Question 1

What was the purpose of the Proclamation of 1763?

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To ban colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains

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To declare independence from Britain

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To establish a representative government in the colonies

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To promote trade between the colonies and Britain

Question 2

How did the Stamp Act contribute to the American Revolution?

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It placed a tax on all printed materials in the colonies

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It restricted the colonists' right to assemble and protest

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It imposed taxes on imported goods from Britain

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It required colonists to provide housing for British soldiers

Question 3

Place the causes of the American Revolution in order

Question 4

What was the main goal of mercantilism in relation to the American colonies?

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To create a favorable balance of trade for Britain

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To establish religious freedom in the colonies

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To encourage colonial independence from Britain

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To promote self-government in the colonies

Question 5

How did the Coercive Acts, also known as the Intolerable Acts, impact the colonies?

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They closed the port of Boston and restricted colonial self-government

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They repealed the Stamp Act and lowered taxes on the colonies

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They provided financial support for colonial infrastructure projects

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They granted the colonists representation in British Parliament

Question 6

All of the events listed occured during-

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The Revolutionary Era

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The Jacksonian era

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The Exploration era

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The Colonization era

Question 7

How did the American colonist IMMEDIATELY respond to the 1774 laws described in these headlines?

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The First Continental Congress sent a list of grievances to King George III

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The colonists adopted the Bill of Rights

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The First Continental Congress declared war on Great Britain

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The colonists adopted the Articles of Confederation

Question 8

Which statement best explains why this resolution was adopted?

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Colonists were opposed to colonial laws being created only by Parliament

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Colonists created this in order to address the causes of the Boston Massacre

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Colonsits were upset by the punishment imposed after the Boston Tea Party

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Colonists wanted to expand powers given to governors appointed by King George III

Question 9

What was the primary reason Parliament passed these acts?

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To recover the cost of defending the colonies

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To promote the growth of cottage industries in the colonies

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To encourage the growth of foreign trade

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To fund the establishment of new colonies

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