Benchmark #4

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Which of the following best describes those belonging to the Mississippian Culture?

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They were Native Americans that constructed earthen mounds to house important structures on in order to project their power and defend themselves.

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How did the invention of irrigation change native American communities?

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It allowed them to farm and stay in one place.

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After the discovery of the Americas in 1492, a period of trade began between Asia, Africa, and Europe with the Americas. What was this called?

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The Columbian Exchange

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Although it had a different name at the time when constructed in 1757, the French constructed Fort Massac in order to...

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Allow the French to maintain control of the Ohio River Valley during the French and Indian War.

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Which of the following examples best describe mercantilism? The use of merchants to trade with everyone available. Housing a large estate with many workers to grow crops. A movement in Europe that emphasized the use of reason and Science. the British mainland using the goods and colonies only for their own benefits.

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the British mainland using the goods and colonies only for their own benefits.

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Which of the following answers best summarizes the economic differences in the three Colonial regions? The New England colonies faced hars winters. The middle Colonies had mild winters and hot summers. The Southern Colonies had long, hot summers. The New England colonies had excellent harbors for ships, and as a result, would become a major area of merchant trade. The Middle Colonies had fertile land and was an excellent location for farming crops and raising livestock. The Southern Colonies began to rely heavily on African slavery, and economic activity was focused around Large plantations. All colonies had representative goverment. New England colonies elected their governors, the Middle Colonies alternated governors every 4 years, and the Southern Colonies had appointed governors.

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The New England colonies had excellent harbors for ships, and as a result, would become a major area of merchant trade. The Middle Colonies had fertile land and was an excellent location for farming crops and raising livestock. The Southern Colonies began to rely heavily on African slavery, and economic activity was focused around Large plantations.

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Why does the slogan "No Taxation without Representation" perfectly summarize the frustrations the colonies had just before the American Revolution?

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American colonists thought that the taxes created by Great Britain were unfair because the colonies had no opportunity to vote on the taxes.

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This image created by Paul Revere illustrated which dramatic event that angered many American colonists?

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The Boston Massacre

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The main purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to declare the rights of the British colonies to become an independent nation, what core principle did Thomas Jefferson claim gave the Colonists this right?

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That people have the right to alter or abolish a government that limits a person's Natural Rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

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What was the impact of Thomas Paine's 1775 essay, Common Sense? This essay stated that the colonies no longer needed the British rule and were not benefiting from their oppressive laws and taxes.

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It helped inspire colonists to rebel from British rule and write the Declaration of Independence.