Multiple Choice Practice: Unit 1
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Mayflower Compact Fundamental Orders of Connecticut Albany Plan of Union Emancipation Proclamation 34. The major reason the British government issued the Proclamation of 1763, which banned colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains, was to avoid conflicts with Native American Indians reduce casualties during the French and Indian War maintain markets for British manufactured goods promote easy collection of new taxes 35. The creation of the Virginia House of Burgesses was an important step in the development of democracy in colonial America because it adopted a bill of rights for women allowed citizens to vote directly on proposed laws provided the first written constitution established a representative form of government Base your answers to question 36 and 37 on the illustration below and on your knowledge of social studies. 
36. The main goal of most of the policies shown in the illustration was to allow American colonists greater self government enable Great Britain to raise revenues and control trade encourage immigration to the colonies encourage Americans to trade with other European countries 37. The policies shown in the illustration led to the outbreak of the French and Indian War expansion of British trade with the thirteen colonies start of the American Revolution passage of the Northwest Ordinance 38. What was the major effect of the Stamp Act (1765) on colonial trade? The British refused to sell certain products to the colonists. The law led to a decline in the value of colonial currency. The colonists no longer needed British goods. Many colonists boycotted British goods. 39. In the American colonies, boycotts were an effective way of protesting British policies mainly because the boycotts ended trade within the colonies forced Britain to remove most troops kept out products from other European nations caused economic hardships for British merchants 40. Which statement is most consistent with the views of Loyalists in the 1770s? The colonists should be grateful to be under British rule and protection. Taxation without representation is tyranny. Citizens, under British rule, have the right to declare independence. The king is violating the rights of British citizens. 41. • Statement of grievances committed by Britain • Statement of the natural rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness • Establishment of the United States of America 42. Which document is associated with these actions? Albany Plan of Union Declaration of Independence Articles of Confederation Constitution of the United States 43. Which event in colonial history is most closely associated with freedom of the press? Salem witch trials Boston Tea Party formation of the Sons of Liberty John Peter Zenger case 44. Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence? John Adams Benjamin Franklin Patrick Henry Thomas Jefferson 45. Where was the first battle of the American Revolution fought? (1) Valley Forge (2) Lexington (3) Saratoga (4) Yorktown 46. During the Revolutionary War, the most common way American women helped the Patriot cause was by acting as spies serving in the military managing farms taking their children to Canada Directory: cms -> lib04 -> NY01001156 -> Centricity -> Domain lib04 -> Neptune high school lib04 -> [3rd Grade Writing Scope and Sequence] lib04 -> Special Events Date lib04 -> Lovett Elementary’s 2014-2015 Accelerated Reader Policy lib04 -> Strategies for Enhancement and Intervention Differentiation of Instruction lib04 -> W. C. Handy composed the blues classic "St. Louis Woman" lib04 -> Chapter summary lib04 -> In 1890 what device did the us census use to tabulate the Census? What company built it and how did it work? lib04 -> Luke: the brain Danielle: she never stands up for herself Anna Domain -> Robert brown high school Download 1.15 Mb. Share with your friends:
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