01 STAAR Review (Units 01 to 04)

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Which pair of actions best completes this graphic? 1--Enslaved native populations 2--Organized utopian societies, 1--Established Catholic missions 2--Focused primarily on fur trading, 1--Promoted political freedom 2--Participated in the triangular trade, 1--Became commercial shipbuilders 2--Created an early system of public schools

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1--Established Catholic missions 2--Focused primarily on fur trading

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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

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Which of the following was a primary reason France sought to colonize North America?
To reduce overpopulation in Europe,
To create communities founded on religious tolerance,
To profit from trading in furs and other goods,
To create joint ventures with other European powers

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To profit from trading in furs and other goods

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Which factor most contributed to the creation of the documents in this list? Options: The opportunity for trade with American Indians, The distance of the colonies from Great Britain, The doctrine of the Church of England, The economic system of mercantilism

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The distance of the colonies from Great Britain

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Which statement best describes the influence of this document? Options: It helped establish the tradition of self-government. It was the first attempt to combine political and religious laws. It established the concept of unalienable rights. It outlined a plan for independence from British rule.

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It helped establish the tradition of self-government.

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The actions described in this excerpt were carried out in order to --

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protest British taxation policies

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The rights listed above were --

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defined by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence

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The British government issued the Proclamation of 1763 to limit the area British colonists were allowed to settle. Which geographic feature did the British use as the boundary of approved settlement?

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Appalachian Mountains

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The Continental Congress issued this commission to --

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George Washington

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Which of the following best completes this diagram? Colonists sought military support from France. Colonists organized boycotts of British goods. Colonists signed the Declaration of Independence. Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor.

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Colonists organized boycotts of British goods.