Which of these does NOT describe the "backcountry" during the colonial era?

The land was very fertile and suitable for large plantations

The Treaty of Paris of 1783 granted colonists all of the following EXCEPT

France regaining control of Louisiana

Locke and Jefferson wrote about "unalienable rights". In what document are these mentioned?

the Declaration of Independence

After the French and Indian War England's governing policy changed from ______ to ______.

Salutary Neglect to Parliamentray Sovereignty

The outcome at Saratoga was important because...

it won the Americans a foreign ally

Britain responded to the Boston Tea Party by

enacting restrictive measures known as the Intolerable Acts.

#Throwback John Winthrop's idea of a "city on a hill" meant that...

Puritans in Mass. Bay would be an ex. for other Christians

Who was Lord Cornwallis?

British general who ordered the surrender at Yorktown

The end of fighting in the Revolutionary War was marked by...

the British Surrender at the Battle of Yorktown

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1
This document had a major impact on the colonists' support for independence
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
The Declaration of Independence
The Albany Plan
The Olive Branch Petition
2
Which of these does NOT describe the "backcountry" during the colonial era?
The land was very fertile and suitable for large plantations
People constantly feared Indian attacks
Land was cheap
Settled by poor farmers and immigrants
3
The Treaty of Paris of 1783 granted colonists all of the following EXCEPT
The removal of the British army from U.S. claims in America
France regaining control of Louisiana
All territory east of Mississippi River
Full independence from Britain
4
Which philosophical movement inspired the American Revolution?
The Enlightenment
The Reformation
The Great Awakening
The Renaissance
5
Locke and Jefferson wrote about "unalienable rights". In what document are these mentioned?
the Preamble to the Constitution
the Bill of Rights
the Declaration of Independence
the Mayflower Compact
6
The idea that Parliament has absolute authority over the colonies
parliamentary sovereignty
virtual representation
salutary neglect
mercantilism
7
After the French and Indian War England's governing policy changed from ______ to ______.
Mercantilism to Communism
It did not change
Parliamentary Sovereignty to Salutary Neglect
Salutary Neglect to Parliamentray Sovereignty
8
Where Washington and his men spent the harsh winter of 1777-1778
Valley Forge
Yorktown
Saratoga
Lexington & Concord
9
Lexington and Concord led to the...
Second Continental Congress
Third Continental Congress
Albany Congress
First Continental Congress
10
King George III drew a line along the App. Mountains that the colonists couldn't pass in the
Albany Plan of Union
Treaty of Paris, 1763
Proclamation of 1763
Treaty of Paris, 1783
11
Indian tribes joined together to keep the colonists from taking over their land in 1763 in
Bacon's Rebellion
Pontiac's Rebellion
King Phillip's War
Stono Rebellion
12
The outcome at Saratoga was important because...
it led to victory in the South
it was the first major victory for the colonists
it won the Americans a foreign ally
it marked the end of British presence in the north
13
#Throwback What was the first representative colonial assembly in the American colonies?
Town Hall meeting in Massachusetts
Connecticut Legislature
Colonial Parliament in Britain
House of Burgesses in Virginia
14
Britain responded to the Boston Tea Party by
"tarring and feathering" the colonial leaders of Boston.
enacting restrictive measures known as the Intolerable Acts.
enacting a new set of taxes known as the Townshend Acts.
rounding up suspects and sending them to Australia.
15
#Throwback John Winthrop's idea of a "city on a hill" meant that...
Colonists in NY would establish strong trade connections
Colonists would create a major defense against the Indians
Pennsylvania would be tolerant of all religions
Puritans in Mass. Bay would be an ex. for other Christians
16
Who was the American delegate sent to France to form an alliance
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Samuel Adams
17
Who was Lord Cornwallis?
British general who ordered the surrender at Yorktown
Patriot that became a spy for the British
the American general that won the Battle of Saratoga
Loyalist who changed sides after the Boston Massacre
18
The end of fighting in the Revolutionary War was marked by...
Frances agreement to become allies with the Americans
"the shot heard 'round the world" at Lexington & Concord
the British Surrender at the Battle of Yorktown
the American defeat at the Battle of Saratoga
19
What did the intolerable acts lead to?
Second Continental Congress
Third Continental Congress
First Continental Congress
Albany Congress
20
This agreement ended the French and Indian War
Treaty of Paris, 1783
Proclamation of 1763
Proclamation of 1783
Treaty of Paris, 1763
21
The "Sons of Liberty" were formed in the 1760s primarily as a reaction to
the French and Indian War.
the Boston Massacre
the Stamp Act
the Treaty of Paris, 1783.
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This battle led to an alliance with France making it a turning point of war
Saratoga
Yorktown
Bunker Hill
Lexington & Concord

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