What is Republicanism

Work for the betterment of the whole rather than individual

The Boston Tea Party of 1773

When the colonists dumped the imported tea into the harbor

The battle of Yorktown

Seen as the last major victory of the war

What was the impact of the French and Indian War on the colonists ?

They felt betrayed for not reaping the benefits of the war

What was the purpose of Thomas Paine’s Common Sense?

To incite rebellion and declare all the reasons for leaving

The battle of Saratoga

Showed France that colonists were capable of fighting

The Olive Branch Petition

An attempt by colonists to make peace with Britain

French motives in the New World included the desire to

Compete with Spain and UK for an empire in America

The Indians suffered from their association with the French in Canada in the following except

Exclusion from the fur business

Change in colonial policy by the British Government that helped start the Am. Revo. Involved

Compelling Am. colonists with financial costs of the empire

In the peace arrangements that ended the Seven Years’ War (French Indian War)

France lost all their territories to Britain in the America

Mercantilists believed that

A country’s power is measured by wealth

France came to America’s aid in the Revolution because

Assisting the colonists could lead to hurting the British

As the War for Independence began, the colonies had the advantage of

Many outstanding civilian and military leaders

As a result of Parliament’s rejection of the petition of the Continental Congress

The rift between the two resulted in the battle at Lexington

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1
What is Republicanism
Work for the betterment of the whole rather than individual
A system of government using representatives
Belief of working towards your individual goals
All of the above
2
The Boston Tea Party of 1773
When colonists in Boston met with British officials
None of the above
When the colonists dumped the imported tea into the harbor
Boston colonists were massacred in the streets
3
The battle of Yorktown
Seen as the last major victory of the war
The colonists first major victory
None of the above
Caused France to send aid for the first time
4
What was the impact of the French and Indian War on the colonists ?
The had experienced and economic boom in the colonies
They felt betrayed for not reaping the benefits of the war
Had gained land to move into that was Indian territory
They felt a closer connection to the British
5
The Radical Whigs feared
Republicanism
A written constitution
The power of the monarch
Too much democracy
6
What was the purpose of Thomas Paine’s Common Sense?
None of the above
Discussing the role of Native Americans within the colonies
To justify moral reasons for staying with Britain
To incite rebellion and declare all the reasons for leaving
7
The battle of Saratoga
Showed France that colonists were capable of fighting
None of the above
Last battle of the war
First major victory of the war for the colonists
8
The Olive Branch Petition
Was an attempt by the colonists to gain Native support
An attempt by colonists to make peace with Britain
Was King George III way of calling for peace
Was passed by Parliament
9
French motives in the New World included the desire to
Compete with Spain and UK for an empire in America
Establish agricultural communities to produce cash crops
Convert Indians to Protestantism
Provide a place for French religious dissenters to settle
10
The Indians suffered from their association with the French in Canada in the following except
Violation of their religious beliefs about killing animals
Decimation of their numbers by the white man’s disease
Weakening of their traditional way of life
Exclusion from the fur business
11
The prime minister that had first started to enact tough taxes on the colonists
Charles Townshed
William Pitt
George Grenville
Lord North
12
The Treaty of Paris I 1783 stipulated
Britain recognition of American Independence
Americans would cease persecution of Loyalists
All of the above
Britain would lose all major colonies in on the East Coast
13
Loyalists made up about ______ percent of the American people
28
8
16
39
14
Change in colonial policy by the British Government that helped start the Am. Revo. Involved
Removing British troops from American soil
Compelling Am. colonists with financial costs of the empire
Allying with the French
Beginning a war with Spain
15
The first act passed by parliament for raising taxes on the colonists was
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Quartering Act
Townshend Acts
16
In the peace arrangements that ended the Seven Years’ War (French Indian War)
England turned Florida over to Spain
France lost all their territories to Britain in the America
Spain ceded all of Louisiana, to Britain
France lost all it’s valuable sugar islands in the Indies
17
At the Second Continental Congress he was chosen as leader of the military forces
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
George Washington
Ben Franklin
18
The clash of Britain and France for control of the New World sprang from rivalry for control of
The St. Lawerence River
The Great Lakes
The Mississippi River
The Ohio River Valley
19
Mercantilists believed that
The mother country depends on the colony to produce goods
None of the above
A country’s power is measured by wealth
Power came from a small colonial empire
20
France came to America’s aid in the Revolution because
French officials supported the cause of democracy
It hoped to gain access to the American fur trade
Assisting the colonists could lead to hurting the British
It could use Americans to test new military tactics
21
As the War for Independence began, the colonies had the advantage of
A well organized and united population
Able naval leaders
Many outstanding civilian and military leaders
Highly reliable and well-supplied troops
22
When it came to the Revolution, it could be said that the American colonists were
Eager revolutionaries
Little concerned about economics
Reluctant revolutionaries
Clearly opposed to tightening commercial bonds with British
23
As a result of Parliament’s rejection of the petition of the Continental Congress
The rift between the two resulted in the battle at Lexington
Sam Adams and John Hancock were arrested
America sent new petitions to Parliament
Americans reluctantly obeyed the British Laws

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