Unit 3 L1-L3

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best replaces the question mark in the diagram above?

• Created a general council to manage the colonies

• Experienced strict control by Parliament

• Established their own representative institutions

• Appointed governors who reported to the king

Multiple Choice

An immigrant sails to North America in the early 1700s hoping to start a tobacco farm. He has done some research on the best environment for tobacco farming. Where is the immigrant most likely to settle?

• Massachusetts

• Virginia

• Rhode Island

• Pennsylvania

Multiple Choice

Which group helped establish the colony of Maryland in the 1630s?

• English Catholics seeking religious freedom

• Spanish workers seeking job opportunities

• Irish families escaping a natural disaster

• Russian merchants escaping political conflict

Multiple Choice

How did the American colonies react to enforcement of the Intolerable Acts?

• By collecting funds to pay for the tea destroyed in Boston Harbor

• By sending ambassadors to France to request military aid

• By placing a tax on all goods imported from Great Britain

• By holding the First Continental Congress to discuss unified resistance

Multiple Choice

What was the primary reason Parliament passed the Sugar Act, Stamp Act, and Townshend Acts?

• To promote the growth of cottage industries in the colonies

• To encourage foreign trade with the colonies

• To recover the cost of defending the colonies

• To fund the establishment of new colonies

Multiple Choice

Which philosopher argued that government’s main duty was to protect the right to life and that a strong central government was the best form of protection?

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Charles de Montesquieu

• Thomas Paine

Multiple Choice

What are the three natural rights that John Locke believed all people possess?

• Life, liberty, and property

• Freedom, equality, and justice

• Speech, religion, and press

• Happiness, health, and wealth

Multiple Choice

Which philosopher argued for the division of government into three branches, each with a specific task?

• Charles de Montesquieu

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Thomas Paine

Open Ended

How did Thomas Paine's pamphlet 'Common Sense' influence the American colonies during the Revolutionary War?

Multiple Select

Which of the following statements about the role of religion in colonial leadership thinking are supported by the information provided?

• Many Declaration signers had seminary training.

• Religion had no influence on colonial leaders.

• Christian values were intertwined with revolutionary ideals.

• Religious principles influenced key revolutionary figures.

Multiple Choice

Which era in U.S. history correctly replaces the question mark for the title of the diagram showing protests against the Intolerable Acts and efforts to expand self-government?

• Reconstruction

• Sectionalism

• The Revolutionary Period

• The Early Republic

Multiple Choice

How did mercantilist policies create tension between Great Britain and the colonies?

• By introducing indentured servitude to the middle colonies

• By requiring colonists to enlist in the military

• By limiting the amount of farmland each colonist could have

• By preventing colonists from trading with most other foreign countries

Open Ended

Describe the three main ideological groups present at the First Continental Congress and their perspectives on British rule.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following actions was established by the Continental Association?

• Importing British goods

• Boycotting all British goods

• Supporting British merchants

• Paying taxes to Parliament

Hotspot

Where did the first Continental Congress meet?

Labelling

Which among the following will complete the timeline?

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

The
American
Revolution
began

The start of African Slave Trade

Native Americans moved to North America

Hotspot

Which events were causes of the American Revolution?

Select TWO correct answers.

Open Ended

How did learning about the formation of a new government during the American Revolution change or deepen your understanding of the challenges faced by the colonists?