Final Exam Review: Units 4, 5, and 6

Why did Britain seek to tax the colonists in the 1760s?

• The colonists were wealthier than most British citizens.

• Britain needed money to pay for the French and Indian War.

• The British wanted to punish the colonists for rebelling against the Proclamation.

• Britain needed money to protect the colonists from the French.

Which phrase became popular after passage of the Stamp Act?

• “The rights of Englishmen”

• “Give me liberty or give me death”

• “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”

• “No taxation without representation“

TRUE or FALSE: Boycott means to avoid or not purchase.

• True

• False

What was the famous protest to the Tea Act?

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

• First Continental Congress

• Intolerable Acts

What was significant about the First Continental Congress?

• John Hancock was there

• The people sent King George a message

• It was the first time the colonies met together

Identify the period where people began to use science and logic to make sense of the world.

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Enlightenment

• The French and Indian War

• The Middle Ages

Which of the following was NOT a "natural right" that people have from birth?

• Life

• Pursuit of Happiness

• Property

• Liberty

According to John Locke, what can people do when the government is not protecting their rights?

• Obey the government

• nothing

• Make allies with other nations

• Change the government

What economic system existed for the benefit of the mother country by increasing the nation's treasury at the expense of their colonies?

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Mercantilism

• Facism

What the primary way that the colonies reacted to the Navigation Acts?

• Boycotts

• They didn't avoid them

• They protested in front of Parliament

• They smuggled goods