Question 1

Which one of the following answer choices identifies the primary goal of French settlements in North America?

Accepted Answer

Develop the fur trade

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Grow cash crops for trade

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Search for gold

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Establish a place for religious freedom

Question 2

Which of the following answer choices are reasons why the English started colonizing in the New World?

Accepted Answer

Develop a market for exports

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for scientific discoveries

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to develop military outpost

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to establish a penal colony for criminals

Question 3

Which of the following answer choices are reasons why the English started colonizing in the New World?

Accepted Answer

to exercise religious freedom

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to establish a penal colony for criminals

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to develop military outposts

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for scientific discoveries

Question 4

How was the Mayflower Compact significant to the political development of the American colonies?

Accepted Answer

It introduced the principle of self-government

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It created the federalism governmental structure

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It developed the concept of freedom of expression

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It established the principle of separation of powers

Question 5

Based on your knowledge of Pilgrims, how did their experience differ from the colonists in Virginia?

Accepted Answer

The Pilgrims had more peaceful interaction with American Indians.

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The Pilgrims were mostly explorers looking for the Northwest Passage.

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The Pilgrims were hampered by a lack of leadership.

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The Pilgrims soon formed diverse Protestant congregations.

Question 6

The Virginia Company established the House of Burgesses in 1619, which-

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was the first representative government in the colonies

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was the first government to have a president

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had the power to veto acts of congress

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established the doctrine of separation of powers

Question 7

Which of the answer choices below would be considered a definition of enslaved people who committed these actions?

- worked as slow as possible

- sabotaged and broke equipment

- pretended to be sick

Accepted Answer

passive resistance

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overt resistance

Question 8

Which one of the following answer choices was a significant social effect of the First Great Awakening?

Accepted Answer

The colonists became more unified and tolerant of other religions

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The colonies experienced an increase in the number of Catholic immigrants

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The number of Protestant religious denominations in the colonies declined

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The number of women assuming leadership roles in churches increased

Question 9

Conquistadors searching for gold and Catholic priest wanting to spread Catholicism describes the colonization goals of which one of the European countries below?

Accepted Answer

Spain

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The Netherlands

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France

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England

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