Colonial America: Key Concepts and Events

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What is mercantilism?

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Colonies should aim to export more than they import to benefit England economically

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What was the main message of Benjamin Franklin's "Join, or Die" cartoon?

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It promoted unity among the American colonies for their defense

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The Mayflower compact was unique because it

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Established a government based on majority rule (self-government) by the colonists

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Which of these BEST explains the reason for African Slaves being brought into the British colonies in Southern North America in the 17th century? Options: They were promised land and freedom by the British government, Southern colonists needed a large non-wage labor force to work on plantations, They volunteered to help settle the New World and spread Christianity, British colonists wanted to replace Native American leaders with African rulers.

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Southern colonists needed a large non-wage labor force to work on plantations

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The differences in the economic development of the mid-Atlantic, New England, and Southern colonies can BEST be attributed to the: Amount of trade with Native American tribes, Geographic features and climate of each region, Religious beliefs of the colonists, Type of governments established in each colony

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Geographic features and climate of each region

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The Middle passage referred to

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The sea voyage that brought enslaved Africans to the Americas

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The mid-Atlantic colony of Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn PRIMARILY because of his

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Belief in creating a safe haven for Quakers and promoting religious freedom and tolerance

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What was true about the culture of the Middle Colonies, which flourished due to their cereal crops attracting many colonists?

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The culture became more diverse due to immigrants from various countries and religions.

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During the colonial era, Africans and Native Americans

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Originated new cultures and societies that were a combination of the two ethnicities

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Preachers of the Great Awakening in the 18th Century America would have been most likely to give a sermon focusing on: The importance of a personal relationship with God and repenting of sins, The benefits of rational thought and scientific reasoning, The political rights of colonists to govern themselves, The adherence to formal church doctrine and tradition

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The importance of a personal relationship with God and repenting of sins