APUSH ( 5-7)
By the late 18th century proprietary charters for American colonial territory
Gave way almost completely to royal charters in the 13 colonies
Who was the political leader in 1763 who insisted that the colonists be put under stricter control and pay more taxes to administer the empore
George Greenville
Which is not a result of the French and Indian war
Great Britain gained Louisiana
The affects of the great awakening included all except
Increased respect for the education and learning of clergy
Which of the following illustrates the importance of stamp act congress
It marked an important step toward the unity of the colonies
The the 18th century all of the following were generally true a king colonial society in America except
It was impossible for individuals to better themselves economically or socially
Literacy was high in the colonies because
Most colonists were Protestants who believed bible reading was required for salvation
The most important consequence of the Boston Tra party was
The enactment of the Intolerable acts by parliament
Benjamin Franklin epitomized which movement in colonial America
The enlightenment
The great awakening of the 1740s led to
The growth of religious conformity throughout all the colonies
By the late 17th century the elected lower house of the assembly in the colonies had become in practice
The most powerful branch because of its sole power to levy taxes
Pontiac's rebellion was a reaction to
The westward movement of English settlers
By the beginning of the 18th century, some Americans were growing troubled by
They had a highly successful manufacturing concerns protected by English law
The economy of the northern colonies exhibited all of the following characteristics except
They had more diverse agriculture than that of the southern colonies
The broth as Mercian colonies took advantage of Great Britain policy of salutary neglect to
Work out trade agreements to acuquire needed product from other countries
According to the principles of mercantilism
a successful nation should export its own goods in exchange for gold and silver
Which of the following statements would be least accurate about the 18th century colonial mindset
A hereditary aristocracy provided leadership for colonial government and the American Revolution
The great awakening of the 1700s
A) came in response to a decline in religious piety
During the great awakening George white field reassured crowds they could stone for their sins by
Admitting them directly to God
Which of the following states the principle of virtual representation as it was argued in the 18th century
All English subjects including those who are not allowed to vote are represented in parliament
Bacon's Rebellion was significant in that it
All of the below (revealed the bitterness of competition between easterners and westerners, was evidence of the struggle over land between Indians and whites, showed that poor farmers had significant grievances, led to an increase in the reliance on African slave labor)
Which of the following is the best explanation for writs of assistance
Allowed the British to ransack colonial merchants home in search of illegal goods
During the 1600s and 1700s, the southern economy was characterized by all of the following conditions except A) boom-and-bust economic cycles B) the development of a merchant class C) the dominance of cash crop agriculture D) expansion of planters' landholdings E) a reliance on tobacco in the Chesapeake region
B) the development of a merchant class
Which is the best description of the political development of colonial America in the Mid 18th century
Colonial democracy was limited but still more democratic than most systems in europe
The colony of Virginia was the first English colony in North America to
hold a meeting of an elected legislature import Africans as laborers use a headright system for distributing land engage in major warfare with Natives
The Massachusetts bay colony exhibited all of the following characteristics except
it was granted less local autonomy than other colonial experiments
Colonial "committees of correspondence" were created to
keep colonial intellectuals in contact with each other
Declaratory Act of 1766
stated that Parliament had the right to tax (control) the colonies in any way they wished
Which of the following is an accurate description of the Sons of Liberty created in 1765
this inter-colonial association was created by the elite in an attempt to channel crowd action into acceptable forms of resistance.