APUSH Period 2: 1607-1754

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The Mayflower Compact foreshadows the US Constitution in which of the following ways?

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it posits the source of government power in the people rather than in divine right or monarchy

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The first important cash crop in the American colonies was...

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tobacco

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The philosophy of mercantilism holds that economic power resides primarily in...

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control of hard currency and a positive trade balance

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The age of salutary neglect drew to a close with...

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the end of the French and Indian War

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All of the following are examples of conflicts between colonists and native American tribes EXCEPT... Bacon's Rebellion, the Pequot War, King Philip's War

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the Stono Uprising

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Colleges and universities during the colonial period were dedicated primarily to the training of...

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the clergy (preachers)

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Which of the following is the best explanation for why the British did not establish a powerful central government in the American colonies? Options: The British cared little how the colonists lived so long as the colonies remained a productive economic asset, Britain feared that the colonists would rebel against any substantial government force that it established, few members of the British elite were willing to travel to the colonies, even for the opportunity to govern, Britain gave the colonies a large measure of autonomy as a first step in transitioning the region to independence

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The British cared little how the colonists lived so long as the colonies remained a productive economic asset

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Which of the following distinguished British settlement patterns from those of other major European powers? Options: their respect for native cultures, their establishment of widespread missions, their focus on extracting gold and silver for export, their creation of larger-scale colonies with permanent settlers

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their creation of larger-scale colonies with permanent settlers

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The colony of Georgia was...

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established by England as a penal colony

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The Duke of Baltimore established the colony of Maryland...

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as a haven for persecuted English Catholics