US History EOC Review

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How was the settlement of Virginia different from the settlement of Massachusetts?

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Virginia was settled primarily for economic reasons rather than to escape religious persecution.

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The presence of which pair of geographic conditions discouraged the development of a plantation economy in the New England Colonies? Options: wide coastal plain and absence of good harbors, rocky soil and short growing season, numerous rivers and humid climate, flatlands and lack of forests

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rocky soil and short growing season

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Which economic policy was based on the idea that the American colonies existed primarily to provide an economic benefit for Great Britain? Options: mercantilism, socialism, free trade, laissez-faire capitalism

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mercantilism

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Why did slavery grow in the American colonies in the middle 1600’s?

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Colonial leaders saw the advantages of using slaves over indentured servants.

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How did colonists react to the Proclamation of 1763?

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They opposed the ban on colonial expansion into western lands.

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Identify the main idea of the quote below: The only representatives of the people of these colonies are persons chosen therein by themselves; and that no taxes ever have been, or can be constitutionally imposed on them but by their respective legislatures.

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Only the colonist’s elected representatives should have the power to levy taxes

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The Declaration of Independence is BEST described as

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an explanation of why the colonies were dissolving political connections to Britain

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The main purpose for writing the Declaration of Independence was to

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state the colonists’ reasons for separating from Great Britain

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Which document included John Locke’s idea that people have the right to overthrow an oppressive government? Options: Mayflower Compact, Northwest Ordinance, Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights

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Declaration of Independence

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Most anti-Federalists changed from opponents to supporters of the Constitution after they were promised a bill of rights.

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a bill of rights