Crisis in the Colonies Common Assessment

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The Virginia House of Burgesses was the first example of

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a representative democracy in the colonies

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In New France, the French were friendly with the natives and were able to make a living by

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fishing and fur trading

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The British System of Mercantilism was designed to

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favor the economic interests of Great Britain

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The main purpose of the Navigation Acts imposed by Britain was to

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tighten the control over the colonies and ensure England benefited from colonial trade

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The Albany Plan of Union suggested that in order to survive the colonies must

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unite

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As a result of the French and Indian War, England went into debt. To make up for the war debt, England decided to

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tax the colonists

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What did the Proclamation of 1763 state?

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Colonists could not travel west beyond the Appalachian Mountains

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Which act taxed legal documents and printed materials?

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Stamp Act

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The many laws and acts created by the British led to the restriction of the colonists and their feelings of ___________ toward the British.

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resentment

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The main goal of many of the acts imposed on the colonists by the British was to

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enable Great Britain to raise revenue (money) and control trade