2025 History Mock STAAR Flashcardizz

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Deep harbors allowed shipbuilding in the ____________________ colonies as their rocky soil was not ideal for growing crops.

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New England

Front

Why did the French create Trading Posts and establish colonies?

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To trade fur with Native Americans

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Why did Jamestown and the Southern Colonies thrive? Options: Religious freedom, Tobacco, Rice, Indigo, and Cotton, They found a great deal of gold., Trading goods with Native Americans.

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Tobacco, Rice, Indigo, and Cotton

Front

The Virginia House of Burgesses...

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Provided an example of representative government.

Front

Which region of colonies had the following conditions:
-Broad, coastal plains
-Year-round warm climate
-Rich soil for farming
-Less cities, more plantations

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Southern Colonies

Front

Which of these documents provided our first example of self-government in the 13 colonies, created for the common good of men?
Options:
The Magna Carta,
The Mayflower Compact,
The Declaration of Independence

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The Mayflower Compact

Front

Identify the term that states the King ignored the Colonies as long as they paid taxes and allowed us to form our own laws.

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Salutary Neglect

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Why did the Europeans decide to explore the New World? To spread slavery, To create the United States, To expand the empire and colonize, To recruit the natives

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To expand the empire and colonize

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The Navigation Acts stated that we CAN'T navigate (trade) with other countries and is an example of...

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Mercantilism

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Which economic policy resulted in the parent country receiving raw goods and profit from the colony and led to the Boston Tea Party, where we rejected England forcing us to buy only their Tea?

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Mercantilism