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As a result of William Pitt’s leadership,

A
France gained an advantage in the French and Indian War.
B
Britain gained an advantage in the French and Indian War.
C
American Indian groups joined forces with the French.
D
colonial militias assumed a greater role on the battlefield.
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Which factor best describes why many Africans were enslaved as part of the Triangular Trade?

A
The work needed for large plantations required much larger volumes of enslaved peoples.
B
Africans sent to the Americas were enslaved as the result of wars with European countries.
C
Large numbers of enslaved peoples were needed in Europe to produce trade goods.
D
Enslaved peoples were needed to mine large amounts of precious metals from the West Indies.
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American colonists were forced to let British soldiers stay in their homes. This was one of several issues that led to

A
the passage of the Declaratory Act.
B
the Boston Massacre.
C
the Non-Importation Agreement.
D
the Stamp Act
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Why did Spanish plantation owners in the West Indies begin using enslaved Africans instead of enslaved natives?

A
Plantation owners could trade food and clothing for enslaved people.
B
European diseases had killed much of the native workforce.
C
Plantation owners wanted to help enslaved Africans pay their debts.
D
Africans would only sell enslaved people to plantation owners.
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Which statement describes a key difference between slavery and indentured servitude?

A
Enslaved people were paid “freedom dues” when they were freed, while indentured servants were not.
B
Indentured servants were seen as property, while enslaved people were not.
C
Indentured servitude was hereditary, while slavery was not.
D
Slavery was permanent, while indentured servitude only lasted until a debt was paid.
6

Which of the following two groups formed an alliance with the French in the mid-1700s?

A
the Iroquois Confederacy and the Huron
B
the Ottawa and the Huron
C
the Iroquois Confederacy and the Algonquin
D
the Algonquin and the Huron
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The headright system encouraged the growth of plantations in Virginia by

A
establishing a race-based system of enslavement that provided plantation labor.
B
giving land to colonists who paid for servants or enslaved people to come to Virginia.
C
giving food, lodging, and employment to people who came to Virginia to work as servants.
D
allowing proprietors to establish laws for the colony and make a profit from the colony.
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Farming in the early New England colonies was challenging because

A
English laws restricted which crops farmers could plant.
B
unfamiliar weather and soil conditions affected cultivation.
C
foreign plants soon grew out of control in the American soil.
D
English investors promoted manufacturing over farming.
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Why did the Pilgrims and the Puritans establish colonies in the New World?

A
to follow Separatist beliefs
B
to benefit the Church of England
C
to practice their religions freely
D
to avoid an impending religious war
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Why was slavery especially common in the colony of South Carolina?

A
It grew more corn and wheat than any other southern colony.
B
Indentured servants refused to do farm work on plantations.
C
Plantation owners from Barbados brought enslaved workers with them.
D
Slave codes kept people in other colonies from using enslaved workers.
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What was the goal of the Boston Port Bill, one of the Intolerable Acts?

A
to increase activity in Boston Harbor
B
to rebuild Boston Harbor
C
to isolate Boston by closing its harbor
D
to create new taxes for Boston Harbor
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Maryland was different from the other English colonies because

A
it was founded on behalf of Roman Catholic colonists.
B
it established good relations with American Indians.
C
it grew tobacco as a lucrative cash crop.
D
it was created as a proprietorship, unlike any other colony.
13

Which best describes the Boston Tea Party of 1773?

A
American Indians boarded ships in Boston Harbor and dumped a shipment of tea into the water.
B
Colonists in disguise boarded ships in Boston Harbor and dumped a shipment of tea in the water.
C
The British dumped tea in Boston Harbor after colonists boycotted a shipment of tea, refusing to buy it.
D
Colonists met in Boston’s Old South Meeting House to discuss how to smuggle tea into the colonies.
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Which of the following best explains why Parliament repealed the Stamp Act in 1766?

A
Parliament agreed with the American colonists that the act was unfair.
B
Colonial legislators were threatening to impose their own taxes.
C
Colonists’ boycotts of British goods were hurting British trade.
D
The British passed the Declaratory Act, which replaced it with a heavier tax.
15

Which American colony was the first to legalize slavery, yet not make it a widespread practice?

A
Massachusetts.
B
Pennsylvania.
C
Virginia.
D
Georgia.
16

During the 1600s and 1700s, the economies of the middle colonies

A
grew as they became centers of trade because of their location.
B
grew as sugar and cotton plantations flourished in Virginia and Maryland.
C
stagnated as farmers struggled with difficult soil and weather conditions.
D
stagnated as attacks by American Indians impeded steady trade with Europe.
17

An important religious leader during the First Great Awakening was

A
William Penn.
B
Peter Zenger.
C
Anne Hutchinson.
D
Jonathan Edwards.
18

Civil magistrates in Massachusetts set up a special court in 1692 to

A
try Peter Zenger for libel.
B
try people accused of witchcraft.
C
pass the Half-Way Covenant.
D
create the Frame of Government.
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How did Benjamin Franklin affect the debate over the Albany Plan of Union?

A
He was a strong opponent of the plan.
B
He advocated giving the colonies to France.
C
He was the creator of the plan.
D
He advocated giving the colonies to Spain.
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Which of the following Intolerable Acts related to the housing of British troops?

A
the Boston Port Bill
B
the Administration of Justice Act
C
the Massachusetts Government Act
D
the Quartering Act

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