APUSH Period 2 Review

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The survival of the Jamestown colony can be most directly attributed to the development of a tobacco industry.

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development of a tobacco industry

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Which of the following sources would be most useful in studying the development of democratic institutions in the early colonial period?
Options: the first chapter of the Virginia Company charter, Columbus's journals, the Treaty of Tordesillas, the Mayflower Compact

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the Mayflower Compact

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The issue of religion figured most prominently in the consideration of which of the following?
the settlement of Jamestown, the establishment of Puritan colonies in Massachusetts, discoveries by the Spanish conquistadores, Spain's support of Columbus' voyages

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the establishment of Puritan colonies in Massachusetts

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The issue of religious toleration figured prominently in founding of colonies by all of the following EXCEPT: James Oglethorpe, Anne Hutchinson, William Penn, Roger Williams

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James Oglethorpe

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Which of the following accurately describes a problem faced by Virginia in the last decades of the 17th century, as illustrated by Bacon's Rebellion?
a decline in tobacco production, threatening the economic viability of the region
frequent slave uprisings which undermined the social stability of the colony
the lowering of wages caused by an influx of immigrants
conflict between large plantation owners and settlers on Virginia's western frontier over the issue of Native Americans

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conflict between large plantation owners and settlers on Virginia's western frontier over the issue of Native Americans

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Which of the following documents would be most useful in examining the origins of constitutional government in America?
Options:
the sermons of Puritan ministers,
newspaper commentary on the Halfway Covenant,
the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut,
the correspondence of Sir Edmond Andros

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the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

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The chief purpose of Mercantilist policies was to

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strengthen the economy and power of the parent country

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In the mid-18th century, all of the following were generally true about slavery in the British colonies EXCEPT: Planters thought it provided a more dependable labor supply than other options, There were more slaves than indentured servants in the southern colonies, it was strongly opposed in New England, Colonial laws gave slavery a permanent legal status.

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it was strongly opposed in New England

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The Great Awakening was a reaction to

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churches' early failure to take account of people's emotional needs

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The Great Awakening had all of the following consequences EXCEPT: reduced competition among Protestant sects, decline in the authority of Protestant ministers, a belief that common people could make their own decisions, increased emotionalism in church services.

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reduced competition among Protestant sects