Describe how the members of the Continental Congress worked together toward a common goal:

many colonies sent delegates to a new colonial government to oppose Brtish

What best explains how competition for control of territory & resources led to conflicts among European powers in NA.

British & French fought the French & Indian War over control Ohio River

According to the map, what can be said about the battles of Lexington & Concord.

The battles were fought on the same day.

What Enlightenment ideas did Jefferson accuse the King of England of violating in the Declaration of Independence?

Natural Rights and Social Contract

The British intent in issuing the Proclamation of 1763 was:

to prevent Indian wars by closing lands west of the Appalachian Mountains

What's an Enlightenment reason for American's to “dissolve the political bands” that connected them to Great Britain?

The liberty people of Massachusetts was restricted by the Intolerable Acts.

Parliament passed the Tea Act. What unintended consequence on the colonial market did the this tax have?

People boycotted the purchase of tea.

Which of the following best explains how Common Sense by Thomas Paine impacted public opinion in the Revolutionary Era?

help convince the average citizen a total break from Britain was necessary.

Which of the following descriptions provided below best summarizes the ideas communicated by Paine in Common Sense?

used metaphors to tell why it was common sense to break away from Britain

Which of the following is an example of an economic choice made by an individual during the American Revolution?

A housewife decides to stop buying tea from the British East India Company.

Which of the following correctly describes the views of a member of the Sons of Liberty?

Taxes like the Stamp Act are a just cause for protest.

Which of the following correctly explains how a civic group like the Daughters of Liberty helped attain a public goal?

organized boycotts of British goods that led to repealing some taxes

Which of the following answer choices best describes the purpose of the Committees of Correspondence?

colonists wrote letters to spread word across Colonial America

Which of the following answer choices describes a key belief of the Enlightenment philosopher John Locke?

Governments get their power from the people.

Which explains how the colonists’ individual responses to new taxes eventually led to the Revolutionary War?

Colonists joined groups like Sons & Daughters of Liberty to protest taxes

What caused the price of tea to decrease, but still enraged colonial merchants?

It created a monopoly only allowing tea from East India Company to be sold.

Which of the following is an example of an economic choice made by a government during the American Revolution?

The 1st Continental Congress voted to ban all trade with Great Britain.

Which of the following most closely represents the views of colonists who identified themselves as Patriots?

Laws of Great Britain were unjust because colonists had no representatives

Colonists viewed Sugar Act, Stamp Act, & Townshend Acts as unfair taxes. From British perspective these taxes were fair

helped British pay costs of protecting Americans in the French & Indian War

Identify 2 colonial responses to British rule that illustrate escalation of tensions before Declaration of Independence

colonial boycotts and 1st Continental Congress

Which Enlightenment view is expressed in the above quote from the Declaration of Independence?

the belief in natural rights and the social contract

Which answer choice correctly identifies two primary documents that are examples of colonial propaganda?

Common Sense by Thomas Paine & “The Bloody Massacre” by Paul Revere

Which explains how the Patriot perspective on actions of the Sons of Liberty helped to lead to the goal of independence?

