SS EOY Colonizing North America

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The term "Middle Passage" was used to describe the route for transporting slaves. Which leg of the trade route was the Middle Passage?

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the route between Africa and the British colonies

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The British colonies in North America transported raw materials to Europe in the triangle trade. Which list of items below would have been on a ship from the colonies to Europe? beads, textiles, and guns, cotton, sugar cane, and tobacco, guns, sugar cane, beads, textiles, beads, and cotton

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cotton, sugar cane, and tobacco

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Why did the Quakers, Catholics, and the Puritans leave their hometowns to settle in the New World?

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to escape religious persecution

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Which of the following was NOT a reason why Jamestown was a good place for the original colonists to build homes?
because it had abundant natural resources,
because it was located near ocean trade routes,
because there was no danger from Native Americans,
because there was a lot of open land to build homes on

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because there was no danger from Native Americans

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Why did Spanish settlers build St. Augustine?

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to create a military stronghold

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What goods were brought from Africa to the New World as part of the Triangular Trade? Options: fur, guns, tobacco, slaves

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slaves

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Why did the English settle in New England?

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to worship as they wanted

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Based on this map, which colony grew the most tobacco? Options: Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Massachusetts

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North Carolina

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Based on the map, in which state would one be most likely to find a rice mill? South Carolina, New York, Maine, Delaware

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South Carolina

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With its rich, fertile soil and moderate climate, which region became known as "America's Breadbasket" due to its productions of grain and other food staples? Options: the New England colonies, the Middle colonies, the Southern colonies, the Georgia colony

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the Middle colonies