Colonies - American Rev. Test US History

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What idea from the Enlightenment philosophers influenced the ideas in the Declaration of Independence?

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The role of government is to protect the natural rights of men.

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During the Colonial Era, how were the lives of indentured servants different from those of slaves?

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Indentured servants' situations were voluntary and temporary.

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What event completes this time line? Options: Great Britain stopped using mercantilism as its economic system., Great Britain allowed the colonies more freedom to make their own laws., Great Britain encouraged colonists to farm the new territory it gained in the war., Great Britain ended its policy of salutary neglect.

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Great Britain ended its policy of salutary neglect.

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Was the government described in the chart a true direct democracy?

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It was not a true direct democracy because not all citizens could participate.

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How a colonial region made money (economics) depended on which of the following: I. Human capital II. Natural resources III. Geographic Location

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I, II, and III

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Which of the following is the correct order for the 3 colonial regions? (1) New England, (2) Middle, (3) Southern, (1) Southern, (2) Middle, (3) New England, (1) New England, (2) Southern, (3) Middle, (1) Southern, (2) New England, (3) Middle

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New England, Southern, Middle

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Which of the following is the correct order for North American settlements during the 1600s? (1) Spain, (2) England, (3) France, (1) England, (2) Spain, (3) France, (1) England, (2) France, (3) Spain, (1) France, (2) Spain, (3) England

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Spain, England, France

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In the Colonial Era, developments such as the New England town meetings and the establishment of the Virginia House of Burgesses represented

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steps toward the growth of representative democracy

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Why were the goods produced in the Northern and Southern colonies different?

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The Southern Colonies had a better climate for agricultural production.

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Why did Parliament begin taxing the colonists?

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To pay for the French and Indian War.