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Benchmark Prep 1

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8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What motivated the French, Spanish, and English explorers to come to America?

Establish permanent Catholic Settlements

Gain wealth and resources for their mother countries

Establish permanent plantations and cash crops

Escape religious persecution in Europe

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which European country established the 1st Permanent settlement in SC?

England

France

Portugal

Spain

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did Great Britain pass laws to force Mercantilism on SC and the other British colonies?

to control trade in order to increase wealth and power

to allow colonies to share in profits gained through trade

to ensure it imported more goods than it exported

to limit the number of slaves brought to the coloies

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main reason for the Regulator Movement in SC?

Lowcountry residents had less representation than those living in the Backcountry.

The colonial courts in the backcountry handed down unfair and harsh sentences for small crimes

The slave population in the backcountry was larger than the white population

Backcountry farmers felt they were not represented or protected by the colonial government

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why was the Proclamation of 1763 established?

To reduce conflicts between colonists and Native Americans

To limit economic competition among the colonies

to encourage colonists to establish settle on land won by GB

to ensure French settlers left territories won by the GB in the war

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During the Colonial Era, what was the goal of organizations such as the Sons of Liberty?

to train colonists to become minutemen during the American Revolution

to act as the first official government for the 13 colonies

to organize protests and boycotts against GB taxes

to attempt to resolve conflicts between the colonies

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these individuals would have been most likely to be a Loyalist

wealthy farmer in the Lowcountry

member of SC's colonial legislature

subsistence farmer in the Backcountry

plantation owner's wife

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