Colonial protests and boycotts against the Stamp Act eventually led to

Parliament's decision to repeal the act

In the years leading to Revolution, the Committees of Correspondence were most important b/c

were the first attempt at political cooperation (Colonists)

John Locke was influential to the founding fathers because of his ideals of:

social contract theory and natural rights

The outcome at Saratoga was important because

it won the Americans a foreign ally

Which statement best describes an effect of the British policy of Salutary Neglect?

The Colonies gained an aptitude for self-governing

Why did Parliament pass the Stamp Act in 1765?

To help pay for debt from the French and Indian War

The Treaty of Paris (1783)

granted the United States independence from England

As a result of the Treaty of Paris (1763)

France lost all of its possessions in North America

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1
The Stamp Act (1765) was what kind of tax?
Indirect
Direct
2
What resistance group protested British taxes in the 1760s and 1770s?
British Parliament
Minutemen
Sons of Liberty
Benjamin Franklin
3
Which of the following was an issuance of Parliamentary Sovereignty?
Albany Plan for Union
First Continental Congress
Proclamation Line of 1763
Declaratory Act (1766)
4
Colonial protests and boycotts against the Stamp Act eventually led to
the Boston Tea Party
the Boston Massacre
Parliament's decision to repeal the act
the first shots of the war in Massachusetts
5
"We'll mind our own business as long as you behave and make us rich." This is an example of:
George Washington's leadership abilities
Parliamentary Sovereignty
Salutary Neglect
Social Contract Theory
6
Which battle proved to be a turning point in the American Revolution?
Valley Forge
Bunker Hill
Saratoga
Yorktown
7
In the years leading to Revolution, the Committees of Correspondence were most important b/c
provided record of negotiations in the Continental Congress
kept Parliament informed on what the Colonists were planning
showed the future Federalists were already very powerful
were the first attempt at political cooperation (Colonists)
8
John Locke was influential to the founding fathers because of his ideals of:
natural rights and Common Sense
Declaration of Independence and Common Sense
social contract theory and natural rights
liberty and power to the people
9
The outcome at Saratoga was important because
it led to victory in the South
it won the Americans a foreign ally
it was the first major victory for the colonists
it marked the end of British presence in the North
10
The Townshend Acts (1767) were what kind of tax?
Indirect
Direct
11
What did Benjamin Franklin propose in 1754?
Sons of Liberty
All men are created equal
Poor Richard's Almanac
Albany Plan for Union
12
Colonists who opposed American independence were known as
Loyalists
Rangers
Sons of Liberty
Mavericks
13
Which statement best describes an effect of the British policy of Salutary Neglect?
American colonists stopped sending raw materials to England
Colonial Governors became more powerful than assemblies
The Colonies gained an aptitude for self-governing
Parliament increased military supervision of the colonies
14
Why did Parliament pass the Stamp Act in 1765?
To try to take the colonists' guns
To help pay for debt from the French and Indian War
To honor King George III
Because they resented the colonists
15
Who wrote a 50 page pamphlet called Common Sense?
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
John Locke
16
Parliament responded to the Boston Tea Party by
Passing the Tea Act
honoring King George III with a statue
passing the Intolerable Acts
attacking George Washington
17
The Treaty of Paris (1783)
ended French colonial holdings in North America
ensured loyalists would not be compensated for their land
eventually became a major cause of the Mexican War
granted the United States independence from England
18
The Proclamation Line of 1763 established what as the boundary of the British colonies?
The Appalachian Mountains
Canada
The Ohio River Valley
The Mississippi River
19
What treaty ended the American Revolution?
Treaty of Paris (1783)
Treaty of Paris (1763)
Treaty of Versailles (1763)
Treaty of Versailles (1783)
20
As a result of the Treaty of Paris (1763)
The British became the sole power in North America
France lost all of its possessions in North America
Most of Spain's new world empire was transferred to France
New York was given to the French in exchange for India

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