Semester 1 Final Exam - US

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What was the point of the First Continental Congress?

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To decide what actions to take against the king.

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What was the name of the group that Samuel Adams got together?

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Sons of Liberty

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Why did the colonists feel it was unfair to be taxed?

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They didn't have representation.

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How was Great Britain planning to pay for the French & Indian war? Options: Make the French pay, They weren't going to pay for the war, Raise taxes on the colonies

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Raise taxes on the colonies

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What did the French do to Fort Duquesne?

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They burned it

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Which monarch funded Columbus' trip?

Back

Queen Isabella

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How did the colonists protest the Stamp Act?

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They tarred & feathered tax collectors

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Why did the settlers turn their boat around even though they wanted to abandon Jamestown?

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They saw ships coming with supplies

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What is triangular trade?

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Trade between Africa, the colonies and the West Indies

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What is mercantilism?

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Regulating colonial trade for the profit of the home country