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Many historians view the Mayflower Compact as a step in the development of representative government in America. Which phrase from the compact supports this idea?
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"most meet and convenient for the general Good of the Colony."
"we promise all due Submission and Obedience"
"Laws, Ordinances, Acts, Constitutions, and Officers"
"better Ordering and Preservation"
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This painting depicts the signing of the Mayflower Compact by Plymouth settlers. Which title do you think the painter would say describes the mood of the painting?"
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"Colonists Reflect On Their Decision"
"Settlers Argue About Their Future"
"Sadness Settles Over the Ship"
"A Signing Celebration Begins"
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Many historians view the Mayflower Compact as a step in the development of representative government in America. Which phrase from the compact supports this idea?
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This painting depicts the signing of the Mayflower Compact by Plymouth settlers. Which title do you think the painter would say describes the mood of the painting?"
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Why were the colonies of Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire created?
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John Locke, an English philosopher, wrote the constitution for the colony of Carolina. In it he said that, "Every man has a property in his own person...The labour of his body and the work of his hands...are properly his." Which statement best paraphrases Locke's words?
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What were the two main reasons that colonists came to America from England and the Netherlands?
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Ads like this were common in the early colonies. What would someone who created an ad like this be looking for?
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Which line in the table accurately describes the type of agriculture practiced in each of the colonial regions?
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What did the New England Colonies, Middle Colonies, and Southern Colonies have in common?
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Which of the following terms is used for the second leg of the route known as the triangular trade, which carried enslaved Africans to the Americas?
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Which religious group in Pennsylvania were pacifists who believed that all people were equal and that people should follow their own "inner light" rather than a religious leader?
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Which of the following describes the climate, soil, and farming activities of the Middle Colonies?
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Study the table listing the numbers of enslaved people in the colonies from 1650 to 1710. What do these numbers suggest about agriculture in the various regions of the colonies?
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What was a result of King Philip's War for the region's Native Americans?
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of indentured servants?
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Which cash crop was developed by a young English woman and became a popular blue dye grown in the Carolina colonies?
