The Magna Carta & English Bill of Rights increased rights of British citizens & colonists by...

placing restrictions on gov't power

The Proclamation of 1763 was issued to...

avoid conflicts between colonists and Native Americans

This was a cause of the French & Indian War...

Disputes over colonial land between France & England

The Writs of Assistance allowed...

for search of colonists property without reason

Under Mercantilism the colonies were...

a British source for raw materials, a British market for manufactured goods

Town Meetings and the House of Burgesses are...

forms of representative democracy

"Common Sense" argued it was common sense for the colonists to...

fight for independence from Britain

The main purpose for the Declaration of Independence was to...

state the reasons for independence

The Declaration of Independence has had a worldwide impact because...

illustrated the right to revolution against corrupt gov't

The French & Indian War caused tension between England and her American colonies because...

The Proclamation of 1763, British taxes on colonists to pay for war debts

Salutary Neglect meant the British...

benefitted from the colonial economy but be hands off

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Colonial America & The American Revolution

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US History Quiz on early colonial America and the American Revolution

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1
Before the Revolutionary War, this was the natural western boundary for the colonies...
The Missouri River
The Appalachian Mountains
The Rocky Mountains
Lake Erie
2
Geographic features made the New England economy focused on...
large scale farming
trade and manufacturing
increased need for slave labor
producing tobacco and rice
3
"Consent of the governed" means
political parties govern
a federal system of gov't
power comes from the people
use of implied powers
4
The Magna Carta & English Bill of Rights increased rights of British citizens & colonists by...
placing restrictions on gov't power
supporting a federalist gov't
abolishing slavery
encouraging early self rule in the colonies
5
The Proclamation of 1763 was issued to...
stop colonists from invading French lands
make $ off selling land west of Appalachians
collect taxes on new lands west of the Appalachians
avoid conflicts between colonists and Native Americans
6
This was a cause of the French & Indian War...
French taking over Native lands
Disputes over colonial land between France & England
British arguments with their colonies
taxation without representation
7
Colonists always wanted to expand westward for...
rivers / waterways
new fertile farmland
the gold rush
conquering the natives
8
The Mayflower Compact, Town Meetings, House of Burgesses are all...
gov'ts imposed by Parliament
early self-gov't in colonies
attempts to stop self gov't in colonies
protests against British taxation
9
Farming Culture Helped Native Americans to ensure...
the continuation of hunting and gathering
a more stable food supply
safety from neighboring tribes
the establishment of a nomadic lifestyle
10
The Writs of Assistance allowed...
the right to a lawyer
British soldiers to live in colonists homes
for search of colonists property without reason
for cruel and unusual punishment
11
When writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson took ideas on self gov't from...
Louis XVI
Henry David Thoreau
King George
John Locke
12
Under Mercantilism the colonies were...
a British source for raw materials
a British market for manufactured goods
free to trade with European countries
encouraged to develop manufacturing
13
Town Meetings and the House of Burgesses are...
forms of representative democracy
attempts by the British to control the colonies
the idea of John Locke
British forms of government
14
"Common Sense" argued it was common sense for the colonists to...
fight for independence from Britain
convert the natives to Christianity
remain loyal British subjects
oppose French colonization in America
15
The main purpose for the Declaration of Independence was to...
extend an offer of peace to King George
get French support for the Revolutionary War
state the reasons for independence
declare war on England
16
Colonies were settled along waterways so they could...
export slaves
conduct trade
protect themselves from natives
use water power for machinery
17
In Colonial America, the economy of the agricultural economy of the South depended on...
wheat farmers
slave labor
factory workers
immigrants
18
The Declaration of Independence has had a worldwide impact because...
established suffrage
it created a set of laws for each nation
created a strong central gov't
illustrated the right to revolution against corrupt gov't
19
The French & Indian War caused tension between England and her American colonies because...
they lost land in the war
The Proclamation of 1763
English troops returned to England
British taxes on colonists to pay for war debts
20
Salutary Neglect meant the British...
encouraged colonial manufacturing
treated the colonists as equals
enforced trade restrictions
benefitted from the colonial economy but be hands off

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