US History 10th Grade Final Exam Review

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First successful English settlement in the New World, 1607. Set up as a joint-stock company, Virginia House of Burgesses

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Jamestown

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What established the government of the new Plymouth Colony, allowing direct democracy for men only, where people met at town meetings to discuss issues and vote on solutions, resulting in majority rule?

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Mayflower Compact

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Members of a group of Protestants that arose in the 16th century within the Church of England, demanding the simplification of doctrine and worship, and greater strictness in religious discipline.

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Puritans

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Colonial region that focused on shipping and manufacturing

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Northern Colonies (New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island)

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Colonial region focused on cash crops like cotton and tobacco; slavery became much more important in the southern colonies than any other colonial region.

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Southern Colonies (Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia)

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Colonial region focused on food crops such as wheat: Northern Colonies (New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island), Middle Colonies (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland), Southern Colonies (Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia)

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Middle Colonies (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland)

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Economic theory which said that a nation should export more than they import, and should create colonies for natural resources.

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Mercantilism

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Mercantilist regulation in the 13 colonies began with the passage of which laws? Options: Stamp Act, Sugar Acts, Townshend Acts, Navigation Acts

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Navigation Acts

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What was "Salutary Neglect?"

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England neglected to enforce their own trade laws.

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Which document was important for establishing democracy and self-government in the colonies? Options: Jamestown treaty, Declaration of Independence, Mayflower Compact, Magna Carta

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Mayflower Compact