A British Enlightenment thinker.

What is divine right?

Right to rule given by God to the monarch.

What is a legislature?

Group of people with the power to make laws.

What happened in the Boston Massacre?

British soldiers fired on a crowd of colonists, killing 5.

What did the Daughters of Liberty do to support another boycott of British goods?

Made their own cloth instead of buying it from Britain.

According to the economic idea known as 'mercantilism' what should a government do?

Regulate trade to increase the country's wealth.

What did the two sides fight over in the French and Indian War?

Control of the Ohio River Valley.

A refusal to purchase certain products as a form of protest.

How did the colonists convince parliament to repeal (get rid of) the Stamp Act?

Boycotted British goods and petition the British government.

Which of the following was NOT part of the Navigation Acts passed by parliament?

America could make no manufactured goods.

What did Writs of Assistance do?

Gave authority to search almost anywhere for smuggled goods.

The Sons of Liberty were an organization of...

Colonists who took to the streets to protest British policy.

A written request sent to the government.

What was the Townsend Act?

A tax on imported goods such as glass, tea, and paper.

What is a bill of rights?

A list of rights the government promises to protect.

Shipping goods without official permission or paying taxes.

Which of the following is NOT something the Stamp Act did?

Required all cloth goods to be stamped.

What were the two sides in the French and Indian War?

French and native allies vs. British and American colonists.

According to the economic idea known as 'mercantilism,' what is the purpose of colonies?

To make their home countries richer and more powerful.

What are natural rights?

Rights everyone have from birth.

What did the Quartering Act do?

Required colonists to house British soldiers.

What idea(s) did the Enlightenment promote?

Freedom of expression, equality, and popular government.

What was the Enlightenment?

An intellectual movement during the 1600s/1700s.

How did the French and Indian War lead to tension between the colonies and Britain?

All of these answers are correct.

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1
John Locke was...
An English noble opposed to the Enlightenment.
An American colonist who taught Enlightenment ideas.
A French Enlightenment thinker.
A British Enlightenment thinker.
2
What is divine right?
The rights of animals to be treated with kindness.
The right of a government to establish a country's borders.
Rights everyone have from birth.
Right to rule given by God to the monarch.
3
What is a legislature?
The branch of government that interprets constitutional law.
The branch of government that makes sure laws are enforced.
Group of people who elect the chief executive officer.
Group of people with the power to make laws.
4
According to John Locke, what 3 things were "natural rights"?
Happiness, respect, and security.
Life, liberty, and property.
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Healthcare, education, and food.
5
What happened in the Boston Massacre?
A mob of colonists killed 27 British soldiers.
British soldiers fired on a crowd of colonists, killing 5.
Native Americans attacked Boston, killing hundreds.
A group of Bostonians slaughtered visiting Virginians.
6
What did the Daughters of Liberty do to support another boycott of British goods?
Made their own cloth instead of buying it from Britain.
Smuggled in goods from the French and Spanish.
Burnt down government buildings throughout the colonies.
Dumped tons of British tea in Boston harbor.
7
According to the economic idea known as 'mercantilism' what should a government do?
Abolish slavery as a legal means of labor.
Tax at least half of all citizen's income.
Encourage its citizens to trade with whoever they want.
Regulate trade to increase the country's wealth.
8
What is parliament?
The British monarch's inner circle of advisers.
The top generals in the British navy.
The British legislature.
The American colonial assemblies.
9
What did the two sides fight over in the French and Indian War?
Whether or not slavery should continue to be practiced.
Religious differences.
Control of the Ohio River Valley.
The rights of citizens to choose their own leaders.
10
What is a boycott?
A refusal to purchase certain products as a form of protest.
A coordinated effort to purchase goods to support a cause.
11
How did the colonists convince parliament to repeal (get rid of) the Stamp Act?
Agreed to pay more taxes on sugar.
Threatened to give control of the colonies to the French.
Boycotted British goods and petition the British government.
Killed several British soldiers.
12
Who founded the Sons of Liberty?
Samuel Adams.
John Adams.
George Washington.
Thomas Jefferson.
13
Which of the following was NOT part of the Navigation Acts passed by parliament?
American colonists had to sell raw materials to England.
America could make no manufactured goods.
Goods going to the colonies had to go through England first.
14
What law was not part of the Sugar Act?
Taxes on sugar were raised.
Smugglers' goods can be seized without going to court first.
Lowered tax on molasses.
15
What did Writs of Assistance do?
Made requests to the government.
Set the exact amount of taxes to be paid.
Promised to protect certain rights.
Gave authority to search almost anywhere for smuggled goods.
16
The Sons of Liberty were an organization of...
Inventors who sought to use electricity as power.
Southern planters who tried to end slavery.
Colonists who took to the streets to protest British policy.
Government officials who fought to crack down on smuggling.
17
What is a petition?
A written request sent to the government.
A list of rights the government promises to protect.
Court orders giving authority to search for smuggled goods.
A document setting the exact amount of taxes to be paid.
18
What was the Townsend Act?
A law that replaced the government in all the colonies.
A tax on exported colonial goods like tobacco and lumber.
A law repealing all British taxes on the colonies.
A tax on imported goods such as glass, tea, and paper.
19
What is a bill of rights?
A document setting the exact amount of taxes to be paid.
A list of rights the government promises to protect.
A written request sent to the government.
Court orders giving authority to search for smuggled goods.
20
What is smuggling?
Shipping goods without official permission or paying taxes.
Shipping goods with permission and payment of taxes.
21
Which of the following is NOT something the Stamp Act did?
Required colonists to get an official stamp on their paper.
Required all cloth goods to be stamped.
Taxed almost all paper goods.
22
What were the two sides in the French and Indian War?
French and native allies vs. British and American colonists.
French vs. Native Americans.
23
What does it mean to quarter someone?
To house them.
To give them supplies for a journey.
To pay them 25 cents.
To imprison them.
24
According to the economic idea known as 'mercantilism,' what is the purpose of colonies?
To make their home countries richer and more powerful.
To be used as forward bases in conquering other countries.
To be areas where a country should send all its outlaws to.
To be places for political experimentation.
25
What are natural rights?
The right of a government to establish a country's borders.
Rights everyone have from birth.
The rights of animals to be treated with kindness.
Right to rule given by God to the monarch.
26
What did the Quartering Act do?
Split all the colonies into 4 sections of equal size.
Required to the British to house the homeless.
Imprisoned all suspected smugglers.
Required colonists to house British soldiers.
27
What idea(s) did the Enlightenment promote?
That change is dangerous and traditions should be followed.
The idea that truth cannot be reached through reason.
Loyalty to the monarchy and religious authority.
Freedom of expression, equality, and popular government.
28
What was the Enlightenment?
A religious movement during the 1400s/1500s.
An intellectual movement during the 1600s/1700s.
The invention of gunpowder firearms in the 1300s.
The growth of urbanization in the 1800s.
29
Who won the French and Indian War?
The British.
The French.
30
How did the French and Indian War lead to tension between the colonies and Britain?
All of these answers are correct.
Britain told colonists they couldn't move too far west.
Britain kept British soldiers stationed in the colonies.
Britain raised taxes to pay off debt from the war.

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