Patriots saw Sons of Liberty as heroic & led people to want independence

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1
What did Jefferson mean when he said "destructive of these ends?"
Destructive o governent
Desctructive of the environment
Desctructive of religion
Destructive of natural rights
2
What geographic feature influenced the location of the Proclamation of 1763 creating a halt to westward expansion?
The Mississippi River
The Appalachian Mountains
The Rocky Mountains
The Ohio River
3
Describe how the members of the Continental Congress worked together toward a common goal:
many colonists joined military force under command of General Washington
People from many colonies wrote letters to inform others of Britishpolicies
many colonies sent delegates to a new colonial government to oppose Brtish
Colonists joined together to protest through boycotts and tar & Feather
4
What best explains how competition for control of territory & resources led to conflicts among European powers in NA.
Mason- Dixon line resolved land conflict between Maryland & Pennsylvania.
British & French fought the French & Indian War over control Ohio River
Spanish & Dutch fought over control of the Manhattan Island in New York.
Swedes & Dutch worked together to establish a large trading empire.
5
According to the map, what can be said about the battles of Lexington & Concord.
All of the above
Both battles were fought in Delaware.
Both battles were fought in Connecticut.
The battles were fought on the same day.
6
What Enlightenment ideas did Jefferson accuse the King of England of violating in the Declaration of Independence?
Limited Government and Social Contract
Separation of Powers and Limited Government
Natural Rights and Social Contract
Natural Rights and anti-slavery sentiment
7
The British intent in issuing the Proclamation of 1763 was:
to prevent settlement of Indians east of the Appalachian Mountains.
to prevent Indian wars by closing lands west of the Appalachian Mountains
to punish American colonists for their rebellion.
to raise money from the colonies to pay for the French and Indian War.
8
What's an Enlightenment reason for American's to “dissolve the political bands” that connected them to Great Britain?
The liberty people of Massachusetts was restricted by the Intolerable Acts.
property of the colonists was unfairly taken away in the Boston Massacre.
Ties between a mother country and her daughter colonies can never be broken
Sons of Liberty used propaganda to convince people to join the Patriot side
9
Parliament passed the Tea Act. What unintended consequence on the colonial market did the this tax have?
Colonists who drank tea noticed that it was of better quality.
People boycotted the purchase of tea.
Tea became more popular because it was cheaper.
Tea was no longer exported to the colonies because no one was drinking it.
10
Which of the following best explains how Common Sense by Thomas Paine impacted public opinion in the Revolutionary Era?
Detailed reasons to declare independence from Britain
help convince the average citizen a total break from Britain was necessary.
Help convince citizens to continue boycotts of goods from Britain
help convince citizens to remain loyal to Britain
11
According to the map, in which colony were the battles of Lexington & Concord fought?
Connecticut
New York
Pennsylvania
Massachesetts
12
Which of the following descriptions provided below best summarizes the ideas communicated by Paine in Common Sense?
used metaphors to tell why it was common sense to break away from Britain
He debated the merits of both remaining loyal and rebelling against Britain
He described why it was common sense to remain loyal to Great Britain
He explained views of Enlightenment philosopherJohn Locke
13
Which of the following is an example of an economic choice made by an individual during the American Revolution?
The Sons of Liberty tar and feather a tax collector.
The British Army employs Hessians as soldiers.
Britain enforces the policy of mercantilism with the Navigation Acts.
A housewife decides to stop buying tea from the British East India Company.
14
Which of the following correctly describes the views of a member of the Sons of Liberty?
colonists should always obey the laws of their mother country.
Violent protest of unfair taxes is unjustified.
Protests should only be done by the delegates of the Constitutional Convent
Taxes like the Stamp Act are a just cause for protest.
15
Which of the following correctly explains how a civic group like the Daughters of Liberty helped attain a public goal?
met as delegates to Continental Congress & agreed to declare independence
violent protests that included tarring and feathering tax collectors
encourage colonial families to teach children to remain loyal to Britian
organized boycotts of British goods that led to repealing some taxes
16
Which of the following answer choices best describes the purpose of the Committees of Correspondence?
elected officials were sent to represent each colonies in anew rebel govt
violent groups of protesters used tactics like tarring & feathering
organized boycotts of British goods like tea and coffee
colonists wrote letters to spread word across Colonial America
17
Which of the following answer choices describes a key belief of the Enlightenment philosopher John Locke?
People are born either good or evil.
People exist to serve the government.
People should have total freedom.
Governments get their power from the people.
18
Which explains how the colonists’ individual responses to new taxes eventually led to the Revolutionary War?
2nd Continental Congress sent the Olive Branch Petition to King George III.
Colonists shared information about why taxes were fair by writing letters
Colonists became tax collectors to show support for taxes Parliament passed
Colonists joined groups like Sons & Daughters of Liberty to protest taxes
19
What caused the price of tea to decrease, but still enraged colonial merchants?
It created a monopoly only allowing tea from East India Company to be sold.
Colonists protested tax with the Boston Tea Party, so Britain repealed it
The quality of tea that the East India Company sold was inferior.
No one purchased tea after the new law, so coffee became popular.
20
Which of the following is an example of an economic choice made by a government during the American Revolution?
Colonial merchants bought products from smugglers because they were cheap
The Virginia Company imported first Africans to the colony of Jamestown.
The 1st Continental Congress voted to ban all trade with Great Britain.
Sons of Liberty dumped tea into the Boston Harbor
21
Which of the following most closely represents the views of colonists who identified themselves as Patriots?
Taxes were justified because of the debt from the French & Indian War
Pacifism kept Patriots from reacting to unfair taxes with violence
Colonists can't sever ties that bound mother country to daughter colonies.
Laws of Great Britain were unjust because colonists had no representatives
22
What identifies the strict laws imposed on colonists in response to colonial protests like the Boston Tea Party?
Coercive Acts
Stamp Act
Tea Act
Proclamation of 1763
23
The passage above would most likely represent the views of a ________.
Patriot
Member of the Son's of Liberty
Whig
Loyalist
24
Colonists viewed Sugar Act, Stamp Act, & Townshend Acts as unfair taxes. From British perspective these taxes were fair
were passed by Parliament and the colonial legislatures.
were passed by the colonial legislatures.
helped British pay costs of protecting Americans in the French & Indian War
were a punishment for American rebellion.
25
Identify 2 colonial responses to British rule that illustrate escalation of tensions before Declaration of Independence
Boston Massacre and Stamp Act
colonial boycotts and 1st Continental Congress
Boston Tea Party and creating the Coercive Acts
Proclamation of 1763 and 2nd Continental Congress
26
Which Enlightenment view is expressed in the above quote from the Declaration of Independence?
the belief in mercantilism
the belief in God
the belief in natural rights and the social contract
the belief in democracy
27
Which answer choice correctly identifies two primary documents that are examples of colonial propaganda?
Maryland’s Act of Toleration and “The Bloody Massacre” by Paul Revere
Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson & Navigation Acts by Britan
The Stamp Act, a law passed by Parliament and Common Sense by Thomas Paine
Common Sense by Thomas Paine & “The Bloody Massacre” by Paul Revere
28
Which explains how the Patriot perspective on actions of the Sons of Liberty helped to lead to the goal of independence?
Loyalists thought the taxes were unfair but not reason for independence
Patriots saw Sons of Liberty as heroic & led people to want independence
Both Patriots & Loyalists viewed the Sons of Liberty from same perspective
Patriots viewed the Sons of Liberty as criminals who used terrorism

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