Georgia U.S. History EOC Review

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The colonies: Plymouth, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, were formed by a single religious group.

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Plymouth, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania each formed by a single religious group.

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Which phrase from the Declaration of Independence does not show the influence of the Enlightenment on the thoughts of Thomas Jefferson and others? Options: "Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their powers from the consent of the governed", "for the people to dissolve the political bands that have connected there", "we mutually pledge to each other our lives", "He has obstructed the Administration of Justice. . ."

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"we mutually pledge to each other our lives"

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Why did colonists participate in the Boston Tea Party?

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They used the opportunity to protest Britain's control over the colonies.

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All of the following descriptions provide examples of triangular trade EXCEPT: the Dutch settling in Japan, Africans being transported on ships to the Americas, European merchants bringing manufactured goods to trade for Africans, tobacco and other products being transported to Europe.

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the Dutch settling in Japan

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Which of these was a major domestic problem faced by the government under the Articles of Confederation?
Options: maintaining national security, counting population for voting purposes, regulating the slave trade, establishing strong state governments

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maintaining national security

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Representative government in colonial America

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allowed some citizens to have a voice in the laws directly affecting them

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The United States Constitution begins with the words "We the People." Why did Madison choose these three words to open the document?

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to show the government gets its power from the "consent of the governed"

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Which does NOT describe Jamestown? Options: Its colonial government held the Salem Witch Trials, In this colony, John Rolfe developed a tobacco cash crop, The colony was named after the king of England, It was the first permanent English colony

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Its colonial government held the Salem Witch Trials

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Why was the Battle of Saratoga an important turning point in the American Revolution?

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It motivated the French to offer military and financial assistance.

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What did the Whiskey Rebellion show about George Washington?

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He was a strong president who was willing to use federal troops when needed