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What would one find around the Common? Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
a meetinghouse
B
family homes
C
large plots of farmland growing crops
7

Which of the following regions had very few towns and cities?

A
New England
B
the middle colonies
C
the southern colonies
10

Which of these statements about democracy in New England is true?

A
Only a few men had the right to vote.
B
New England had the only colony without an appointed royal governor.
C
There was no separation between church and state.
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.:libel
.:not guilty
.:the press
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Peter Zenger was found not guilty of libel because

A
what he printed was based on facts.
B
the jury agreed with his opinion of the governor.
C
disobeying the governor was not against the law.
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What is the main idea of this quotation?

A
The result of the Zenger case will impact all of the people in the colonies.
B
Andrew Hamilton thinks that Peter Zenger is guilty of the crime of libel.
C
The colonists in New York were the only ones who supported Peter Zenger.
16

According to Hamilton, what is at stake in Zenger’s trial?

A
the freedom of every resident of the British empire
B
the freedom of every colonist in the English colonies
C
the freedom of Peter Zenger
17

What created conflict between colonial governors and colonial representative assemblies?

A
The king abolished the assemblies.
B
The king increased the royal governors’ powers.
C
The king increased the assemblies’ powers.
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What were the effects of salutary neglect? Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
The colonies grew poorer.
B
The colonies could trade with any country.
C
The colonies developed their own American identity.
D
The colonists developed some independence from Britain.
E
The colonists felt more loyalty and gratitude toward Britain.
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Which of these events was an example of cooperation between the colonists and Indigenous people?

A
the Walking Purchase between Pennsylvania and neighboring tribes
B
the relationship between the Pequots and Connecticut colonists
C
the relationship between Massasoit and New England colonists

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