Why did England value its North American colonies?

They supplied England with food, raw materials

What did the desire to increase colonial production of crops like tobacco and rice lead to?

Increase in slaves brought from Africa

How did the British bring temporary peace to the colonies after the Boston Massacre?

Repealed most of the Townshend Acts

Which did the American victory in the Revolutionary War lead to?

Spread of idea of liberty at home and abroad

Which describes British-American relations after the French and Indian War?

Colonists began to question British authority

What were the Sugar Act and Stamp Act examples of?

How the British tried to raise money in the colonies

Why did many colonists protest the Stamp Act?

It taxed colonists without their consent

How did the colonists protest the Stamp Act?

Refusing to buy goods from Britain

Which battle began the Revolutionary War?

Battles of Lexington and Concord

Which did the First Continental Congress vote to do?

Call for formation of colonial militias

How did William Penn acquire the land that is now Pennsylvania?

Settlement for debt King Charles owed his father

Which is true of the British policy of salutary neglect?

Allowed colonies economic freedom

Which of the following did the French and Indian War lead to?

Weakening of colonial loyalty to Britain

Which of the following was a result of a land shortage in the British colonies?

Colonists pushed westward into Native American lands

Why was the American victory at Saratoga a turning point in the American Revolution?

Convinced France to commit troops to the American cause

What happened as a direct result of the Intolerable Acts?

The First Continental Congress met

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1
Why did England value its North American colonies?
They provided soldiers for the British to fight in wars
They provided England with resources of gold and silver
They manufactured goods for England
They supplied England with food, raw materials
2
What did the desire to increase colonial production of crops like tobacco and rice lead to?
Increase in slaves brought from Africa
Lessening of flow of immigrants to the colonies
Establishment of the Navigation Act
Decrease in use of indentured servants
3
Why was the Georgia colony originally founded?
For a refuge for Puritans
For debtors to start over
For a plantation colony
For a harbor for English ships
4
How did the British bring temporary peace to the colonies after the Boston Massacre?
Repealed Sugar Act
Repealed Quartering Acts
Repealed most of the Townshend Acts
Repealed Stamp Act
5
Which did the American victory in the Revolutionary War lead to?
Abolition of slavery in Southern colonies
Strengthening of the Iroquois League
Expanded political, legal power for women
Spread of idea of liberty at home and abroad
6
Which describes British-American relations after the French and Indian War?
Colonists became more dependent on Britain
British began to respect American culture
Colonists began to question British authority
British began to treat colonists as equals
7
On what was the Southern Colonies economy based?
Shipbuilding
Agriculture
Fishing
Manufacturing
8
What were the Sugar Act and Stamp Act examples of?
How the British tried to stimulate colonial economies
How colonists eagerly sacrificed to pay war debt
How the British tried to raise money in the colonies
How the British left the colonies alone
9
Why did many colonists protest the Stamp Act?
It taxed colonists without their consent
It increased the cost of British imports
It threatened to disrupt trading patterns overseas
It enabled the British to censor written materials
10
How did the colonists protest the Stamp Act?
Refusing to sell goods to Britain
Dumping tea into Boston Harbor
Dissolving the Massachusetts assembly
Refusing to buy goods from Britain
11
Which battle began the Revolutionary War?
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Battle of Trenton
12
Which did the First Continental Congress vote to do?
End boycott of imports from Britain
Imprison all British tax collectors
Adopt the Declaration of Independence
Call for formation of colonial militias
13
How did William Penn acquire the land that is now Pennsylvania?
A reward for seizing Dutch land
Settlement for debt King Charles owed his father
Bought it from Powhatan
Inherited it from his father
14
Which is true of the British policy of salutary neglect?
Prevented colonies from developing diverse economies
Allowed colonies economic freedom
Enforced strict laws such as the Navigation Act
Sent many royal officers to run the colonies
15
Which of the following did the French and Indian War lead to?
Massive migration to Canada
Increased colonial dependence on Britain
The end of Britain's involvement in colonial affairs
Weakening of colonial loyalty to Britain
16
Which of the following was a result of a land shortage in the British colonies?
Colonists began to fear starvation, rebellion
Britain limited immigration to the colonies
Colonists pushed westward into Native American lands
The slave trade ended
17
Why was the American victory at Saratoga a turning point in the American Revolution?
Last British offensive of the war
Convinced France to send arms, supplies to Americans
Convinced France to commit troops to the American cause
Convinced Spain to enter the war on the American side
18
What happened as a direct result of the Intolerable Acts?
The First Continental Congress met
Breaking up of all colonial militias
Colonial attack on French forts
Cancellation of the Townshend taxes

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