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Name the two main goals of the Virginia colony. Check all the boxes that apply.

A
mine for gold and silver
B
freely practice religion
C
find a river route to the Pacific Ocean
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What is the significance of the Starving Time? Check all the boxes that apply.

A
Relations with the Powhatan improved.
B
Nearly all the colonists died.
C
People were forced to eat things they normally would not.
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Tobacco was significant to the development of the Virginia colony. Which effects were the result of tobacco farming? Check all the boxes that apply.

A
profit from the growth of cash crops
B
conflicts with Indigenous people over land
C
an influx of indentured servants
D
the establishment of the Headright system
E
disapproval from England
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Why was slavery so common in the Carolinas?

A
Unlike in Virginia, where it was prohibited, it was legal in the Carolinas.
B
Colonists in the Carolinas came from the Caribbean, where slavery was common.
C
The practice of using indentured servitude was against Carolina’s charter.
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Which statements describe life in the Carolina colonies? Check all the boxes that apply.

A
Colonists and Indigenous nations had land disputes.
B
Enslavement was prohibited in the colonies.
C
Most rice and sugar plantations were in the south.
D
The Carolinas officially became royal colonies.
E
Colonists honored agreements with Indigenous peoples.

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