Unit 2 Spiral Review Day #1

Unit 2 Spiral Review Day #1

By Katelyn Dodd

Multiple Choice

Where was the initial conflict of the French and Indian War?

• The Mississippi River

• The Ohio River Valley

• Philadelphia

• Maine

The French and English both claimed the Ohio River Valley for their North American colonies.

They fought the French and Indian War over it.

Remember: the French and Indian War​ ended with the French losing and losing their colonies in North America.

This goes back to the French and Indian War...

Multiple Choice

Puritans; Trading; rocky soil;

All of these terms are associated with what colonial North American region?

• West Indies

• Canadian Provinces

• New England Colonies

• Mid-Atlantic Colonies

The New England Colonies:

These colonies were founded by people seeking freedom from religious persecuting in England - called the Puritans. They did not allow religious tolerance.

The longer winters and rocky soil led to little agriculture. This resulted in the economy being more about trading and shipping. ​

Multiple Choice

Colonists, especially Patriots, reacted strongly to the series of taxes levied by the British in the years leading up to the American Revolution. The new taxes, and the extreme measures taken to enforce the taxes, contrasted tremendously with the period during which Great Britain did not enforce laws in the American Colonies.

This lack of supervision is referred to as

• "salutary neglect"

• "headright system"

• "prolonged isolation"

• "virtual representation"

Salutary Neglect

"a policy of the British government from the early to mid-18th century regarding its North American colonies under which trade regulations for the colonies were laxly enforced and imperial supervision of internal colonial affairs was loose as long as the colonies remained loyal to the British government" 

Multiple Choice

Which concept is central both to the Declaration of Independence and to Social Contract Theory?

• the authority of the government to create a militia to defend its citizens

• the authority of the government should be based on the "Divine Right of Kings"

• the authority of the government should be derived from the consent of the governed

• the right of the government to trade freely and enter into alliances with other nations

"“...That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed…”​

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In the Declaration:

Social Contract Theory: people live together in society in accordance with an agreement that establishes moral and political rules of behavior

Multiple Choice

The outcome at Saratoga was important because

• it led to victory in the South.

• it won the Americans a foreign ally.

• it was the first major victory for the colonists.

• it marked the end of British presence in the north.

Lexington and Concord: start of the revolution

​Saratoga: gained the Americans France as an ally because the French were impressed with the American win

Yorktown: end of the revolution - British surrendered​

The American Revolution Key Battles: