Exploration Colonization STAAR review

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What were the main reasons Jamestown and Plymouth were established?

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Plymouth was founded as a refuge to get away from religious persecution, and Jamestown was founded for economic reasons.

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Which statement explains the significance of the Virginia House of Burgesses, the first colonial assembly of elected representatives?

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The assembly served as a model for other colonial legislatures.

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The factors listed below contributed most to the —

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growth of representative government in the British colonies.

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What was a direct result of the policy of "Salutary Neglect" from 1690 to 1760?

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The colonies developed a strong tradition of self government

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Which statement best explains the significance of the Mayflower Compact? Options: It limited the power of the future colonial governments., It weakened the influence of religion in government., It established a form of self-government based on a social contract., It allowed for a proclamation of equality.
It guaranteed liberties for colonists through local governments.

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It established a form of self-government based on a social contract.

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How did mercantilism create tension between Great Britain and the colonies?

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By preventing colonists from trading with other foreign countries

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What was the major reason for the transatlantic slave trade?

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The economic demands of the plantation system

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What is the name of the trading system that carried slaves, cash crops, and manufactured goods between West Africa, Caribbean or American colonies and the European colonial powers?

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Triangular Trade

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The economic theory that states “the mother country becomes more wealthy by controlling the trade between countries” is

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Mercantilism

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Which region does this describe?
Economy: Fishing, Trading, Shipbuilding
Weather: Cold
Soil: Rocky

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New England