AP US History: Migration & Settlement 3

Question 1

The Scots-Irish and German migration of the 1700s most heavily settled which region?

Accepted Answer

The backcountry and Appalachian frontier

Answer

Scots-Irish and German immigrants pushed into the backcountry, settling the frontier interior.

Question 2

Bacon's Rebellion (1676) revealed tensions partly rooted in:

Accepted Answer

Conflict between frontier settlers seeking Native land and the eastern planter elite

Answer

Frontier settlers' demand for Indigenous land clashed with the coastal governing elite, sparking rebellion.

Question 3

The Proclamation of 1763 was intended to:

Accepted Answer

Restrict colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains

Answer

Britain barred settlement past the Appalachians to reduce conflict with Indigenous nations.

Question 4

Pennsylvania attracted diverse immigrants largely because of:

Accepted Answer

Its Quaker policy of religious toleration and fair treatment of settlers

Answer

William Penn's Quaker colony promoted religious toleration, drawing a varied immigrant population.

Question 5

The triangular trade linked New England, West Africa, and the Caribbean primarily through the exchange of:

Accepted Answer

Rum, enslaved people, and sugar/molasses

Answer

The triangular trade circulated rum, enslaved Africans, and sugar/molasses among the three regions.

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