Unit 1 Test Fall 2024- US History

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The ______ _______ was the second part of the ______ ______ route, which brought slaves to Americas as part of the developing Atlantic trade system between Europe and the North American Colonies

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Middle Passage; Triangle Trade

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What was the main reason the Puritans, Pilgrims, and Quakers went to North America to settle?

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They were looking for religious freedom.

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Which is NOT a characteristic of mercantilism? Options: Colonies provided raw materials for use in making manufactured goods and selling back to the colonies and other countries, Colonies in this economic system had the economic advantage over the country that governed them, Colonies provided more people to trade with who were required to follow the trade rules of the governing country., A country with a mercantilist system could increase its profits by controlling more land, resulting in more resources and labor.

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Colonies in this economic system had the economic advantage over the country that governed them

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Which of the following was not a geographical factor that influenced the British colonies? weather, animals and plants in the region, climate.

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trade restrictions from the British preventing trade with other countries.

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How did The French & Indian War change the relationship between the British and the Colonists?

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The gained land, but lost a lot of money, which resulted in the British taxing the colonies.

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Which of the following was NOT a key concept of government from John Locke? Options: the authority of government rests with the people, all people are born with a right to life, liberty and property, people have the obligation to remove a oppressive government, it is better to die than live under oppression

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it is better to die than live under oppression

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All of the following were obstacles the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War EXCEPT: No professional military or Navy, The colonists could not afford to hire military help like the British were, No established process to get money to supply an army with what it needed.

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The Colonists were fighting on their own territory

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Which was NOT a reason the British lost the war? Options: The British gave up when King George died, The Colonists formed an alliance with the French, The colonists had leaders like Washington who had the respect of their men and were gifted in military strategy., The British regularly underestimated the motivation and military capability of the Colonists.

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The British gave up when King George died