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6th Grade Social Studies Gallopade: Chapter 8
6th Grade Social Studies Gallopade: Chapter 8
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1: What challenge did Britain face because of the French and Indian War?
A lack of trade with Europe
A serious risk of going bankrupt
Rebellion in the colonies
Conflict with Native American allies
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10: What was discussed at the Second Continental Congress?
Buying land from Spain
Organizing colonial resistance and independence
Creating new taxes on the colonies
How to celebrate British holidays
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19: What are two ideas from the Enlightenment that influenced American colonists?
Military rule and absolute power
Monarchy and religious dominance
Natural rights and government by consent
Colonial expansion and mercantilism
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9: What did British officials learn because of the Powder Alarm?
Colonists could become a powerful force in a fight
Ammunition was running low in Britain
Colonists would never rebel
The colonies needed more British troops
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11: According to the Preamble, what is the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
To establish trade with France
To explain why the colonies were breaking from Britain
To give more power to the king
To create new taxes
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2: Why did King George III choose to end salutary neglect in the American colonies?
Parliament demanded it
He wanted to take back full control of the colonies
He wanted to form new alliances
He needed more land
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15: Which Judeo-Christian idea was expressed in the Declaration of Independence?
Slavery is acceptable
God chose monarchs to rule
All people are created equal in the eyes of God
Kings should rule by divine right
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8: Why did Great Britain pass the Intolerable Acts?
Colonists would never rebel
Colonists could become a powerful force in a fight
The colonies needed more British troops
Ammunition was running low in Britain
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5: Which act allowed the British East India Company to sell goods without paying a customs duty?
The Navigation Act
The Tea Act
The Intolerable Acts
The Townshend Act
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4: What are two acts that were passed by Britain and later repealed due to colonist resistance?
The Navigation Act and the Quartering Act
The Tea Act and the Proclamation of 1763
The Sugar Act and the Stamp Act
The Tea Act and the Intolerable Acts
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21: What did the Enlightenment promote that inspired colonists to question British rule?
Expansion of monarch power
Trade restrictions
Religious persecution
Reason, individual rights, and liberty
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3: What was forbidden under the Proclamation of 1763?
Religious freedom for Catholics
Colonial trade with France
Owning firearms in colonies
Settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains
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22: How did Enlightenment thinkers influence the Declaration of Independence?
They supported loyalty to the king
They rejected all forms of government
They believed in colonization
They emphasized liberty, equality, and self-government
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18: According to the Preamble, what is the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
To form a monarchy in America
To demand more taxes
To explain the reasons for separating from Britain
To create a peace treaty with France
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16: What four ideas were established by the Magna Carta?
Colonial independence, free elections, trade rights, free press
Rule of law, limited government, due process, right to a fair trial
Voting rights, jury duty, religious freedom, term limits
Divine right, loyalty to the king, high taxes, absolute monarchy
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13: What are the three unalienable rights described in the Declaration of Independence?
Freedom, taxes, and independence
Equality, freedom, and democracy
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Liberty, power, and justice
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6: Why were American colonists upset that they had no representatives in the British Parliament?
It led to peace between colonists and soldiers
It increased trade with England
It united colonists against British forces
They wanted to vote in British elections
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17: What was discussed at the Second Continental Congress?
How to increase British troop numbers
Building new British forts in Canada
Plans to celebrate King George’s birthday
Organizing colonial resistance and drafting the Declaration of Independence
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7: How did the Boston Massacre influence American colonists’ thoughts toward Britain?
It increased trade with England
It made colonists support British troops
It led to peace between colonists and soldiers
It united colonists against British forces
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12: What are two ideas from the Enlightenment that influenced American colonists?
Natural rights and the social contract
Military conquest and nationalism
Feudalism and divine right
Absolute monarchy and religious rule
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14: Which philosopher claimed that people consent to the government to protect their natural rights?
Thomas Hobbes
John Adams
John Locke
Thomas Jefferson
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20: What was the main colonial argument against British taxes?
They preferred French taxes
The taxes were too low
They wanted more British soldiers
They had no representation in Parliament
