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- Q1Why was the Declaration of Independence written?to offer a peace settlement to Great Britainto start the American Revolutionto offer a peace settlement to Great Britainto explain why the colonies were separating from Great Britain30s
- Q2According to the Declaration of Independence, people have the right to create a new government when the governmentconsents to be replacedtakes powers from other countriesinterferes with people’s rightssupports the pursuit of happiness30s
- Q3American Indians were able to adapt to different environments byusing natural resources for food, clothing, and shelter.living only in small family groups or communities.eating only wild birds and other small animals.taking on the customs of other people.30s
- Q4Scientists believe the earliest Americans were hunters who came from Asia during the last Ice Age bycrossing the Bering Strait in dugout canoes.walking across a land bridge to present-day Alaska.sailing across the Pacific Ocean on wooden rafts.riding on mammoths and other animals.30s
- Q5This item led kings and queens to spend millions exploring the oceanastrolabespicecompassgold30s
- Q6Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas becausehe was looking for an all water route to Asia to find spiceshe heard there was cities of goldhe was wanted for murderhe had new tools and ships that helped him travel quicker than before30s
- Q7Native American farmers began to farm and use horses while Europeans began to plant corn and tomatoes. This is an example ofmissionsColumbian Exchangeslavery30s
- Q8One of the most useful parts of taking over land in the New World for European countries was gettingland as military basesCatholic missions set uppopulation as slavesnatural resources30s
- Q9Why did the Pilgrims and Puritans sail to Americato practice their religion freelyto escape their debtto get natural resourcesto look for gold30s
- Q10The majority of colonists living in the 13 colonies came from which countryFranceEnglandAmericaSpain30s
- Q11Countries wanted to obtain a colonies natural resources so they could turn it intomanufactured goodsspicesnatural resourcesgold30s
- Q12Which is not an example of democracyVotingParliamenttown hallsking30s
- Q13People who lived in the colonies believed that theydid not have to follow the rules of the Englishcould pick which laws to followshould have the same rights as if they lived in England30s
- Q14Town Halls are an example of democracy becausecitizens elected representatives to make lawseveryone had the right to a fair trialmale landowners voted on lawsthe king couldn't tax towns without permission of parliament30s
- Q15The French and Indian war had a last impact on the colonies becausethe colonists did not have representatives in Parliamentthe king would force the colonists to pay the debt of fighting the war30s