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