EXPLORATION & COLONIZATION - STAAR

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What characteristic is correctly matched with a number in the table? Options: Indigo, Moderate, Rocky soil, Ships

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Moderate

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Which reason best completes this list? To spread democratic ideals, To improve efficiency in manufacturing, To lace potential military allies, To claim new territory

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To claim new territory

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Which motive best completes the diagram? Options: To promote free enterprise, To extend democracy, To expand empires, To found Utopian communities

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To expand empires

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Which of the following was a primary reason France sought to colonize North America?
Options:
To reduce overpopulation in Europe,
To create communities founded on religious tolerance,
To profit from trading in furs and other goods,
To create joint ventures with other European powers

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To profit from trading in furs and other goods

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Which statement accurately describes the reasons for establishing Plymouth and Jamestown?

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Plymouth was founded as a refuge from religious persecution, while Jamestown was founded for commercial profit.

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Which factor most contributed to the creation of the following documents?

• The Mayflower Compact
• The charter establishing the Virginia House of Burgesses
• The fundamental Orders of Connecticut

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The distance of the colonies from Great Britain

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Which statement explains the significance of this colonial institution? Options: The assembly served as a model for other colonial legislatures, Colonists used the assembly to overrule decisions of the royal governor., The assembly sent delegates to Parliament to represent Virginia, The king revoked Virginia's charter because the assembly became too powerful.

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The assembly served as a model for other colonial legislatures

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The factors listed below contributed most to the --

• Distance from Great Britain
• Mayflower Compact
• Town hall meetings

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growth of representative government in the British colonies

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Which of the following happened as a direct result of the policy of "salutary neglect" from 1690 to 1760? Options: The colonies developed a strong tradition of self-government., Many proprietary colonies were converted to royal colonies., The colonies refused to participate in a system of common defense., Many colonies sought economic aid from other countries.

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The colonies developed a strong tradition of self-government.

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Which of the following best replaces the question mark in the diagram above? Options: Created a general council to manage the colonies, Experienced strict control by Parliament, Established their own representative institutions, Appointed governors who reported to the king

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Established their own representative institutions