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  • Q1
    What was the primary reason Parliament passed these acts?
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    To encourage foreign trade with the colonies
    To recover the cost of defending the colonies
    To fund the establishment of new colonies
    To promote the growth of cottage industries in the colonies
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    8.4.A: Social Studies - History
  • Q2
    How did mercantilist policies create tension between Great Britain and the colonies?
    By limiting the amount of farmland each colonists could have
    By introducing indentured servitude to the middle colonies
    By preventing the colonists from trading with foreign countries
    By requiring colonists to enlist in the military
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  • Q3
    What was the immediate effect of the Stamp Act of 1765?
    Colonists dumped tea into the Boston Harbor
    Colonists sought military support from France
    Colonists signed the Declaration of Independence
    Colonists organized boycotts of British goods
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  • Q4
    British colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because they-
    resented the limits it imposed on westward expansion
    did not want to share control of the fur trade with France
    feared it would provoke attacks from American Indians
    wanted to be able to trade freely with foreign nations
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    8.4.A: Social Studies - History
  • Q5
    ____________________ was appointed General and Commander in chief of the Continental Army.
    Benedict Arnold
    Alexander Hamilton
    George Washington
    John Hancock
    30s
    8.4.B: Social Studies - History
  • Q6
    Why is the Battle of Saratoga considered a turning point in the Revolutionary War?
    The American Victory convinced France to ally with the United States
    The British victory extended the fighting for another year
    The American defeat led many soldiers to desert the Continental Army
    The British defeat marked the beginning of a steady decline in British military superiority
    30s
  • Q7
    What was one result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?
    The British navy agreed to stop pressing American sailors into service
    Competing Seminole and Spanish claims in West Florida were resolved
    British territory in eastern Canada was ceded to France
    Great Britain recognized the United States as a new country
    30s
  • Q8
    To which of the following is Abigail Adams referring in this excerpts?
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    The bravery of American soldiers at Valley Forge
    The arrival of French aid after the Battle of Saratoga
    The American victory at the Battle of Yorktown
    The negotiation of the Treaty of Paris by American diplomats
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  • Q9
    Which geographic feature did the British use to help limit the area British colonists were allowed to settle as part of the Proclamation of 1763?
    Appalachian Mountains
    Mississippi River
    Gulf of Mexico
    Lake Michagan
    30s
  • Q10
    Which of these is a grievance from the Declaration of Independence?
    Colonists were forced to quarter troops in their homes
    Colonists born in America were prohibited from holding elected office
    Colonists were not eligible to become officers in the British army
    Colonists were required to serve a year in their colony's militia
    30s
  • Q11
    Which excerpt from the Declaration of Independence best explains why the colonists were unhappy with their lack of representatives in the British parliament?
    "For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent"
    "He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good."
    "For transporting us beyond seas to be tried for pretended offences."
    "He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people."
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  • Q12
    This list included rights that are considered -
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    legislated
    transferable
    unalienable
    inherited
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  • Q13
    The rights listed above were -
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    defined by President George Washington in his Farewell Address
    defined by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence
    established by a series of Supreme Court decisions
    established by the ratification of the U.S. Constitution
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  • Q14
    Which of these completes this graphic organizer?
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    Parliament passes the Intolerable Acts
    Parliament repeals the Stamp and Sugar Acts
    King George III allows colonists to petition Parliament for tax relief
    King George III appoints colonial representatives to Parliament
    30s
  • Q15
    The actions described in this excerpt were carried out in order to -
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    protest British taxation policies
    encourage the outbreak of war between England and France
    protest a ban on selling beverages in the coloneis
    end trade disagreements with French traders
    30s

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