

Back

The profitability of cash-crop agriculture in the Plantation system

Front

The economic system of mercantilism was opposed by later American colonists because it

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prohibited colonists from trading with other foreign countries

Front

What brought the original colonists from England to Jamestown?

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the search for gold and silver

Front

This speaker most likely lived in which region of the 13 colonies? "I have a small farm that grows enough food to feed my family. My son plans on joining the whaling business next month."

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New England

Front

This speaker probably lived in which region of the 13 colonies?

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