1st 6 Weeks Post Exam

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What was the reason British Parliament passed the Proclamation of 1763?

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To protect the colonists from possible war with the Native Americans

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Why were colonists angered at the Proclamation of 1763?

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They believed Britain was violating their rights by stopping them from moving West.

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Thomas Paine wrote a document urging colonists to join the Patriot side in order to gain their independence. It was called...

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Common Sense

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A grievance in the Declaration of Independence states, "For imposing taxes without our consent". It is referring to which of the following complaints? Options: Intolerable Acts, Quartering, Stamp Act, Trial By Jury

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Stamp Act

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In which era would you find the following events: Boston Tea Party, Boston Massacre, Intolerable Acts, Lexington & Concord, Saratoga, Yorktown?

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Revolutionary

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Which of the following was NOT a reason why slaves were needed in the Southern Colonies?
To pick cash crops in Plantations,
Cheap labor,
To work in factories in the South

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To work in factories in the South

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Why were colonists opposed to the idea of Mercantilism?

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It forbid them from trading with other countries

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Which of the following colonies was founded for the poor and debtors? Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Georgia

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Georgia

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Which region did Puritans settle in to escape religious persecution? Options: New England (Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire), Middle Colonies (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware), Southern Colonies (Maryland, Virginia, N. Carolina, S. Carolina, Georgia)

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New England (Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire)