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 What was the name of the land bridge between Asia and the Americas? |
 Beringia |
 What was the key development that led to the rise of civilizations in the Americas? |
 Agriculture |
 How did the environment affect religion in Native American groups? |
 Native Americans believe some places were sacred and that animals, plants and natural forces had spiritual importance |
 What were the effects of Reformation in Europe? |
 The Reformation split the church into two groups – Catholics and Protestants |
 What was the Columbian Exchange and what were its positive and negative effects? |
 The Columbian Exchange was the movement of living things through hemispheres. Its positive effects were bringing new plants and animals to both Europe and the Americas. Its negative effects were diseases brought by European’s to the New World that Native Americans had no immunity to. |
 What were the three main goals of European countries during the Age of Exploration? |
The Reformation split the church into two groups – Catholics and Protestants
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 What were four reasons Africans were enslaved? |
 Immune to most European diseases, had no family or friends to escape to in America, provided a permanent source of cheap labor, and many Africans had worked on farms in their native lands. |
 What were the two reasons why Bacon’s Rebellion was important? |
It prevented royal governors from gaining too much power and was a first step against tyranny
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 What were the reasons of the Mayflower Compact significance? |
It established the concept of self-governance and majority rule
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 What were the three stops made in triangular trade and what did they get at each stop? |
West Indies for sugar and molasses; Americas for rum; and Africa for slaves
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 What was Benjamin Franklin trying to accomplish when he published the picture. |
Convince Americans to unite against England
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 The Magna Carta, Glorious Revolution, and English Bill of Rights all played a part in what? |
The growth of representative government in the colonies
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 What war created Britain’s issues with war debt and revenue? |
Britain’s issue with war debt came from the French and Indian war. Britain then needed to raise more revenue to pay off that debt.
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 What role did the Sons and Daughters of Liberty play in the fight for liberty in the colonies? |
They staged both peaceful and violent protests against Parliaments laws
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 What is “Common Sense”, who wrote it and what effect did it have on the colonies? |
It is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine, that rallied the colonists to the Patriot’s side.
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