U.S. History - Quiz 1 (SSUSH1-4)

Which statement BEST explains the growth of representative government in Massachusetts Bay Colony?
SSUSH1.b

• The Puritans wanted to establish order within their societies.
• England encouraged self-rule among the colonies.
• Religious tolerance depended on the growth of elected legislatures.
• Each newly chartered colony patterned itself on other colonies. 

The Mayflower Compact served to establish . . . 
SSUSH1.b

• religious freedom throughout the colonies.
• the possibility of self-government.
• trade agreements with England and France.
• a covenant between Separatists and non-Separatists.

What was the House of Burgesses?
SSUSH1.a

• the home of Puritan leaders
• home of the governor of Virginia
• the Parliament in Virginia
• an elected governing body in Virginia

Which phrase BEST describes the American colonies?
SSUSH1.a-c

• religious purpose
• peace and stability
• successful from the start
• social equality

Which phrase BEST describes the thirteen colonies?
SSUSH1.e

• socially and politically alike
• relatively similar geographically
• politically and economically diverse
• economically independent of Britain

What was the purpose of the Navigation Acts?
SSUSH2.a

• to stop the Middle Passage
• to control the trans-Atlantic trade
• to end the Atlantic slave trade
• to halt the triangular trade

What effect did the 1808 ban on the Atlantic slave trade have on slavery in America?

• It ended slavery in the South.
• It resulted in a gradual end to slavery in America.
• It had little effect.
• It slowed the expansion of slavery.

What was part of the Enlightenment?
SSUSH4.a

• government as a social contract
• restrictions on freedom
• a distrust of science
• religious equality

What effect did the Townshend Acts have on the colonists?
SSUSH3.b

• They willingly paid taxes because they were loyal British subjects.
• They sent delegates to Parliament to negotiate the tax rates.
• They boycotted English goods as a way to protest taxes.
• They allowed for the taxing of English goods but protested the tax on tea.

What did "no taxation without representation" mean to the colonists?
SSUSH3

• The taxing power of British shopkeepers is represented in Parliament.
• There should be no taxation of British goods entering the colonies.
• Taxation in the colonies should only be for British citizens.
• The colonists should not be taxed without representation in Parliament.