U.S. History I Ch. 2 Exam Review

Question 1

Fighting in the French & Indian War between Britain and France erupted due to interest in the _

Accepted Answer

Ohio River Valley

Question 2

"No taxation without representation" was the main idea behind the __________

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Declaration of Rights and Grievances

Question 3

The ____ declared that the state could not endorse a church nor collect taxes for churches

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Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

Question 4

General Howe sought to separate New England from the South by capturing _____

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New York City

Question 5

Which of the following was an advantage for the Continental Army in it's fight for independence

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The war was at home

Question 6

_____ gained increased voting rights after the Revolutionary War

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men who payed taxes

Question 7

Occured outside a customs house in Mass. where Attucks became the 1st victim of the Revolution

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Boston Massacre

Question 8

Written by Thomas Paine,____urged colonists to unite against England and declare independence

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Common Sense

Question 9

Which of the following was an act of colonial rebellion against British tyrannical policy?

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Boston Tea Party

Question 10

Government in which power resides with a body of citizens who make laws for the whole

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Republic

Question 11

Banker from Pennsylvania who secured loans to finance the American war effort

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Robert Morris

Question 12

Members of this group, like Paul Revere, helped to defend Lexington/Concord against the British

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Minutemen

Question 13

The Currency Act of 1764 __________

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banned the use of paper money in the colonies

Question 14

Why did the British need to win the war quickly?

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support for the war in Parliament would fade as time passed

Question 15

After King George III received the Olive branch Petition, he declared the colonies________

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open and avowed enemies

Question 16

Most members present at the Second Continental Congress did not want to ____

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break away from the British empire

Question 17

Colonists protested the Stamp Act by refusing to buy _____

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British goods

Question 18

In an ideal republican society, all men _____

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are created equal

Question 19

______ helped to build American confidence by proving they could stand up to the British Army

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Bunker Hill

Question 20

The ______________ prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains

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Proclamation of 1763

Question 21

After British victory in the ______, Great Britain asked the colonies to help pay for the war

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French and Indian War

Question 22

Adams said __ must be included in a plan for gov't to protect the rights of minority groups

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a system of checks and balances

Question 23

First clashes between colonial militia and the British Army occured just outside ____

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Lexington and Concord

Question 24

Which of the following was an advancement for women following the American Revolution?

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schools for girls were established

Question 25

This part of the Intolerable Acts required that colonists provide lodging for British soldiers

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Quartering Act

Question 26

Colonial militia units participated in _____ to fight against the formidable British military

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guerilla warfare

Question 27

After the Boston Massacre, the British repealed the __________

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Townshend Acts

Question 28

The ________ made colonists provide lodging for British soldiers

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Quartering Act

Question 29

Even though voting restrictions decreased after the war, ____ was reserved for the wealthy

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holding elective office

Question 30

Britain officially recognized the United States as a new, independent nation in the _________

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Treaty of Paris 1783

Question 31

_______ was the 1st country to recognize the U.S. as an independent nation.

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France

Question 32

The American victory at Saratoga was a turning point in the war because _______

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France allied with America and recognized U.S. independence

Question 33

Thomas Jefferson suggested the colonies form___ to help coordinate action against Great Britain

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committees of correspondence

Question 34

The Revenue Act of 1767 legalized general search warrants called _________

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writs of assistance

Question 35

The surrender of the British General _____ at Yorktown marked the end of the Revolutionary War

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Charles Cornwallis

Question 36

The ____ were intended to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party

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Coercive Acts

Question 37

Virginia was the only southern colony that encouraged _____, the voluntary freeing of slaves

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manumission

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