Answers8th Grade US History Geography AThe Growth of Slavery

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The main reason the Spanish wanted to colonize the Americas was

A
to learn more about other cultures.
B
to increase their wealth and power.
C
to find a route to Cuba.
D
to spread the Anglican religion.
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In 1492, which European country took control of the West Indies?

A
England
B
France
C
Holland
D
Spain
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In its early days, the colony of Georgia prohibited representative government and

A
the arrival of debtors from Britain.
B
treaties with Indigenous peoples.
C
the practice of African slavery.
D
influence by corporate trustees.
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The laws that established an official system of slavery in the American colonies

A
stated that children could not be born into slavery.
B
allowed enslaved persons to go free if they had been indentured.
C
made it legal to keep people enslaved for the rest of their lives.
D
required that a person’s enslavement end after a period of time.
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In 1606, money to establish the colony of Jamestown was raised by

A
forming the Virginia Company.
B
forcing colonists to work and trade.
C
hunting and selling livestock.
D
raising taxes on the English.
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During their conquest of the Americas, conquistadors were mainly motivated by gold and

A
honor.
B
glory.
C
duty.
D
religion.
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Salutary neglect is best defined as

A
the ability to elect people who make up the government.
B
the right to print criticism of officials as long as it is true.
C
the theory that colonies exist to benefit their mother country.
D
the policy of overlooking certain things in order to get positive results.
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Who was the proprietor of the colony of Maryland?

A
William Penn
B
Peter Stuyvesant
C
King Charles II
D
Lord Baltimore
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In the 1400s, the Aztec lived in what is now

A
Argentina.
B
Cuba.
C
Mexico.
D
Peru.
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Settlement in the New World was not the Pilgrim’s first attempt at relocating. From where did the Pilgrims set sail to the New World?

A
the Netherlands, where they had sought religious freedom.
B
the Netherlands, where they had faced religious persecution.
C
England, where they had sought religious freedom.
D
England, where they had faced religious persecution.
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During the colonial era in America, slave codes

A
empowered enslaved persons to gather together.
B
encouraged enslaved persons to revolt and fight back.
C
gave enslavers more power over enslaved persons.
D
caused reductions in the plantation workforce.
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As a result of the voyages of Giovanni da Verrazano, the French

A
began to claim land in North America.
B
found a Northwest Passage to Asia.
C
hired an explorer named Henry Hudson.
D
formed the Dutch East India Company.
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In 1587, the Roanoke colony was built

A
on an island off the coast of North Carolina.
B
on the Chesapeake Bay coast.
C
on the Atlantic coast of Virginia.
D
inland on a river off of the Chesapeake Bay.
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What slowed the growth of the African population by around 1850?

A
Many young men were placed into slavery.
B
Many young women were placed into slavery.
C
Many children were placed into slavery.
D
Many older adults were placed into slavery.
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The colony that Jacques Cartier set up near Quebec failed because of

A
the long voyage from Europe.
B
the lack of access to the ocean.
C
a series of battles with Indigenous peoples tribes.
D
the winter weather of Quebec.

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