Unit 1: 13 Colonies Review

Unit 1: 13 Colonies Review

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Social Studies

8th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Why was the founding of the Jamestown colony significant?

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Because it represented the first permanent English settlement.

Answer explanation

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Not the first one they tried (Roanoke) but Jamestown was the first one that worked for England!

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which statement describes a reason for the development of the transatlantic slave trade? Options: Colonial Governments wanted to use slave labor to build canals. , Plantation owners in Southern colonies were increasing profits from slave labor. , Many colonists relied on slave labor to do difficult work on their ranches. , Textile production in North colony factories relied on slave labor.

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Plantation owners in Southern colonies were increasing profits from slave labor.

Answer explanation

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Cash Crops made a lot of money for white Europeans so they needed more "workers" to do the hard labor for them = increase in slavery & slave trade.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What was one way slow communication due to distance with the British Government affected the American colonies?

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Back

Self-Government developed in the colonies.

Answer explanation

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Communication was slow between England & the 13 Colonies because how far they were from each other.

This led to the colonies creating all their own stuff because England wasn't there to keep an eye on them.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Why was the House of Burgesses (VA) important in the development of the United States?

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Back

It was the first example of representative government in the colonies.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which of the following was a primary reason for the vast creation of colonies?
Options:
To avoid debtor's prison.
To extend triangular trade routes.
To escape religious persecution.
To block Spanish settlements.

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Back

To escape religious persecution.

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