Until the Mid-1700s, the 13 Colonies Often Had Diverse Histories

question 11

Multiple Choice

Until the mid-1700s, the 13 colonies often had diverse histories and economies, which provided ___________.

• A) a strong national unity built upon diversity
• B) a unique political environment in which one state's weaknesses were supported by the strengths of another state
• C) an environment that was free of jealousies among states
• D) little incentive for them to join together to meet shared goals
• E) common ground upon which to build consensus

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Definitions:

Distributive Property

A property in algebra that allows you to multiply a sum by multiplying each addend separately and then add the results.

Like Terms

Terms in an algebraic expression that have the same variables raised to the same power and can therefore be combined.

Simplify Expression

The process of performing all possible arithmetic operations within an expression to reduce it to its simplest form.

Distributive Property

A property in algebra that allows for the multiplication of a single term and two or more terms inside a set of parentheses.