American History CFE Review Units 1-3 (Colonization through Founding Principles)

Question 1

How did the Stamp Act, Sugar Act, Tea Act and Intolerable Act lead to revolution?

Accepted Answer

They taxed/ruled the colonies unfairly = anger and tension

Question 2

Washington felt that political parties would cause _______________.

Accepted Answer

Division and weakness

Question 3

Which person helped train American troops at Valley Forge?

Accepted Answer

Baron von Steuben

Question 4

Why did the British tax the colonists after the French and Indian War?

Accepted Answer

To pay off their war debts

Question 5

The Treaty of Paris of 1783 did all of the following EXCEPT _________

Accepted Answer

Settled disputed borders with the Native Americans

Question 6

Which of Washington's precedents said America would not get involved with the affairs of Europe

Accepted Answer

Neutrality

Question 7

Who was America's first naval hero?

Accepted Answer

John Paul Jones

Question 8

The first elected legislature in the New World

Accepted Answer

Virginia's House of Burgesses

Question 9

Bicameral government with an Upper House with 2 votes per state and Lower House based on pop.

Accepted Answer

Great Compromise

Question 10

What BEST describes a proprietary colony?

Accepted Answer

Land given as a gift to a friend of a king who picks leaders

Question 11

How did colonial settlement affect Native American populations?

Accepted Answer

Populations fell due to conflict, disease and enslavement

Question 12

3/5 of slaves would be counted for the purpose of population, votes and taxation

Accepted Answer

3/5 Compromise

Question 13

Which battle was known as the turning point of the American Revolution

Accepted Answer

Saratoga

Question 14

Which of the following was NOT a way religion shaped colonial life?

Accepted Answer

Religious groups in the south outlawed slavery in their land

Question 15

What was the main economic activity of the New England Colonies?

Accepted Answer

Shipping, Fishing, Trade and subsistence farming

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT an example of colonial propaganda used to inspire revolution?

Accepted Answer

The Tea Act riots

Question 17

Which of the following was NOT an advantage that helped the colonies win independence?

Accepted Answer

A strong navy

Question 18

Which is not a leg of the triangular trade?

Accepted Answer

Spices and trade goods are sent from India to Europe

Question 19

Which group was responsible for writing the Declaration of Independence?

Accepted Answer

The Second Continental Congress

Question 20

Which battle marked the end of the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Yorktown

Question 21

Which of Washington's precedents said the president can use force to maintain peace

Accepted Answer

Executive Power

Question 22

A person who agrees to work for a set amount of time in exchange for passage to the new world

Accepted Answer

Indentured Servant

Question 23

Called for 2 Houses of government with voting based on population (Angers smaller states)

Accepted Answer

Virginia Plan

Question 24

Which Frenchman helped train and lead American troops

Accepted Answer

Marquis de Lafayette

Question 25

To refuse to buy as a form of protest

Accepted Answer

Boycott

Question 26

Which person was known for his use of Guerrilla Warfare and ambushed

Accepted Answer

Francis Marion

Question 27

How did the French and British differ in their attitude towards the Native Americans?

Accepted Answer

British were more hostile, the French made allies and traded

Question 28

Why did the English, French, Spanish and Dutch want to colonize America?

Accepted Answer

Mercantilism and expansion of influence

Question 29

Which of the following was NOT a weakness of the government under the Articles of Confederation

Accepted Answer

Failed to abolish slavery in a timely manner

Question 30

What reasons did the authors of the Declaration of Independence give for freedom?

Accepted Answer

Listed grievances and argued for inalienable rights

American History CFE Review Units 1-3 (Colonization through Founding Principles)

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