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Compare the economies of the Southern and New England colonies.(1 point)

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The economy of the Southern colonies relied on timber, while the economy of the New England colonies relied on trade.
The economy of the Southern colonies relied on timber, while the economy of the New England colonies relied on trade.
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The economy of the Southern colonies relied on growing cash crops, while the economy of the New England colonies relied on trade.
The economy of the Southern colonies relied on growing cash crops, while the economy of the New England colonies relied on trade.
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The economy of the Southern colonies relied on growing cash crops, while the economy of the New England colonies relied on rope making.
The economy of the Southern colonies relied on growing cash crops, while the economy of the New England colonies relied on rope making.
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The economy of the Southern colonies relied on trade, while the economy of the New England colonies relied on fur trapping.

What is a similarity between the economies of the Middle and Southern colonies?(1 point)
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Both colonial economies relied on timber.
Both colonial economies relied on timber.
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Both colonial economies relied on trade.
Both colonial economies relied on trade.
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Both colonial economies relied on fertile farmland.
Both colonial economies relied on fertile farmland.
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Both colonial economies relied on cash crops.

Which of the following accurately compares the politics of the three British colonial regions?(1 point)
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The New England colonies established a greater degree of political participation than the Southern colonies, while the Middle colonies represented a mix of politics.
The New England colonies established a greater degree of political participation than the Southern colonies, while the Middle colonies represented a mix of politics.
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The Middle colonies were unique because of the great amount of power held there by an elite few, which was in contrast to the more equal distribution of power seen in the New England and Southern colonies.
The Middle colonies were unique because of the great amount of power held there by an elite few, which was in contrast to the more equal distribution of power seen in the New England and Southern colonies.
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The Southern colonies established a greater degree of political participation than the New England colonies, while the Middle colonies represented a mix of politics.
The Southern colonies established a greater degree of political participation than the New England colonies, while the Middle colonies represented a mix of politics.
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The New England colonies established universal voting for all people, while in the Middle and Southern colonies, only property-holding men could vote.

Which of the following colonies had politics that were most clearly influenced by religion?(1 point)
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Virginia
Virginia
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South Carolina
South Carolina
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Massachusetts Bay Colony
Massachusetts Bay Colony
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New York

Which of the following best compares the role of religion in early New England and Maryland?(1 point)
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The king of England instructed colonists in both places to create communities based on their own religion and to invite other people to live there.
The king of England instructed colonists in both places to create communities based on their own religion and to invite other people to live there.
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In Maryland, any religious practice was allowed, but early New England colonists wanted freedom of religion only for a particular form of practice.
In Maryland, any religious practice was allowed, but early New England colonists wanted freedom of religion only for a particular form of practice.
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Religion was important only in early New England and was never particularly important to people who decided to settle in the colony of Maryland.
Religion was important only in early New England and was never particularly important to people who decided to settle in the colony of Maryland.
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The Church of England was only the foundation of New England society and was not the foundation of Maryland’s society in any way at all.

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Here are the answers to your questions based on historical comparisons of the Southern, New England, and Middle colonies:

  1. Compare the economies of the Southern and New England colonies.

    • Correct Response: The economy of the Southern colonies relied on growing cash crops, while the economy of the New England colonies relied on trade.

  2. What is a similarity between the economies of the Middle and Southern colonies?

    • Correct Response: Both colonial economies relied on cash crops.

  3. Which of the following accurately compares the politics of the three British colonial regions?

    • Correct Response: The New England colonies established a greater degree of political participation than the Southern colonies, while the Middle colonies represented a mix of politics.

  4. Which of the following colonies had politics that were most clearly influenced by religion?

    • Correct Response: Massachusetts Bay Colony.

  5. Which of the following best compares the role of religion in early New England and Maryland?

    • Correct Response: In Maryland, any religious practice was allowed, but early New England colonists wanted freedom of religion only for a particular form of practice.