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Worksheets8th Grade SS Exploration & Colonization Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 4hrs 0mins
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Reasons for European Exploration
1. To find new sea routes to India & China
2. To find gold, silver, & other treausure
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To spread democratic ideas
To improve efficiency in manufacturing
To locate potential military allies
To claim new territory
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Which of the following colonies were founded to offer a greater degree of religious freedom?
Maryland
Connecticut
Rhode Island
All 3 of these colonies were founded to offer more religious freedom.
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The Virginia Company authorized a general assembly in Virginia so that colonists could -
self-govern on a local level
vote in British Parliament
participate in a free market economy
express dissatisfaction with British rule
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What did the following factors contribute most to?
Distance from Great Britain
Mayflower Compact
Town hall meetings
alliances between the British & American Indians
election of British colonists to Parliament
growth of representative government
expansion of British trade in the colonies
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Boston & New Orleans were both founded as
port cities
farm communities
industrial centers
military outposts
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