APUSH Period 3 Review

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The French and Indian War is often viewed by historians as being a factor in causing the American Revolution. Which of these BEST explains why this might be the case? The Indians believed the colonists would return seized lands to them. The British were able to defeat the French in North America, Asia, and at sea. The high cost of the war meant Parliament had to create new taxes in the American colonies. The British need to create a French/Indian alliance in order to gain support from the Spanish.

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The high cost of the war meant Parliament had to create new taxes in the American colonies.

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In reference to the Albany plan of union, This cartoon was published by Benjamin Franklin in 1754 encouraging

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American colonies to unite in their efforts.

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While officially, American colonial trade was strictly controlled from 1651 up until 1763, what British policy allowed the colonies to flourish due to lenient enforcement of the Navigation Acts?

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salutary neglect

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What British act is represented on the above map that prohibited settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains?

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The Proclamation Act of 1763

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In the years leading up to the American Revolution, the Committees of Correspondence were MOST important because they

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were the first attempt to maintain close political cooperation among all colonists.

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Which enlightenment thinker had the largest influence on the writings of the Declaration of Independence?

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John Locke

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Which battle began the American Revolution featuring the "shot heard 'round the world"?

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Lexington & Concord

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The central point of Thomas Paine's Common Sense was that it...

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pointed out the absurdity of continued loyalty to King George III.

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What was the Second Continental Congress seeking when the "Olive Branch Petition" was sent to King George III in 1775?

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to try to assure the King that the Colonists were not wanting independence

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Which of these was a major philosophy expressed in the Declaration of Independence?
support for states' rights and slavery,
a belief in the natural rights of citizens,
the need for a federal system of government,
a belief in the benefits of a laissez-faire economy

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a belief in the natural rights of citizens