Fall Semester Exam
In the decade following the French and Indian War, many American colonists believed that new British taxes were unfair, becyasw
American colonists lacked representation in Parliament
"For the well Governing of this Provence and Territories there shall be an Assembly yearly Chosen by the Freemen thereof to Consist of foure persons out of each colony..." Which feature of colonial self-government does this charter establish?
An elected legislature
The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonial settlement west of a border that ran roughly along the...
Appalachian Mountains
One of the main problems with the ? Was that this document created a national government that did not have the ability to tax or raise its own army without support from the new states. What phrase best completes this excerpt?
Articles of Confederation
What colonial claim about the Boston Massacre is supported by this illustration?
British soldiers fired on unarmed colonists
Who were the first Europeans to establish a colony in what is now New York?
Dutch
which statement summarizes a reason for the establishment of colonies in all three regions?
Each region provided new economic opportunities to colonists.
James Oglethorpe wanted the colony of Georgia to be settled for _______.
English Debtors
Which of the following best replaces the question mark in the diagram above? Distance from Great Britain, Need for lawmaking structure, Traditional rights Of Englishmen ^ American Colonists ?
Established their own representative institutions
What title most accurately describes the timeline? (Sugar Act taxes on foreign molasses, Quartering Act requires colonists to house and free British soldiers. Stamp Act taxes printed Material, Townshend Acts tax many imported goods., Boston Massacre: five people killed. Townshend Acts repealed,, Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Acts passed.)
Event Leading to the American Revolution
Name the religious movement that divided the colonies during the 1700s, brought democratic views, and later led to many colonists to challenge British authority?
Great Awakening
Virginia Plan-?-New Jersey Plan Which of the following should replace the question mark in this diagram?
Great Compromise
Which of the following headings best completes the box to the left? Writs of Assistance < Townshend Acts < Sugar Act ^ Taxation Without Representation
Grievances against King George III
With which of the following arguments would the authors of THE FEDERALIST PAPERS most likely have agreed?
Having a stronger central government will make the country more stable and prosperous.
Based on this excerpt, why did Madison support ratification of he U. S. Constitution?
He felt its system of checks and balances would enable the government to control itself.
Which event is correctly matched with its description?
Intolerable Acts-Parliament closed Boston Harbor
How did created of a bicameral legislature by the framers of the U. S. Constitution help resolve a disagreement at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
It gave small and large states each an advantage in one house of the legislature.
How did the plantation system influence the economic development of the colonies ?
It turned the South into a major producer of cash crops.
Which of these describes an indentured servant?
Jonathan paid his debt to a farmer by working without pay.
what was a major effect of the Stamp Act?
Many colonists participated in actions in opposition to the act
How did the geography influence the early economic development of New York, Boston, and Charleston?
Natural harbors provided access to markets.
Which of the colonies which of the colonies would have been least likely to grow cash crops?
New England colonies
Parliament Passes the Tea Act of 1773. > Colonists dump tea into Boston Harbor. > ? Which of these completes the graphic organizer?
Parliament passes the Intolerable Acts
How did the Great Awakening encourage the growth of representative government in the colonies?
Preachers encouraged notions of equality.
What is the resource of southern colonies, climate in middle, product of northern and southern
Rich Farmland, Mild, Ships, Grain/Flour/Indigo
Which conclusion below is inferred from the information on the timeline? (Pilgrims land in Plymouth, Puritans arrive in Massachusetts Bay, Lord Baltimore founds colony of Maryland, Roger Williams establishes colony of Rhode Island, William Penn founds colony of Pennsylvania)
Several colonies were established as places to practice religion freely.
The Articles of Confederation allowed each state only one score in Congress. Which question reflects a major concern stated had about this arrangement?
Should more populous states receive greater representation?
The trade routes shown on the map illustrate a reason for the increase in...
Slaves in the New World.
What was the impact of the action depicted in this illustration? (Boston Tea Party)
The British Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts, leading to the American Revolution.
How did the French and Indian War help lead to the later American Revolution?
The British government required American colonists to pay a portion of the debt from the war.
Which of the following identifies a weakness of the Articles of Confederation remedied by the U. S. Constitution?
The Constitution grants superior authority to the national government, while the Articles of Confederation had greatly limited the powers of the central government.
Which generalization best sums up the founding of the English Colonies?
The English colonies were founded by people with various goals, from making money to following their faith.
Which historic document was written ins puppet of ratification of the U. S. Constitution?
The FEDERALIST PAPERS
Which conclusion about the Constitutional Convention is best supported by these headlines? New Congress to Have Two Houses SLAVES TO COUNT AS THREE-FIFTHS OF A PERSON No Tax on Goods Sent out of the Country
The Framers of the Constitution were able to compromise on important issues.
The Puritans established communities on colonial New England < The Puritans held down meetings to deal with community issues < ?
The Puritans developed a form of representative self-government.
This political cartoon was created by Benjamin Franklin in 1754. What point of view does it express? (Join or Die)
The colonies must unite against fhe French or face destruction
Which of the following was an argument used by Anti-Federalists in the debate over ratification of the U. S. Constitution?
The creation of a strong national government would oppress the people just as the British government had once done
(Report of the General Assembly of Jamestown, Mayflower Compact, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut) One reason for the importance of the three documents above was that they laid the foundation for...
The growth of representative government in Colonial America.
