What was the main goal of the Boston Tea Party?

To protest against British taxation without representation

What was the cause of the French and Indian war?

Both side disputed claims to the Ohio Valley

What is the purpose of the Join or Die Cartoon?

Benjamin Franklin wanted the colonies to come together

What is Mercantilism?

The practice that says a colony is only there to make the motherland rich.

What is the triangle trade?

The shipment of goods and humans between Britain, West Africa, and America

Why did the South focus on agriculture?

The environment is perfect for cash crops

What was salutary neglect?

Britain relaxing strict enforcement of laws in colonies

English philosopher who believed people have natural rights

What was true Maryland's Act of Toleration?

It called for death to anyone who denied the divinity of Jesus, It granted religious freedom to Christians

What did the colonist specifically resent about British tax policy?

They did not have colonial representation in Parliament

Why did slavery flourish in the Southern colonies and not in New England?

New England soil was too rocky, New England farms were too small

What was the significance of the House of Burgesses?

It was the first representative government in the American colonies

What does "consent of governed" mean?

People are the source of all governmental power

After the French Indian War, the British decided to tax the colonist because...

They owed money and felt colonist should help pay the bills

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Unit 1 - Colonies Through The American Revolution

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1
What is a Loyalist?
Member of Parliament
Anti - British Colonist
Pro -British Colonist
Member of the Sons of Liberty
2
Which was the most tolerant colonial region?
Southern Colonies
Canada
Middle Colonies
New England Colonies
3
What was the main goal of the Boston Tea Party?
To gain control of the tea trade in the American colonies
To protest against British taxation without representation
To secure better trade agreements with other countries
To establish independence from Britain
4
Who held power in the Southern Colonies?
The Quakers
The Overseers
The Puritans
The Plantation Owners
5
What was the cause of the French and Indian war?
The British hated the French and the Indians
Both side disputed claims to the Ohio Valley
The French and the Indians bullied the colonists
The French and the Indians could not get along
6
What was the foundation of Puritan culture?
Individuality
Education
Religion
Tolerance
7
What is the purpose of the Join or Die Cartoon?
The British Monarch wanted the colonies to fall apart.
Benjamin Franklin wanted the colonies to come together
The Redcoats were saying they would kill the colonies
The British wanted to show the colonists what they look like
8
What was the economy of the Middle Colonies based on?
Fishing and whaling
Manufacturing and industry
Mining and logging
Agriculture and trade
9
What is Mercantilism?
The action of sailing around the world.
The action were you remove something from the catholic church.
The act of eating with the merchants that you buy goods from.
The practice that says a colony is only there to make the motherland rich.
10
What is the triangle trade?
An acute trade system
The shipment of goods and humans between Britain, West Africa, and America
A trade route that required only triangular shaped goods to be traded
Trade in America where towns trade in a triangular shape
11
Why did the South focus on agriculture?
It's where the Amish settled
They did not value education so people stuck to what their parents did
They had no other skills
The environment is perfect for cash crops
12
Random Fact to Mess with You: What modern technological innovation was used against the British during the Revolution?
An airplane
A drone
A tank
A submarine
13
What was the British response to the Boston Tea Party?
Declaration of Independence
Peaceful resolution
Repeal of the Tea Act
Intolerable Acts
14
Random Fact to Mess with You: What word never appears in the Declaration of Independence?
Independence
America
Liberty
Declaration
15
What was salutary neglect?
Britain relaxing strict enforcement of laws in colonies
Britian enforcing physical punishment against the Sons of Liberty
Puritans dealing harsh punishment on their children
British policy of strictly enforcing the Navigation Acts
16
The Northern colonies developed an economy based on what?
Agriculture
Hunting
Manufacturing
Service
17
Who was John Locke?
An author of the Magna Carta
The Author of “Poor Richard’s Almanack“ 1732
English philosopher who believed people have natural rights
Fought for women rights during the French and Indian war
18
What was true Maryland's Act of Toleration?
It called for death to anyone who denied the divinity of Jesus
It granted religious freedom to Christians
It accepted all immigrants
Tolerated public drinking
19
Northern slaves would work in the fields all the time.
True
False
20
What did the colonist specifically resent about British tax policy?
They decided to trade with other countries
They refused to buy British goods
They were taxed too much
They did not have colonial representation in Parliament
21
Which colonial region was the most religious AND the least tolerant of differences
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
All Three
22
"The City Upon a Hill" was the idea that all nations would look on this colony as an example of
a model of Christian values
a colony that allowed to vote and lead Church meetings
a colony that accepted all races and religions
a colony that outlawed slavery
23
Why did slavery flourish in the Southern colonies and not in New England?
Puritans forbade slavery on moral grounds
African slaves could not adapt to harsh New England winters
New England soil was too rocky
New England farms were too small
24
What was the significance of the House of Burgesses?
It had no significance
It was the first representative government in the American colonies
It was a judicial assembly
It was the last legislative assembly in the American colonies
25
Which document described the grievances of the colonists against King George of England.
Intolerable Acts
Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Bill of Rights
26
What does "consent of governed" mean?
Government and those who govern are bound by the law
People elect leaders to make laws
No one is above the law
People are the source of all governmental power
27
After the French Indian War, the British decided to tax the colonist because...
They owed money and felt colonist should help pay the bills
They wanted to explore more land in America
They wanted to help pay the Native Americans who helped them
They disliked the colonists for living in North America
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What crops were the cash crops of the Southern economy?
Blueberries, strawberries, and watermelon
Tomatoes, cucumbers, and lettuce
Tobacco, rice, and indigo
Corn, wheat, and barley

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