APUSH Period 2 Review!

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The most important export from the Virginia colony was

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Tobacco

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The issue of religion figured most prominently in the consideration of which of the following? Options: the settlement of Jamestown, the establishment of Puritan colonies in Massachusetts, discoveries by the Spanish conquistadores, Spain's support of Columbus' voyages

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the establishment of Puritan colonies in Massachusetts

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The chief purpose of mercantilist policies was to 

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strengthen the economy and power of the parent country

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During the colonial era of North America, slavery was:

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present in all areas

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Which of the following was a characteristic of the Middle Colonies?
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The economy was mainly based upon trading furs,
They were the most religiously and ethnically diverse of the British colonies,
The geography allowed for very little agriculture,
They had a reputation as being the least tolerant of the British colonies

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They were the most religiously and ethnically diverse of the British colonies

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Which of the following was a characteristic of colonies in New England? They generally had shorter life expectancies than other colonies, They were mainly homogeneous communities of Puritans, Most colonists were single men, The economy was mainly based upon exporting cash crops

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They were mainly homogeneous communities of Puritans

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Which group focused their settlements primarily on the trading of fur?

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French

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The "Middle Passage" referred to

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the transportation of slaves from Africa to the New World.

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A person who agreed to work without wages for a period of time in exchange for passage to the colonies was known as a(n)...

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indentured servant

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As a result of Bacon’s Rebellion, what did planters seek to do?

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Planters sought African slaves to replace discontented backcountry frontiersmen as laborers.