Period 2 Review

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What was a significant economic activity in the Chesapeake and North Carolina colonies during the 17th century?

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Exporting tobacco

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Which of the following best describes the initial settlement pattern of early British colonies along the Atlantic coast? Large urban centers with diverse industries, Small, mostly male settlements focused on fur trading, Scattered plantations and small towns with family farms, Dense industrial cities with heavy reliance on imported labor

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Scattered plantations and small towns with family farms

Front

What type of government was primarily found in the New England colonies?

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Self-governing institutions with participatory town meetings

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Which colonies developed plantations that depended heavily on the labor of enslaved Africans?

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The Southern colonies

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What was a key characteristic of the Southern colonies' economy?

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Exporting staple crops like tobacco and rice

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What was a significant effect of the Atlantic economy on American Indians during the colonial period?

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It resulted in the spread of epidemic diseases among American Indian communities.

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Which conflict is associated with British conflicts over land, resources, and political boundaries with American Indians?

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Metacom’s War

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What was a key cultural impact of the presence of different European religious and ethnic groups in the British colonies?

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Significant degree of pluralism and intellectual exchange

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What process describes the British colonies' gradual cultural transformation influenced by English norms?

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Anglicization

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Which term best describes the British government's restructuring of the American colonies into a coherent, hierarchical imperial structure? Options: Self-governance, Mercantilism, Enlightenment, Evangelicalism

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Mercantilism