US I Final Exam Review

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Why was the Mayflower Compact important?

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It helped establish the idea of self-government in Colonial America.

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William Penn's idea where people of different religions and groups will live peacefully together in Pennsylvania

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"Holy Experiment"

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People came to America for all of the reasons EXCEPT: Religious Freedom, $$$, Some came as enslaved people, America was free of diseases

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America was free of diseases

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Slavery expanded in America for ALL of these reasons EXCEPT: The increased demand for rice and tobacco, Bacon’s Rebellion scared wealthy planters into not wanting to use indentured servants, Many Native Americans who had been forced into farming had died off

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Slaves were free to purchase and never wanted to rebel against their enslavement

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Which area focused on growing Tobacco?

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Southern Colonies

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Which area was known as the "Breadbasket Colonies"? Options: Southern Colonies, Middle Colonies, New England Colonies

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Middle Colonies

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Violent reactions to the Townshend Acts led to what event?

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Boston Massacre

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Americans anger towards the Tea Tax led to what event?

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Boston Tea Party

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British passage of the Intolerable Acts led to what event?

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The 1st Continental Congress (and colonists began arming themselves)

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Which side were enslaved people more likely to support because they offered freedom?

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The British