Unit 2 - American Revolution - Refresh
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- Q1Mercantilism is a theory in which an empire's coloniesreceive all the wealth from their raw materialscan trade with whomever they wish without the mother countries consentcan sell raw materials to different countriesare required to provide raw materials to the mother country120s
- Q2Which of the following was a mercantilist practice that angered the colonists?having to pay high duties on "foreign" sugar and molassesbanning colonists to trade with other countries in animal furs or fishusing slaves in England to produce goods to sell in the coloniesEngland sending large amounts of gold and silver to the colonies120s
- Q3Historians generally view that the mercantilist system is one of the causes of the American Revolution because it demonstratedBritains navigation acts caused a burden on colonial trade due to requiring them to trade only with British merchantsthe mother country could not defend the colonies from the Frenchthe mother country did not see profit from the coloniesthe mother country did not allow the colonies to trade in fur or fish120s
- Q4The Proclamation of 1763 declared that colonists could not settleeast of the Atlantic Oceanwest of the Appalachian MountainsSouth of the Gulf of MexicoNorth of Cuba120s
- Q5How did the Proclamation of 1763 contribute to the outbreak of the American Revolution?it imposed a series of new taxes on colonial merchantsit required the colonists to quarter British and Hessian troops into their homesit forced colonists to locate west of the Appalachian mountainsIt angered colonists who saw it as an unjustified intrusion to their lives120s
- Q6The slogan "No Taxation without Representation" was used by James Otis and Samuel Adams to demonstrate colonial outrage at being taxed without their consentFalseTrue30s
- Q7In the decade following the French and Indian War 1763-1773, many American colonists believed that new British taxes were unfair becauseAmerican Colonists lacked representation in ParliamentAmerican colonists paid more in taxes then people in Englandtax rates were higher in some colonies than other colonies - example Virginia had higher taxes then Massachusettsland owners had to pay higher taxes then merchants - example plantation owners had higher taxes then silversmiths120s
- Q8How did the British government react to the American Colonies protests against tax acts?Gave the American Colonies Independenceincreased presence of British troops and continued to pass taxesallowed the American colonies to have a voice i parliamentit removed British soldiers stationed in the American Colonies120s
- Q9On the timeline, where would you place the writing of the Declaration of Independence?Before the Stamp ActAfter the Boston MassacreAfter the publication of Common SenseBetween Stamp Act and Townshend Acts120s
- Q10Who is this man? He defended the soldiers accused of murder at the Boston Massacre, he helped Benjamin Franklin and John Jay with the treaty of Paris at the end of the Revolutionary War, he encouraged Thomas Jefferson to write the Declaration of Independence, he served on the committee along with Jefferson and Franklin to write the Declaration of IndependenceWentworth CheswellJohn AdamsThomas PaineHaym Solomon120s
- Q11In this painting, colonists in New York city are tearing down a statue of King George III. What action do you think caused this reaction?death of King George IIISigning of the Declaration of Independencenews of the Article of Confederationoccupation of New York City by British120s
