1st Semester Review
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Which European country was motivated to colonize the New World for these reasons?
29France.
Germany.
England.
Spain.
- Q1
Which European country was motivated to colonize the New World for these reasons?
France.
Germany.
England.
Spain.
30s - Q2
Which reasons correctly replace the numbers in this table?
(1) To increase business profits.
(2) To provide a safe place for criminals.
(1) To provide military defense.
(2) To help benefit the poor.
(1) To gain religious freedom.
(2) To provide military defense.
(1) To increase business profits.
(2) To escape religious persecution.
30s - Q3
The geographic factors in this table led primarily to the -
Establishment of import taxes in some colonies.
Development of different economies in the 2 regions.
Founding of trade schools in some colonies.
Pattern of religious differences in the 2 regions.
30s - Q4
How did these characteristics influence life in the colonies?
The Southern colonies developed large urban centers in order to support increasing manufacturing businesses.
The New England colonies developed large rural populations in order to support increasing agricultural production.
The Southern colonies supported the plantation production of cash crops because of long growing seasons.
The New England colonies supported financial growth through high-paying industrial work.
30s - Q5
Which era in US History correctly replaces the question mark for the title of this diagram?
The Early Republic Period.
The American Revolution Period.
Reconstruction Period.
The Civil War Period.
30s - Q6
Which statement explains how physical geography affected the population distribution of the United States in 1790?
The Proclamation Line of 1763 prevented settlers from moving away from the East Coast.
The Appalachian Mountains served as a barrier that slowed Westward Expansion.
The Rocky Mountains posed risks to explorers, leading most people to remain in the East.
The southern states offered fertile farmland, allowing for the development of larger cities.
30s - Q7
These acts contributed to the start of the Revolutionary War by -
Imposing regulations on colonial agriculture.
Angering colonists who believed that their civil liberties had been violated.
Punishing colonists for resisting the authority of Parliament.
Restricting colonial trade with American Indians.
30s - Q8
What was the primary reason Parliament passed these acts?
To recover the cost of defending the colonies.
Promote the growth of the cottage industry.
To encourage foreign trade with the colonies.
To fund the establishment of new colonies.
30s - Q9
Which of the following best completes this diagram?
Colonists sought military support from France.
Colonists organized boycotts of British goods.
Colonists signed the Declaration of Independence.
Colonists dumped tea into the Boston Harbor.
30s - Q10
The British government issued the Proclamation Line of 1763 to limit the area British colonists were allowed to settle. Which geographic feature did the British use as the boundary of approved settlement?
Mississippi River.
Lake Michigan.
Gulf of Mexico.
Appalachian Mountains.
30s - Q11
What was one result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?
The British navy agreed to stop pressing American sailors into service.
Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country.
Competing Seminole and Spanish claims in West Florida were resolved.
British territory in eastern Canada was ceded to France.
30s - Q12
Which event occurred as a result of General Cornwallis's surrender at the Battle of Yorktown?
The Second Continental Congress agreed to the Articles of Confederation.
Great Britain and the United States signed the Treaty of Paris.
The Second Continental Congress sent the Olive Branch Petition to King George III.
France recognized American independence and declared war against Great Britain.
30s - Q13
Which excerpt from the Declaration of Independence best explains why colonists were unhappy about their lack of representation in the British Parliament?
"He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people."
"For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offenses."
"He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good."
"For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent."
30s - Q14
Why was the victory at Saratoga a turning point in US History?
the battle led to the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
It convinced France to support the American cause.
The British victory extended the fighting for another year.
The battle represented the end of the American Revolution.
30s - Q15
Which description is an example of an unalienable right from the Declaration of Independence?
Equality - People's education should be equal state.
Wealth - People's salaries should be dependent on their skills.
Patriotism - People can choose to join any of the armed forces.
Happiness - People can do lawful things that they enjoy.
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