Visual Learning Flashcards

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What is the reason for the growth of the trade routes shown on the map?

A. The effects of the Industrial Revolution

B. The colonial need of natural resources from Europe

C. The demand for slaves on colonial plantations

D. The discovery of gold and silver in Africa

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The demand for slaves on colonial plantations

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What was the reason for the settlement of this historic site?

A. To establish a place to practice religion freely

B. To profit from the natural resources in the region

C. To establish trade with Native Americans

D. To escape political persecution in Europe

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To profit from the natural resources in the region

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What was the impact of the signing of this document?

A. It reinforced the power that the king had in the colonies

B. It formed a treaty between colonists and Native Americans

C. It gave religious freedom to all who settled in America

D. It established a form of self-government in the colonies

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It established a form of self-government in the colonies

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How did the colonists feel about this royal proclamation?

A. The colonists felt it supported their political rights and freedoms

B. The colonists did not care because the law did not affect them

C. The colonists were angry and wanted to be able to settle to the West

D. The colonists supported it and wanted to stay close to the Atlantic coast

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The colonists were angry and wanted to be able to settle to the West

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How did the colonists react to this British Act?

A. The colonists did not care because it did not affect them

B. The colonists protested by boycotting British products

C. The colonists supported Britain’s right to tax them

D. The colonist freely and gladly paid these taxes

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The colonists protested by boycotting British products

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How did the British respond to this colonial protest?

A. They ignored these colonial actions and kept sending products

B. They passed the Proclamation Act which limited settlement to the west

C. They passed the Intolerable Acts which closed the Boston Harbor

D. They encouraged and supported more protests just like this one

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They passed the Intolerable Acts which closed the Boston Harbor

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What was the significance and importance of this event?

A. The Colonists forced the British to give them independence

B. The Colonial victory convinced France to send help

C. The British passed taxes to pay for the debt from war

D. The first shots were fired to start the American Revolution

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The first shots were fired to start the American Revolution

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What defines the unalienable rights that are listed in this document?

A. Rights to do whatever you want without any consequences

B. Rights that you are born with and cannot be denied

C. Rights that you earn by proving your loyalty to the government

D. Rights that you can purchase once you become an adult

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Rights that you are born with and cannot be denied

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Why was this event considered the turning point of the American Revolution?

A. It convinced the French to give military support to the Americans

B. It turned the momentum of the war in Britain's favor

C. It gave control of Canada to the American colonists

D. It was an American loss that they would never recover from

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It convinced the French to give military support to the Americans

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What is the significance and importance of this event?

A. The British won and were able to control the Southern Colonies

B. It resulted in tremendous casualties for French and American soldiers

C. It was the final battle and surrender of the American Revolution

D. The Spanish helped the British for the first time during the war

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It was the final battle and surrender of the American Revolution