Which best describes the position of Southern states on the issues of taxation and representation at the Constitutional Convention of 1787
The number of persons living in a state should be used to determine a states representation in Congress, but slaves should not be counted for the purposes of taxation.
In this cartoon, what is Benjamin Franklin was trying to tell the American
The only way to win the war against France is to fight together.
These two accounts relate to the firing of the first shots the American Revolution at Lexington, Massachusetts. Based on these accounts, what conclusion can be drawn?
The point of view of the writer may lead to some bias in the account.
Which statement describes a characteristic of the national government established by the U. S. Constitution?
The powers of the national government were limited.
Which factor most encouraged the growth of this trade? Triangular Trade Route
The profitability of cash-crop agriculture.
The Articles of Confederation lacked both a national executive and a national judiciary. What does this show about the first leaders of the American republic?
They feared a strong central government would oppress individual liberty.
The FEDERALIST PAPERS were written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay. What was the main impact of their essays?
They persuaded states to ratify the U. S. Constitution.
Why did the Anti-Federalists demand that a bill of rights be added to the U. S. Constitution?
To protect individual freedoms from the federal government
"The Acts made by Parliament imposing taxes on the people of this colony to raise revenue are threats for heir natural and constitutional rights . As the colonists are not represented in the British Parliament, the Parliament cannot tax their property without their consent." In this excerpt, Samuel Adams was most likely protesting against the...
Townshend Acts
Special taxes were placed on goods used in the colonies, including glass and lead. These taxes were imposed by Parliament without consulting the colonists. Rallies, demonstrations, and pamphlets preferred against these new taxes.
Townshend Acts (1767)
"If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government..." Which political document was created as a realist of the ideals expressed in this excerpt?
U. S. Constitution
Which area on the map did the French lose after the French and Indian War?
West of the Appalachian mountains
"My position on this, taxation and representation are inseparable; for whatever is a man's own, is absolutely his own; no man has a right it to take it from him without his consent, either expressed by himself or representative; whoever attempts to do it, attempts an injury; whoever does it, commits robbery; he destroys the distinction between liberty and slavery
arrange for some form of colonial representation in Parliament
Which of the following best describes ways the colonists tried to peacefully protest Britain policies
boycott, petition, and the Committee of Correspondence
Which of the following describes the relationship between geography and the economy of the Middle colonies?
cold short winters and fertile soil: most people made their livings from small commercial farms
The tax laws imposed on the colonists by the British government were viewed as unfair because...
colonists were taxed without direct representation in Parliament
The "Three-fifths Compromise" was included in the U. S. Constitution in order to resolve a conflict over the...
counting of enslaved persons for purposes of taxation and representation.
The geography of the New England Colonies encouraged settlers to...
establish seaports
The Northwest Ordinance is considered a historical milestone because it...
established a method for admitting new states to the Union
The Puritans came to live in the Americas for the purpose of ...
establishing new religious communities.
"In 1636, Thomas Hooker...established the first English settlement in Connecticut. Convinced that government should rest in free consent, he ?"
extended voting rights beyond church members
The main reason the British government chose to follow the policy of mercantilism was to...
increase Britain's wealth.
In order to resolve a key weakness of the Articles of Confederation, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention decided to...
increase the powers of the central government.
At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, a major disagreement in drafting a new constitution arose between...
large and small states over the issue of representation ik Congress.
The delegates to the Constitutional Convention in 1787 had experienced living under a government by the British king. This experience led the framers of the U. S. Constitution to...
limit the federal government by giving it only specific powers.
"There is no declaration of rights. Are the people secured even in the enjoyment of the benefit of the common law? The laws will be made by men little concerned with their effects and consequences. There is no declaration of any kind for preserving the liberty of the press, trial by jury, nor against the danger of standing armies in time of peace."
opposed ratification of the Constitution because it lacked a bill of rights.
"It is essential for he freedom and security of a free people, that no taxes be imposed upon them but by their own consent, or their representatives." This excerpt above reflects the dissatisfaction of the American colonists with the...
political debates that took place at the Albany Convention
According to the theory of mercantilism, the principal purpose of the thirteen American colonies was to provide Great Britain with...
raw materials and markets
a common factor in the creation of several English colonies was?
religious freedom
British colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because they...
resented the limits it imposed on westward expansion.
In 1787 the United States was at a crossroads. Farmers in western Massachusetts had rebelled the year before over taxes. The state struggled to end the rebellion. Events such as this one contributed to the decision to...
restructuring the federal government
A famous slogan, popular during the Revolutionary Era, was: "No taxation without representation." This slogan referred to taxes enacted by...
the Parliament of Great Britain
Boston Massacre, Intolerable Acts imposed, First Continental Congress convened, Lexington and Concord All occurred during...
the Revolutionary Era.
The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament in order to pay...
the costs of maintaining British soldiers in the colonies
The Puritans founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony to escape persecution ^ Roger Williams formed a new colony that has religious toleration., Thomas Hooker formed a new colony that did not have a state church. This diagram describes events in colonial America that are related to...
the establishment of the principle religious freedom.
Patrick Henry opposed ratifying the U. S. Constitution because he believed that under it...
the states would surrender too much power to the federal government.
The main reason that the southern colonies began importing slaves was...
they needed the labor to farm cash crops
Why did the framers of the Constitution create three speedster branches of the national government?
to prevent any one branch of government gaining too much power
What was the primary reason that England passed the Navigation Acts?
to tighten its control over colonial trade
