Test 1-1 Review

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Why is the House of Burgesses significant?

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It started a tradition of representative government in England's colonies.

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French motive for exploration in the New World?

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produce wealth

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In what year was the Jamestown colony founded?

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1607

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Reasons for European colonization included: increase wealth, freedom of religion, and:

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to find a new source of raw materials

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Which of the following best expresses social reason for the movement of English colonists to the new world? Escape religious persecution and establish religious freedom, Expand the British Empire and increase nationalism, Establish new areas to develop and produce manufactured goods, Develop a cash crop to revitalize the British economy

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Escape religious persecution and establish religious freedom

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The region with "deep natural harbors" and "thin rocky soil" was:

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The Northeast (Atlantic Coastal Plains)

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Which coast of North America did English colonists first settle?

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East Coast

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The first permanent English settlement in North America was

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Jamestown

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Which natural feature served as a geographic barrier for the British colonists on the Atlantic coast that wanted to move West?

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Appalachian Mountains

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Which ocean did the settlers cross from Europe to North America?

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Atlantic