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Grade 10 History - TAKS - Objective 1 8.1C.1. - 1607 - Pre-Test



True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

George Whitefield and Gilbert Tennet traveled up and down the Eastern Seaboard holding revivals in the early to mid 1700’s.
 

 2. 

The Great Awakening was thought to create a feeling of unity that led to nationalistic tendencies among the early colonists.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 3. 

Use the excerpt and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.
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Before arriving in North America, Winthrop penned his goals for the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Which statement about the colonial period can best be supported from the excerpt?
a.
Some colonies were founded on religious principles.
b.
Some colonies were havens of religious tolerance.
c.
Some colonies required religious affiliation for holding an elective office.
d.
Some colonies promoted religious education in the public schools.
 

 4. 

Use the headline to answer the following question.

United States Drafts New Constitution

In which year would this headline have appeared in newspapers?
a.
1607
b.
1776
c.
1787
d.
1861
 

 5. 

A major reason the colonies in North America declared independence in 1776 was because of the
a.
establishment of Anglicanism as the state religion in the colonies
b.
British taxation of the colonists without their consent
c.
failure of Great Britain to regulate the colonial slave trade
d.
British naval blockade of rebellious colonies in Canada
 



 
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