Social Studies Benchmark Review

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How are tariffs and imports related?

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Tariffs are taxes on imported goods.

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How did punitive British laws such as the Intolerable Acts 1774 (included Quartering Act) impact the colonists?

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The laws usurped the power of the colonists.

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Which word describes the British policy of avoiding enforcement of parliamentary laws, originally meant to keep the American colonies obedient to England?

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salutary neglect

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How did the salutary neglect of the British concerning the colonists in the 1700's impact decisions of the colonists?

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The colonists got used to doing things their own way and didn't feel they needed to be under British rule anymore.

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Why did many high ranking British colonial officials flee back to England at the beginning of the Revolutionary War?

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They were forced to go for their own protection.

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How did many colonists react to the tax laws put upon them by the British in the 1760's-1770's?

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They became united in opposition to the taxes due to no representation in Parliament.

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How did the French and Indian War (1754-1763) impact France?

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France lost all territory in America.

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How did the settlers' focus on finding gold instead of farming impact their first years in Jamestown, VA (1607)?

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Many settlers died of starvation and disease.

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What was the purpose of the Pilgrim's Mayflower Compact in 1620?

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To set up rules for self-governance established once the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth

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After many weaknesses were realized in America's first written plan of government, Articles of Confederation, which document was written and ratified (approved) to become the supreme law of the U.S.?

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The U.S. Constitution