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First 6 weeks Test Review
Flashcards for the first 6 weeks<3
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Social Studies
8th Grade
10/24/2013

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Why was new england settled?
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New england was settled for religeous freedom.<3
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Why were the middle colonies settled?
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They were settled so they could have new lives.<3
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Why were the southern colonies settled?
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They were seeking religeous freedom.<3
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Where was the first ATTEMPT to colonize America?
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Roanoke<3
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What Virginia Company was Established in 1619?
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House Of Burgesses<3

 

(Was also the first representative government)

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What were the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
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The written Constitution.<3
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Why did the Pilgrims and Puritans come to America?
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Escaping religeous freedom.<3
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What year was Jamestown settled?
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1607<3
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Pilgrims signed this to establish a self-governing colony...<3
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The Mayflower Compact<3
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Why did the colonies begin importing slaves and indentured servants?
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To bring in Cash Crops.<3
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During the 1700s and 1800s, why did the American Idians begin losing land?
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Colinization.<3
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What were the 3 requirements in order to vote in the colonies?
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You had to be a white land-owning male.<3
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Why did the Pilgrims survive their first winter in America?
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Because the Indians helped them.<3
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What was the first succesful settlement in America?
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Jamestown.<3
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Which colonial region is most known for it's diversity?
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The Southern Colonies.<3
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Who was William Penn and what religeon was he?
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He was the Founder of PENNsylvania & was a Quaker.<3
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What were the 3 most common cash crops in the Southern Colonies?

 

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Tobacco, Indigo, and corn.<3
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Jamestwon saved their colony by planting what crop?
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Tobacco.<3
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What is the official document called that gives merchants the right to start settlements in America?
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Charter<3
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Which explorer discovered America?
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Christopher Columbus.<3
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What do we call people, like Quakers, who refuse to use force or fight in wars?
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Pacifist.<3
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