MVHS U.S. History Unit 2 Summative Assessment Review

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Which of the following statements describes how the French and Indian War (Seven Years’ War) contributed to the outbreak of the American Revolution?
1. The French and Indian War (Seven Years’ War) did not contribute to the outbreak of the American Revolution
2. Great Britain attempted to industrialize Canada without colonial consent, which offended many of the colonists
3. Great Britain became overconfident, resulting in a failed invasion of Spanish Florida
4. Great Britain increased colonial taxes in order to pay for the debts acquired during the French and Indian War (Seven Years’ War)

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Great Britain increased colonial taxes in order to pay for the debts acquired during the French and Indian War (Seven Years’ War)

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Which of the following options was the main idea of Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense?”
The American Colonies were too weak to stand up against the might of Great Britain
The colonists would be best suited by shifting allegiance to another European country like France or Spain
The colonists could and should govern themselves rather than stay under the control of Great Britain
The colonists should focus their efforts on getting representation in the British Parliament

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The colonists could and should govern themselves rather than stay under the control of Great Britain

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Which of the following options was a direct consequence of the Boston Tea Party for the colonists of Boston, Massachusetts? Great Britain declared war on the city of Boston, Massachusetts; They lost many of their rights and ability to self-govern themselves due to the Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts); Boston, Massachusetts entered a period of Salutary Neglect, which hindered colonial economic production; Great Britain stopped taxing the colonists in an attempt to salvage their relationship with them.

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They lost many of their rights and ability to self-govern themselves due to the Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts)

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Which of the following countries provided significant financial and military aid to the colonists during the American Revolution?
Netherlands, Great Britain, Spain, France

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France

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Which of the following options would BEST serve as a title for the list? Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Robert Livingston, Roger Sherman

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Committee of Five

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Based on the diagram, which of the following options was MOST LIKELY an outcome of the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan? Articles of Confederation, Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise), Bill of Rights, Three-Fifths Compromise

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Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise)

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Which of the following statements explains why Baron von Steuben and The Marquis de Lafayette are considered to be prominent individuals of the American Revolution?
- They served as spies for Great Britain
- They provided military expertise and training for the Continental Army
- They assisted Great Britain at the Battle of Yorktown
- They served as spies for France

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They provided military expertise and training for the Continental Army

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Based on the list, which document is MOST LIKELY being referenced? • People have natural rights, • Leaders who break laws should be replaced, • There is a social contract that exists between people and their leaders

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Declaration of Independence

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Based on the list: French and Indian War (Seven Years’ War), Proclamation of 1763, Sugar Act, Stamp Act, which conclusion could MOST LIKELY be drawn?

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The colonists reacted by taking steps to resist British authority

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Which of the following statements describes how Pontiac’s Rebellion (Pontiac’s War) influenced colonial settlement? Great Britain allowed new colonial settlements west of the Appalachian Mountains in order to keep American Indians out of the Ohio River Valley, The French were permitted to reclaim the Ohio River Valley, Great Britain outlawed new colonial settlements west of the Appalachian Mountains so as not to provoke another American Indian uprising, Colonists willingly relocated to other territories east of the Appalachian Mountains because of a growing fear of another American Indian revolt

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Great Britain outlawed new colonial settlements west of the Appalachian Mountains so as not to provoke another American Indian uprising