Review: 8th Grade US History TEST Topics 1 (25-26)

Front

What is the significance of the Pilgrims' arrival in America?

Back

It led to an early attempt at self-government in the English colonies.

Front

Why did many people choose to settle in the English colonies of Maryland and Pennsylvania?

Back

To escape religious persecution

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

Front

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

Back

To find new trade routes to Asia

Front

Which reasons correctly replace the numbers on the table? (1) To gain religious freedom (2) To provide military defense, (1) To increase business profits (2) To escape Religious Persecution, (1) To provide military defense (2) To help benefit the poor, (1) To increase business profits (2) To provide a place for criminals

Back

(1) To increase business profits (2) To escape Religious Persecution

Front

How did the geography of the New England Colonies help settlers earn a living?

Back

The dense forests provided lumber needed to build large ships.

Front

Which statement correctly compares the southern colonies and the middle colonies? Options: The southern colonies required less labor than the middle colonies, The southern colonies attracted more immigrants than the middle colonies, The middle colonies had more diverse economies than the southern colonies, The middle colonies were less dependent on skilled labor than the southern colonies

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The middle colonies had more diverse economies than the southern colonies

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8.12 A

Front

Which factor of British North American colonial life MOST contributed to the transatlantic slave trade? Options: The demand for manufactured goods, The improvements in transportation, The need for building supplies, The growth of cash crops

Back

The growth of cash crops

Front

How did the characteristics of two colonial regions during the late 17th century influence life in the colonies? Options: The New England colonies supported financial growth through high-paying industrial work, The Southern colonies supported the plantation production of cash crops because of long growing seasons, The Southern colonies developed large urban centers in order to support increasing manufacturing businesses, The New England colonies developed large rural populations in order to support increasing agricultural production

Back

The Southern colonies supported the plantation production of cash crops because of long growing seasons

Front

Which effects correctly replace the numbers in this cause-and-effect diagram? (1) Used slave labor (2) Used Chinese laborers, (1) Exported dried fish (2) Exported agricultural goods, (1) Established plantations (2) Established textile factories, (1) Imported lumber (2) Imported cattle

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(1) Exported dried fish (2) Exported agricultural goods

Answer explanation

New England's economy was fishing, Mid-Atlantic was small farming or agriculture.