U.S. History Test - Unit 2
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- Q 1/17Score 0This cartoon was published by Benjamin Franklin in 1754. The cartoon encouraged…29Confederate states to organize a new federal governmentStates to ratify the new United States Constitution.American colonies to unite in their efforts against the French.Britain to establish more colonies in North America
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- Q1This cartoon was published by Benjamin Franklin in 1754. The cartoon encouraged…Confederate states to organize a new federal governmentStates to ratify the new United States Constitution.American colonies to unite in their efforts against the French.Britain to establish more colonies in North America30s
- Q2As a result of the Treaty of Paris 1763,France lost almost all of its possessions in North America.Most of Spain’s New World empire was transferred to France.The British gained Florida and Canada and became the sole power in North America.New York was returned to the French in exchange for British control of India.30s
- Q3The French were allowed to keep the city of ____________________ when the French and Indian War was over.AtlantaNew OrleansPittsburghQuebec30s
- Q4After winning the French & Indian War, Great Britain passed the Proclamation of 1763, which made the colonists angry because…It took away their representation in British Parliament.It forced colonists to house and feed British soldiers.It did not allow them to settle on land west of the Appalachian Mountains.It passed a tax on items such as news papers, wills, and contracts.30s
- Q5This cartoon printed in 1760 was most likely a protest against…PiratesFood safetyBritish taxesCruelty of British soldiers30s
- Q6In what way did the Stamp Act, the Tea Act, and the Intolerable Acts cause American colonists to consider revolution against British rule?By representing an effort in Britain to end the slave trade in the colonies.By increasing conflict between the colonists and neighboring Indian tribes.By revealing the British plan to expand the American colonies farther west on the continent.By raising taxes in the American colonies without granting the colonies representation in Parliament.30s
- Q7The Sugar Act (1764) created the slogan, “no taxation without representation” throughout the colonies, arguing that…The British promised to tax colonists until England was represented in the Colonial Congress.The British could not tax the colonies until they colonies established self-governing policies.The colonists would not pay taxes until a voice was provided from the colonies in Parliament.The colonists would pay taxes in an effort to but their representation in England.30s
- Q8Britain responded to the Boston Tea Party by…Enacting a new set of taxes known as the Townshend Duties.Rounding up suspected participants and sending them to Australia.“Tarring and feathering” the colonial leaders of Boston.Enacting a series of restrictive measures called the Intolerable Acts.30s
- Q9In the years leading up to the American Revolution, the Committees of Correspondence were MOST important because they…Provided a record of the negotiations in the Continental Congress.Showed that the Federalists were becoming a powerful political group.Were the first attempt to maintain close communication among all colonies.Kept Parliament informed as to what colonists were planning.30s
- Q10The significance of Thomas Paine’s Common Sense was that it…Suggested economic reforms to help the colonies prosper.Suggested a plan of peaceful reconciliation with Britain.Pointed out the absurdity of continued loyalty to King George IIIOutlined a logical approach to protesting against Parliament.30s
- Q11These American women were famous for boycotting British goods by making homespun cloth and finding substitutes for tea and sugar. Who were these women?Daughters of LibertyNational Organization of WomenMolly PitchersWomen of the Revolution30s
- Q12What would be the MOST LIKELY geological feature that influence the drawing of the Proclamation of 1763 line?Rocky MountainsAppalachian MountainsOhio RiverMississippi River30s
- Q13The Sons of Liberty, a group that vocally rebelled against the British prior to the American Revolution, would MOST LIKELY be supported by which group?RoyalistsLoyalistsPatriotsTories30s
- Q14Which of these was a contributing factor to the conflict between England and the American colonists?England’s repeal of the Stamp Act.England’s willingness to allow western expansion by the colonists.England allowed colonists to have a large voice in Parliament.England’s desire to control trade in their American colonies.30s
- Q15The Boston Massacre can be accurately described as…An unprovoked attack upon innocent civilians by ruthless British soldiers.Great Britain’s response when smuggled goods were discovered in Boston Harbor.The killing of a large mob in the port of Boston by mercenaries hired by the British.An incident in which five civilians were killed after British soldiers were surrounded by an angry mob.30s
