Mid-term US History Prep

Mid-term US History Prep

Assessment

Flashcard

History

6th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What was a primary political motivation for European exploration?

Back

Competition between monarchies for power and land

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Spanish exploration focused on: Searching for the Northwest Passage, Establishing a fur trade, Finding gold and spreading Christianity, Creating alliances with Native Americans

Back

Finding gold and spreading Christianity

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which of the following was central to French exploration? Cash crops, Religious missions, The fur trade and control of the Mississippi River, Establishing a penal colony

Back

The fur trade and control of the Mississippi River

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The first permanent English colony in North America was: Plymouth, Jamestown, New Amsterdam, Savannah

Back

Jamestown

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What was a defining feature of the New England colonies?

Back

Subsistence farming and dense forests

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The Middle Colonies were known for: Wheat farming and diverse populations

Back

Wheat farming and diverse populations

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What was the purpose of the Virginia House of Burgesses?

Back

To act as the first form of representative government in the colonies

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