PACE FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED ANSWERS. EXPERT
VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED PASS.
Where did early settlements develop? Where did most cities in America develop? - ANS Near
large bodies of water
Why did they settle in Plymouth? - ANS The Pilgrims came to America in search of a new way
of life. Many of the Pilgrims were part of a religious group called the Separatists who wanted to
separate from the Church of England.
Who helped Pilgrims settle in Plymouth? - ANS The Wampanoag indians
What was the goal of Jamestown? - ANS To increase English wealth and power by expanding
their empires
Was Jamestown successful? - ANS It was the first permanent English settlement. They had on
again, off again relations with the natives, spent time looking for gold rather than food, and
swampy land with bad water.
Who was connected to Jamestown? - ANS Captain John Smith
Pocahontas
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Causes of Independence? - ANS Boston Tea Party
What happened at Boston Tea Party? - ANS A group of men disguised themselves as Native
Americans and boarded the tea ship. In just 3 hours, they threw 342 cases of tea into the
harbor. They destroyed 90,000 lbs. of tea.
Why did Boston Tea Party happen? - ANS British stated that the colonists had to buy all their
tea from them. (Monopoly: when only one person is allowed to sell things.) The Boston Tea
Party was the colonist's response, which actually lowered the price of tea.
What was the Proclamation of 1763? - ANS American colonists' reaction to British rule after
the French and Indian War
How did the colonists react? - ANS Colonists reacted to this negatively, and didn't obey it
whatsoever. They did not like the fact that the king could choose where they were able to live,
and they wanted to expand their land mass.
Who made the Proclamation? - ANS The Proclamation Line of 1763 was a border made by
King George III along the Appalachian Mountains. He declared that all land west of this line was
off limits to the colonists.
Who fought in the French and Indian War? - ANS War against Indians (helped by the French)
vs the new colonists from Britain.
Causes that led to the French and Indian War? - ANS They both claimed the same land
The English start trading with the Native Americans that the French had been trading with
already.
In response to the English starting to invade, the French started building forts to keep the
English out.
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DETAILED ANSWERS. EXPERT
VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED PASS.
Where did early settlements develop? Where did most cities in America develop? - ANS Near
large bodies of water
Why did they settle in Plymouth? - ANS The Pilgrims came to America in search of a new way
of life. Many of the Pilgrims were part of a religious group called the Separatists who wanted to
separate from the Church of England.
Who helped Pilgrims settle in Plymouth? - ANS The Wampanoag indians
What was the goal of Jamestown? - ANS To increase English wealth and power by expanding
their empires
Was Jamestown successful? - ANS It was the first permanent English settlement. They had on
again, off again relations with the natives, spent time looking for gold rather than food, and
swampy land with bad water.
Who was connected to Jamestown? - ANS Captain John Smith
Pocahontas
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, John Rolfe
Causes of Independence? - ANS Boston Tea Party
What happened at Boston Tea Party? - ANS A group of men disguised themselves as Native
Americans and boarded the tea ship. In just 3 hours, they threw 342 cases of tea into the
harbor. They destroyed 90,000 lbs. of tea.
Why did Boston Tea Party happen? - ANS British stated that the colonists had to buy all their
tea from them. (Monopoly: when only one person is allowed to sell things.) The Boston Tea
Party was the colonist's response, which actually lowered the price of tea.
What was the Proclamation of 1763? - ANS American colonists' reaction to British rule after
the French and Indian War
How did the colonists react? - ANS Colonists reacted to this negatively, and didn't obey it
whatsoever. They did not like the fact that the king could choose where they were able to live,
and they wanted to expand their land mass.
Who made the Proclamation? - ANS The Proclamation Line of 1763 was a border made by
King George III along the Appalachian Mountains. He declared that all land west of this line was
off limits to the colonists.
Who fought in the French and Indian War? - ANS War against Indians (helped by the French)
vs the new colonists from Britain.
Causes that led to the French and Indian War? - ANS They both claimed the same land
The English start trading with the Native Americans that the French had been trading with
already.
In response to the English starting to invade, the French started building forts to keep the
English out.
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