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Colonial America 2022-23

Authored by Karen Monroe

Social Studies

6th - 8th Grade

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Colonial America 2022-23
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

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Virginia was established to increase business profits as Massachusetts Bay was established to -

provide military defense

help benefit the poor

escape religious persecution

provide a place for criminals

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

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Which group in the American colonies benefited the most as a result of The Triangular Trade?

African laborers earning high wages

Native Americans selling land

Businessmen in port cities

Women finding economic opportunities

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

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Why did a group of colonists agree to this compact?

To form a social contract among themselves

To declare independence from Great Britain

To demonstrate goodwill toward American Indians

To establish trade relations with other nations

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

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Which statement best describes the colonist's creation of self-government in the colonies?

Having undertaken for the glory of God

advancement of the Christian Faith

a Voyage to plant the first Colony in the Northern parts of Virginia

combine oursleves into a civil body politick

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

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In order to solve problems on a local level the Virginia Company authorized a legislative assembly to make laws for the colony known as the -

Fundamental Orders

Mayflower Promise

House of Burgesses

Townhall Meetings

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

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Rocky soil and cold winters resulted in small farms while protective harbors and dense forests promoted fishing and shipbuilding in which colonial region?

Southern Colonies

Mid-Atlantic Colonies

New England Colonies

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

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What factor contributed most to the growth of this trade?

Demand for manufactured goods

Invention of steam engine & factories

Cost of protective tariffs

Wealth created from cash crop agriculture

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