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Look at these graphs.

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A
New England colonists were not able to farm.
B
The colonies had different growing seasons.
C
New England colonies had limited access to waterways.
D
Southern colonies did not have a plantation system.
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Which statement is the most accurate description of the middle colonies in the 1700s?

A
They were home to diverse immigrants, they were a center of trade, and they eventually came under British control.
B
They were home to Dutch immigrants who sought religious freedom, they were a center for banking, and they exported large amounts of grain.
C
They were home to wealth seekers, they were a center of commerce, and they exported large amounts of cattle.
D
They were home to solely British colonists, they were a center of trade, and they chiefly exported wood.
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Which statement most accurately describes the reasons for the Seven Years’ War in North America?

A
The French controlled the fur trade, and the British wanted to.
B
Both the French and the British wanted control of the Ohio River Valley.
C
The British wanted to convert Indigenous peoples to the Anglican religion.
D
The British wanted to form alliances with American Indians, but all of them were already allied with the French.
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The map shows the countries that founded the thirteen colonies.

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Spain.
B
The Netherlands.
C
Sweden.
D
Britain.
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Read this account of an incident in the French and Indian War.September 20, 1755When we came there we were attacked by a party of French and Indians, whose number, I am persuaded, did not exceed three hundred men; while ours consisted of about one thousand three hundred well armed troops, chiefly regular soldiers, who were struck with such a panic, that they behaved with more cowardice than it is possible to conceive. The officers behaved gallantly, in order to encourage their men, for which they suffered greatly, there being near sixty killed and wounded. –George WashingtonJuly 18, 1755Which of the following can be assumed after reading this passage?

A
The size of the troops was about the same.
B
The British panicked when they were attacked.
C
The officers did not help their men.
D
The British struck first.
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Which statement most completely explains why the French settled in New France?

A
They were hunting and trading fur and were seeking a route to the Pacific.
B
They sought to convert Indigenous peoples and were looking for new land to explore.
C
They came to trap and trade fur, were looking for new land and a route to the Pacific, and sought to convert Indigenous peoples.
D
They came to trap and trade fur, and they sought new land and a way to the Pacific.
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The map shows the area of The Seven Years’ War.

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The French had more land.
B
The French fought on their own territory.
C
The French repeatedly defeated the British Navy near the coast.
D
The French surrounded the British.
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The middle colonies were founded

A
as safe havens for Catholics and Quakers.
B
as trading posts for fur.
C
for profit and as strategic trading posts.
D
for religion, profit, and strategy.
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Which of these Southern colonies had the first colonial representative body and depended on exporting tobacco?

A
Georgia
B
Virginia
C
Delaware
D
the Carolinas
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Which statement is true of the British colony of Jamestown?

A
It was founded as a debtor’s colony for British people who had lost their land as a result of a debt.
B
It was founded for profit and created the first colonial representative body.
C
It suffered severe losses due to disease and warfare with the Spanish.
D
It was seen by the British as their most immediately successful colony due to a rich economy based on tobacco.

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