Colonial Period: (European Exploration, Jamestown, Plymouth)

Colonial Period: (European Exploration, Jamestown, Plymouth)

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History

8th Grade

Hard

8.2A, 8.11A, 8.2B

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which European country was motivated to colonize the New World for these reasons? (Options: England, France, Germany, Spain)

Back

Spain

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8.2A

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which reason supports why France established North American colonies in the 1600s? Options: To establish trading posts, To search for valuable metals, To limit the spread of Christianity, To prevent the enslavement of African People

Back

To establish trading posts

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8.2A

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What was the INITIAL reason many European explorers sailed to the Americas?

Back

To find new trade routes to Asia

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8.2A

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which European country first went to the New World to find gold, but later religious freedom from persecution?

Back

England

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8.2A

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

An immigrant sails to North America in the early 1700s hoping to start a tobacco farm. He has done some research on the best environment for tobacco farming. Where is the immigrant most likely to settle?

Back

Virginia

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8.11A

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which regions correctly replace the numbers in this table? (1) - To increase business profits (2) - To escape religious persecution

Back

(1) - To increase business profits (2) - To escape religious persecution

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8.2B

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which numbered arrow represents the area where the Pilgrims landed in 1620?

Back

4

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8.23A