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exam 2026 Questions and Answers
Where did early settlements develop? Where did most cities in America develop? -
Correct answer-Near large bodies of water
Why did they settle in Plymouth? - Correct answer-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? - Correct answer-The Wampanoag
indians
What was the goal of Jamestown? - Correct answer-To increase English wealth and
power by expanding their empires
Was Jamestown successful? - Correct answer-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? - Correct answer-Captain John Smith
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Causes of Independence? - Correct answer-Boston Tea Party
What happened at Boston Tea Party? - Correct answer-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? - Correct answer-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? - Correct answer-American colonists' reaction
to British rule after the French and Indian War
How did the colonists react? - Correct answer-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.
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, Who made the Proclamation? - Correct answer-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? - Correct answer-War against Indians
(helped by the French) vs the new colonists from Britain.
Causes that led to the French and Indian War? - Correct answer-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.
Causes that led to the French and Indian War pt. 2? - Correct answer-The governor
of Virginia sent George Washington to Pennsylvania to build a road through the
mountains to help "claim" the land Virginia. This road was from Virginia to
Western Pennsylvania. It also helped to sort of "kick out" the French along the
way.
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exam 2026 Questions and Answers
Where did early settlements develop? Where did most cities in America develop? -
Correct answer-Near large bodies of water
Why did they settle in Plymouth? - Correct answer-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? - Correct answer-The Wampanoag
indians
What was the goal of Jamestown? - Correct answer-To increase English wealth and
power by expanding their empires
Was Jamestown successful? - Correct answer-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? - Correct answer-Captain John Smith
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,Pocahontas
John Rolfe
Causes of Independence? - Correct answer-Boston Tea Party
What happened at Boston Tea Party? - Correct answer-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? - Correct answer-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? - Correct answer-American colonists' reaction
to British rule after the French and Indian War
How did the colonists react? - Correct answer-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.
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, Who made the Proclamation? - Correct answer-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? - Correct answer-War against Indians
(helped by the French) vs the new colonists from Britain.
Causes that led to the French and Indian War? - Correct answer-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.
Causes that led to the French and Indian War pt. 2? - Correct answer-The governor
of Virginia sent George Washington to Pennsylvania to build a road through the
mountains to help "claim" the land Virginia. This road was from Virginia to
Western Pennsylvania. It also helped to sort of "kick out" the French along the
way.
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